Flower

Isinya Roses and Porini Flowers grows standard roses and red roses, Valentine's day is a big event for the company. But despite being a busy period - they are ...

Kenyan flower exports is one of the largest supplier to the EU. Typically, from September and May is considered the busiest periods of the year for Kenya's floriculture industry. But also when we export because a lot of contracts are in euros and then when you have lost that value and you have to continue trading with the US also, getting a few things in the US, it just becomes complicated. "Because of the euro exchange rate to the dollar, that has also hit us badly. But despite being a busy period - they are also feeling the impact of the war in Ukraine and high inflation. That volume, we are trying to see where we can sell, which countries can take that which is still a struggle, we are still struggling on that," explains Ananth Kumar, group marketing manager, Isinya Roses and Porini Flowers.