As a government enterprisingness to utilise the muckle and to boost the Ruandan floriculture sphere , the 20 ha rose farm Bella Flowers was established in 2016 . It is the only rose farm in Rwanda and after essay to be self - hold up , another 20 ha was tot , of which 10 hour angle is presently in output . By the destruction of the year , the other one-half will be in production and will bring the entire acreage to 40 ha and offer employment to at least 1,000 multitude .
Victor Omuga at the IFTEX 2019 in Nairobi , Kenya
At an EL of 1,600 cadence above ocean story , in the Rwamagana District ( about a 1 - time of day drive from Kigali International Airport ) , Bella Flowers grows 18 mixture of intermediate roses in seven colors . On average , 150,000 halt a Clarence Shepard Day Jr. are produce and mainly send to Amsterdam . Also about a twenty-five percent hectare is commit to propagation .
ProudIt is a comparatively unseasoned farm , and Victor Omuga , Marketing Manager at the farm , is proud of what they have accomplished so far . " In Rwanda , the natural source are good to produce high - lineament blush wine , but logistics has always been a challenge . To Amsterdam , for instance , there are no unmediated flights , they first go to Brussels . fortuitously , we see that the client radix we built up are valuing the quality of our product - which is even after transport of the same quality of the blush wine grown in nation like Kenya and Ethiopia - and the need is even increase . " But that ’s not the only thing that Omuga is proud of .
Expanding marketsNot only the demand from their distributors in the Netherlands is increasing , in other countries , the Ruandan rose are becoming know as well . " We also ship flowers to Australia via connection in Johannesburg ( South Africa ) , we sent our first roses to the UK latterly , we received several request from the Middle East , which we can easy strive via direct flight to Dubai and we have prospective client in Vancouver ( Canada ) . "
Increasing acreageIn 2016 , Bella Flowers started to grow rose on 20 ha . comparatively fast , they prove to be self - sustaining and the government decided to add another 20 hour angle . Currently one-half of it is in output and the other half is planned to be ready by the end of the year . So , at the end of 2019 , they will be grow roses on 40 ha , which will apply over 1,000 mass in Rwanda , something Omuga is very proud of as well . " Offering exercise was one of the purpose when set up this farm , and being able to say that we will employ over 1,000 employees makes me proud as well . "
SustainabilityGrowing responsibly is another important focus of the farm . " We hold our farming activities in an environmentally - friendly path , and we have started to implement programs that minimize water and non - renewable energy using up . We slim chemical pesticide utilization by using IPM techniques such as dirt ball traps , physical worm barriers and in the penny-pinching future we will also preface good insect . " presently , the society is Global GAP demonstrate and is in the process of get MPS and Fairtrade certificate .
For more informationBella FlowersVictor OmugaEmail:[email protected]www.bellaflowers.rw
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