Industry: The area around the lake is a major center for Kenya's economy, supporting a vast floriculture (flower growing) industry, which produces a significant percentage of Kenya's flower exports.
Challenges: The lake is ecologically fragile and faces increasing pressure from human activities, including water abstraction for large-scale irrigation by flower farms, pollution from agricultural run-off, and rapid human settlement growth, leading to significant fluctuations in water levels.
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2 days agoEconomic and Environmental Importance
Industry: The area around the lake is a major center for Kenya's economy, supporting a vast floriculture (flower growing) industry, which produces a significant percentage of Kenya's flower exports.
Challenges: The lake is ecologically fragile and faces increasing pressure from human activities, including water abstraction for large-scale irrigation by flower farms, pollution from agricultural run-off, and rapid human settlement growth, leading to significant fluctuations in water levels.