The 46th General Assembly of Asocolflores , held on April 3 , 2019 , not only gather a significant number of flower exporters , key agent of the floriculture economic value range of mountains , ministers , and regime advisers , but also Dr. Ivan Duque , President of the Republic of Colombia . His presence afford the association a valuable opportunity to relate the needs and business organisation of Colombian flower gardening .
Dr. Ivan Duque , President of the Republic of Colombia
The outcome also acknowledged the achievements of the retiring twelvemonth : export of Colombian floriculture reached an all - time high in term of both value and tonnage ( close to 1,500 million dollars and 260,000 tons ) , and return approximately 140,000 schematic jobs . It took just 7,700 hectares of greenhouse to produce these figure .
In fact , floriculture beget far more employment per hectare than any other sector ( 14 Job ) while bloom bring the in high spirits restoration per ton exported of any agricultural ware ( $ 5,600 ) . So , Colombia today attend to as an deterrent example to many countries in this regard .
Augusto Solano takes the floor
In this context , one of the most striking moment during the assembly was theEmployer Mark Recognitiongranted by President Duque to one of the member of Asocolflores , who , attach to by a worker , experience the accolade that recognise his caller as the good place to go . ascertain the video recording below in which some of the work days are shown .
The event also bear on upon corporate responsibility within floricultural , namely the Florverde certification , which is the clearest exemplar of the socio - environmental committal that for more than 23 eld has been the warrantor that caller apply themselves to the high socio - environmental standards .
result attendees asked the President of the United States to egest obstacles that sham competitiveness and stamp down the sector ’s ability to promote its mathematical product , as well as make more tools and free-enterprise weather condition to continue developing floriculture , specially given that it improves the life history of thousands of Colombians and improves Colombia ’s image in more than 100 extraneous state .
President Duque sign the sustenance of his government for help a sector that act to strengthen sustainable floriculture in Colombia . He stress that the Colombian flower manufacture is undoubtedly one of the most outstanding in the rural area and is an embassador of the gift and work of its people .
That ’s how , once again , Asocolflores summed up the finish the association has achieved as well as the challenges on which it is working . Above all , it highlight the role that floriculture plays within the country ’s farming sphere and retell Asocolflores ’s commitment to continue to promote sustainable floriculture in Colombia so our flower can keep supporting eudaemonia and inspiring experience .
Below some pictures of the effect and the attendees :
President Duque with the team of Flores el Trigal .
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