date:May 25, 2020
The European Union will impose stricter measures on Kenyan beans starting May 26, tightening its checks on residue levels, raising the price and threatening access if the country fails to comply. The new directive the bloc issued on May 6, will see all beans from Kenya subjected to a 10 percent mandatory sampling, with excessive levels of pesticide residues likely to lead to total ban.
The EU, which is Kenya's main market for horticulture produce, had initially capped the sampling at five perce