Production
Floriculture Production & Export Readiness
Cut-flower production, grading and compliance for Naivasha and Rift Valley farms serving European auctions and direct buyers.
Course overview
Naivasha sits at the centre of Kenya's cut-flower industry. Buyers judge farms on stem quality, vase life, consistency and compliance in equal measure.
This programme is built around commercial rose and summer flower operations, from greenhouse climate control to grading hall discipline and phytosanitary compliance.
What participants will be able to do
- Manage greenhouse climate, irrigation and nutrition for stem quality
- Apply grading specifications consistently across shifts
- Extend vase life through hydration, cooling and post-harvest solutions
- Meet phytosanitary and false codling moth systems approach requirements
- Reduce rejects and improve packhouse throughput
Course modules
Production
- • Variety management
- • Climate control
- • Fertigation
- • Crop hygiene
Quality
- • Grading standards
- • Bunching and sleeving
- • Vase life testing
- • Reject analysis
Export compliance
- • KEPHIS requirements
- • FCM systems approach
- • Documentation
- • Airfreight readiness
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