Workers at the Horticulture Crops Development Authority pack baby corn for export . Fresh produce exporters are likely to feel the heat from new policy.
By Allan Odhiambo (email the author)
Posted Monday, June 22 2009 at 00:00
Fresh produce exporters could face new hurdles as the European Commission embarks on crafting new policy regulations on the controversial carbon foot prints concept that aims at curbing environmental pollution.
“Stakeholders have proposed further EU schemes particularly in the environmental sphere, such as product of high-nature value farming,” the Commission said in a latest notice to the EU Parliament as well as the economic and social committee.
But in what is expected to cause jitters among players in the local horticulture industry, the commission revealed it would particularly rein in on policies on the management of products shipped in from far flung areas amid concerns that such shipments contributed to global warming.
"The Council has asked the Commission to look at labelling options in the complex area of carbon footprint,” the EC said in its communication.
Though the debate over carbon footprint/food miles concept has gradually fizzled out, the subject in 2007 rattled players in the Kenyan horticulture industry amid concerns that it threatened to lock out local producers from key markets especially in Europe.
Posted Monday, June 22 2009 at 00:00
Fresh produce exporters could face new hurdles as the European Commission embarks on crafting new policy regulations on the controversial carbon foot prints concept that aims at curbing environmental pollution.
“Stakeholders have proposed further EU schemes particularly in the environmental sphere, such as product of high-nature value farming,” the Commission said in a latest notice to the EU Parliament as well as the economic and social committee.
But in what is expected to cause jitters among players in the local horticulture industry, the commission revealed it would particularly rein in on policies on the management of products shipped in from far flung areas amid concerns that such shipments contributed to global warming.
"The Council has asked the Commission to look at labelling options in the complex area of carbon footprint,” the EC said in its communication.
Though the debate over carbon footprint/food miles concept has gradually fizzled out, the subject in 2007 rattled players in the Kenyan horticulture industry amid concerns that it threatened to lock out local producers from key markets especially in Europe.
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