Research

Kenya’s Cut Flower Industry

Dr. Dennis is working with Dr. Andrew Muhammad, an Agricultural Economist from Mississippi State University, to estimate the import demand for fresh cut flowers in the EU, where demand is differentiated by product (roses and carnations). Kenya has benefited from the Lomè Convention, a trade agreement between African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) countries, and is not subject to import quotas or levies. In November 2007, the East African Community (EAC) (Kenya and other African countries) signed a framework for an interim economic partnership agreement (EPA) between the EAC and the EU. Under this agreement the EU has offered EAC states tariff free access for all products except rice and sugar. Dr. Dennis and Muhammad has submitted this paper to the South African Journal of Economics.