Thousands of farm workers in Kenya have been temporarily laid off because of the volcanic ash over Europe that has grounded flights, informs BBC News on line Monday.
Agriculture is the East Africa nation’s largest export sector, employing hundreds of thousands of people.
The head of the Kenya Flower Council has told the BBC that 3.000 tonnes of flowers have already been discarded.
Other African industries, like Uganda’s fish and flower export businesses, have also been affected by the grounding of planes for a fifth day.
