Kenya: Building on agricultural successes: Kenya's horticulture industry

Increases in production and incomes, the development of contract-farming arrangements with smallholders, and attention to market dynamics, including a lack of recurrent subsidies, have positively impacted on the Kenyan horticulture export situation, according to a paper from the International Food Policy Research Institute. The brief examines some of the factors that have contributed to the over six percent growth in Kenyan horticulture exports over the last 30 years. The article highlights specific elements of Kenya's horticultural export market that have led to its success and specifies more general characteristics that could be applied to other markets seeking further improvement.