Many smaller companies are dependent on the large companies for air transport. They are the first to lose in a situation with a lack of air transport space. Prices of inputs such as fertilizer and chemicals, and means of production are often higher than in developed countries. The high quality of the fresh flowers can not always be sustained due to transportation problems. Kenya is burdened with bad infrastructure, which means that only companies capable of making large private investments are able to transport the flowers the whole year around.
Many farms lack technical knowledge, since there is no experience with production of flowers.
The Kenyan weather forecasting is highly unpredictable, since extreme changes of temperature can take place within an hour. Drought and high winds are reccurring problems. The foreign exchange income is limited, since some exporters make earnings that are not brought back to Kenya. An important element of this label will be the use of energy. Developing countries now fear that this label will be an import barrier in disguise.