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AHK Eastern Africa - Delegation of German Industry and Commerce for Eastern Africa, led by the Delegate of German Industry and Commerce for Eastern Africa, Dagmar von Bohnstein, visited Selecta one Kenya, accompanied by George Warutere, Head of Market Entry & Business Development, and Zak Kinyanjui, Communications Officer.
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The AHK team was warmly received by Virginia Gitonga, Managing Director, Jannis Hummen, Senior Technical Manager, and Grace Wanjiru, Head of Quality Control, Selecta one Kenya.
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With ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง Kenya ๐๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง Uganda, Selecta one has established a strong production presence in East Africa, successfully operating in the region for ๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐๐ ๐ฒ๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ. ๐๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ ๐ก๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ญ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฒ๐๐ง ๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐๐ฌ, the company cultivates a wide range of flower and herb seedlings for global export, growing ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐๐ง ๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฌ. Its Kenyan operations employ more than 3,000 people, supported by Kenyaโs ideal climatic conditions and skilled local workforce. With growing demand for its products, ๐๐๐ฅ๐๐๐ญ๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ฒ๐ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ข๐๐ข๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ, ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐ฉ๐จ๐ญ๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐๐ฅ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐๐จ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฎ๐ฉ ๐ญ๐จ ๐,๐๐๐ ๐๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฌ, further strengthening its contribution to employment and the regionโs horticultural industry.
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๐ ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ง ๐๐๐๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฆ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ: We also discovered that Selecta One Kenya grows Christmas Stars - ๐๐๐โ๐๐๐โ๐ก๐ ๐ ๐ก๐๐๐๐! A delightful reminder of the diversity of horticultural production taking place right here in Kenya.
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The visit provided an opportunity to exchange insights on Selecta Oneโs operations, growth ambitions, innovation and sustainability efforts, as well as opportunities for continued collaboration between German business and the Kenyan market.
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AHK Eastern Africa looks forward to supporting Selecta One Kenya as it continues to grow and contribute to job creation, sustainable horticultural production, and German-Kenyan business relations.ย