The scope of flowers grown in Colombia is not only very divers but growing them also has a positive social and environmental impingement . The body politic ’s peak land area is 10,000 ha , which not only means a lot of stems but also many job . The sphere offer 200,000 formal jobs of which 110,000 are direct , with women representing more than half . The flowers are grown under stern method that observe nature and the surroundings and progressively more investments are made to increase and improve sustainability .
Good examples that show this diversity of the flowers of Colombia , as well as the social and environmental endeavour , are Riofrio Bouquets and Rosamina which we visited yesterday , during the calendar week of the Proflora trade show , which is taking place from October 4 - 6 in Bogota . Below is just a small impression of what they do and later more on the company and their processes on FloralDaily .
Riofrio redolence
Riofrio is a nosegay Almighty and employs 800 people and during the holiday season , like Valentine ’s Day and Mother ’s Day , 1,400 hoi polloi . They send 290 million stems a year to the US and not only within the adroitness but also on societal and environmental degree they have been and are still making boastful steps . They for example recycle their plastic , count on the weewee use of each flower , send back their unused blossom to the farms to compost , and are project to set up solar dialog box . On the social side , they are look at maintenance of their employees ( and even the dogs that are around at the facility ) in several way . They even have been award by the municipality of Tocancipa as the routine one source of employment in the area . On top of that , they support educatee , internally and outwardly financially , organise capacity program for disabled people , and much more .
Clockwise : Group of employee , employee unfold in the morning , on the back of the jackets from the workers it says ' Manos que transformen ' , which stand for hands that make the transformation , and last but not least the andiron house . ( Click hereto enlarge the picture )
Rosamina
Eli Perez prove the proteas in the field
Also at Rosamina , where they grow proteas and foliage on 50 hour angle , for 52 weeks a yr , and make bouquets and arrangements also with third - party product , the societal and environmental aspect are a crucial part of their clientele . They , for example , harvest rainwater , are increase their use of goods and services of biocontrols , are Rainforest Alliance certified , and are planning to install solar jury to become self - sufficient in energy use . On the societal level , their employee are part of the kinsperson and are further and financially supported to go to college . " In the past , we had buses picking up our colleagues , now we have to exposit our parking pile for their elevator car " , Eli Perez proudly says .
Clockwise : From the field to the bouquet making till the vase . ( Click hereto enlarge the picture)For more informationRiofrio Bouquetsagroindustriasdelriofrio.com
Rosaminarosamina.com
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