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International Flower Industry Focuses on Sustainability 6Th June 2013, Nairobi - Kenya
Jane Ngige CEO Kenya Flower Council 1
The National Mechanism for Compliance
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2010 2011 20120
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120,000
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180,000
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Fruits
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Horticulture exports volumes 2010-2012
Horticulture exports values 2010-2012
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2010 2011 20120
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Vegetables
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Lessons learnt: • Competitiveness
• Knowledge and innovation
• Infrastructure &Logistics
• Regulatory environment
•National Coordination and cooperation
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KAM
National Mechanism for Compliance
Aim:sustain access to international markets, by establishing a national framework for industry-wide compliance with industry requirements
Problem: Despite a milliard of public and private standards, misinformation, misrepresentation continues to irk the industry Rationale: Secure & grow market share and diversify
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Approach: Review and update of KS 1758:2004
Expand scope to Breeders/propagators; Consolidators; Shippers and Cargo handlers
Institutionalize industry self regulation at national level with a focus on Reliable, consistent and cost effective quality assurance
scheme Effective communication Sustainability mechanism
Integrate with international quality assurance systems
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checklist for audits generated
& endorsed,
Mechanism for Guiding Verifications & Certification
proposed
First national trials
Review and Finalise Standards, QMS and
Mechanism for verification + certification
Guidelines for auditing,
verification, validation and certification
Key Activities:
Draft CoP (s) + QMS procedures
Review & desk
Research
Key Informants
Some Referenced Codes:
• GLOBAL GAP Flowers and Ornamental • Tesco Nurture–Field/Pack/Produce sampling documents• Fairtrade Standard for Small Producer Organizations• Kenya Flower Council Silver Code of Practice• LEAF• British Ornamental Plant Producers• Collective Bargaining Agreement• GLOBALG.A.P. Risk Assessment on Social Practice
(GRASP)• MPS• Fair Flowers Fair Plants (FFP)• Horticultural industry —Code of practice (KS 1758)• ETI Critical issue
Preliminary Findings: Cargo handling
• Limited awareness of the National Horticulture KS 1758• Communications with key points of contacts e.g workers
• Significant variation in operations for instance:• Time between receiving the produce and storing in the produce
with the variation ranging from 5 – 2 hrs• Time between offload from the plane and taking the produce
back into the pack house with the variation ranging from 5 minutes – 21/2hrs
• Collecting of offloads with others waiting clearance from the customs before collecting the offloads while others collecting the offloads before clearing with customs
• Significant variation in capacity: equipment and facilities• Cold rooms for specific produce temperature requirements • attempt to attain produce temperature requirement by distance
from the compressors
Next Steps:
• Institutionalize the National Mechanism for Compliance
• Develop an industry communication strategy for different stake holders
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