Workers at a flower farm in Karen's surbubs in Nai...

Workers at a flower farm in Karen's surbubs in Nairobi. The horticulture sub-sector of agriculture has grown in the last decade to become a major foreign exchange earner, employer and contributor to food needs in the country. Currently the horticulture industry is the fastest growing agricultural sub- sector in the country and is ranked third in terms of foreign exchange earnings from exports after tourism and tea.