L-R; Isaac Macharia, Principal Inspector, plant pathologist at Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Service (KEPHIS), Dick Van Raamsdonk, General Director, HPP Exhibitions, Clement Tulezi, CEO, Kenya ...

South Africa just filed its very first complaint at the World Trade Organization (WTO). It’s about import measures the European Union (EU) slapped on citrus fruit in July. What makes the case ...

It is unlikely that the European Union's (EU) measures to ban South African citrus due to the occurrence of false codling moth are at all politically motivated, says a trade expert. The EU's ...

Avocado farmers in Meru County are using solar-powered traps to combat the false codling moth (FCM), a destructive pest that threatens export markets. These solar traps use blue light to attract and ...

EU set to tighten inspections for False Codling Moth for all shipments from Ethiopia, Kenya European lawmakers are poised to introduce more stringent inspection procedures for flowers imported into ...

June 28 (Reuters) - New European Union pest control rules will cut South Africa's orange exports to Europe by 20% this year, threatening thousands of jobs, the Citrus Growers Association (CGA) has ...

Early this year, East Africa’s flower industry faced an unexpected threat. The False Codling Moth, a tiny larva, triggered sweeping regulatory action by the EU, placing billions of dollars in exports ...

Thousands of sterile codling moths are being dropped by drone onto central Hawke's Bay apple orchards to help wipe out the destructive wild population of the pest. Mr Apple technical manager Robbie ...