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In this lesson we are going to discuss about the comparison of horticultural farming between Netherlands and Kenya

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Comparison
Similarities
- Similar crops are grown e.g. fruits, flowers and vegetables.
- Horticultural crops are grown both in open and in green houses.
- It’s market oriented in both countries.
- There is employment of scientific methods of farming.
- It’s done extensively in both countries to get maximum returns.
- Crops grown partly on reclaimed land in both countries.

Differences
- Farmers have well organised marketing systems (cooperatives) in Netherlands than Kenya.
- In Kenya the produce is first taken to collecting centres while in Netherlands it’s taken to the go downs of collecting agents or to the markets.
- Kenya experiences the problem of impassable roads while Netherlands’s transport system is developed and efficient.
- In Netherlands farming is carried out in coastal areas which are free frost while in Kenya it’s carried out in the cool and hot areas.
- Netherlands’s soils are generally sandy while Kenya’s are volcanic.
- There is biological control of pests in Netherlands unlike in Kenya.
- There is a higher demand for Netherlands’s produce than Kenya’s due to a larger urban population.
- There is use of more advanced technology in Netherlands than Kenya e.g. use of glass houses.
- Netherlands produces more horticultural produce than Kenya.
- There is specialisation in Netherlands with certain areas producing certain crops.
- Netherlands farmers have more access to capital while Kenyan farmers have inadequate capital due to lack of organised marketing
systems.