Nairobi, March 1 -- Kenya will play host to a regional meeting aimed at boosting exports of fresh produce and creating awareness on safety, which will draw participants from across Africa.

GLOBAL GAP, the internationally recognised certification standard for farm production, has partnered with Rootooba, a Kenyan, agriculturally-based technical support provider to hold its second TOUR stop conference in Nairobi later this month.

The event will seek to promote good agricultural practices, safe and sustainable farming, market compliance and access to national and international trade networks.

According to the horticulture regulator, only four percent of Kenya's fresh produce - fruits and vegetables, is exported, while 96 percent is locall...