✈️🥦 FRESH PRODUCE EXPORTERS WANT A NATIONAL AVIATION PROTOCOL
Kenya’s fresh produce exporters are calling for a national aviation protocol dedicated to perishable exports, saying the current system is making it harder and more expensive to get fruits, vegetables and flowers to international markets on time.
For fresh produce, time is money — delays at airports, cargo handling challenges, limited capacity and unpredictable logistics can quickly turn valuable produce into waste.
Exporters want the government and aviation stakeholders to establish a clear, coordinated framework that prioritises perishable cargo from the farm to the aircraft and ultimately to the international market.
A reliable aviation system could mean:
🥑 Faster cargo handling
✈️ More predictable flight capacity
📦 Better cold-chain coordination
🌍 More competitive Kenyan exports
👨🏽🌾 Better returns for farmers
Kenya has the farmers, the climate and the markets. What we need is a logistics system that doesn't allow our produce to rot before it reaches the customer.
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