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Media coverage
Title Concerted campaign helps women in Kenya’s flower industry get a better deal Media name/outlet The Conversation Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 13/02/18 Description This Valentine’s Day florists are predicting sales of USD$95 million in the UK alone. But where do they all come from?
Kenya is second only to the Netherlands for flower imports to the UK, with a total of 13,013 tons per year. And because of globalisation and global value chains, the Netherlands itself imports most of its flowers from Kenya, with an estimated value of USD$1 billion in 2016.URL https://theconversation.com/concerted-campaign-helps-women-in-kenyas-flower-industry-get-a-better-deal-90254 Persons Lara Bianchi
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Global inequalities
Keywords
- flowers
- trade
- women's rights
- Kenya