The determination of many governments to prioritise the food chain in the thick of the crisis make by Covid-19 has affected many agricultural producers around the world , and Colombia - the earth ’s second largest exporter of bloom - has been no elision . Caproflor , Geffa - Fenalco , and Colviveros come together to make the Intra - industry Group of Ornamentals ( GIO ) , an associatory movement of 663 Colombian flower , foliage , and plant producers creditworthy for 30 % of the home production on 2,829 hectare . This fresh organization is working tirelessly in the reformulation of its competitive position .
The societal medium " stay put at Home " safari has been this new Group ’s first joint effort . It seeks to provoke local consumption of flowers , leafage and plants during the required shelter - in - place order issued in Colombia . " We have been working with the Colombian Government to ensure that our products take their place back in different commercial-grade channels such as department stores , flower store , ornamental shop class as well as their online presence so that families keep in mind that beyond their ornamental value , plant and prime have a positive impact on hoi polloi ’s mood and excited wellness ” , pronounce Jairo Cadavid , president of the Association of Colombian Nurseries and Ornamental Producers , Colviveros .
The next step for producers is to launch an outside campaign . Álvaro Villamizar , theater director of Caproflor , added that the flower growers are seeking to keep opened commercial channel with importer , mainly with department stores , and want to promote mothers ' time of year next May . They also want to make both logistics operators and customs authorities to understand that Colombian peak producer are taking all phytosanitary bar to guarantee the tone of their products in the current circumstance .
In turn , Hugo Osorio , manager of Hydraflora and chairwoman of the Board of Directors of Geffa - Fenalco , added that peak producers in Antioquia in general work to sustain their operation and additionally guarantee the root of employment engender by the bloom industriousness tight to 150,000 Colombian family . “ To preserve , we go on to puzzle out with the National Government to guarantee the support of the unlike entities in aspects such as VAT refund , the regulation of permission for employee , relief and exceptions in the matter of recognition , and exchange reportage , issues that will help oneself us make better determination ” , concludes the patronage association leader .
lastly , producers and vendor of unrecorded plants to boot work on different battlefront such as supporting productive translation , education processes propose at facilitating electronic commerce and virtual preparation actions focalise on aspect such as business continuity provision , fiscal fluidity and unretentive - terminus funding scenario , as well as tool to show the impact of social isolation on ornamental companies in the come months .
For more information : Álvaro VillamizarCaproflor+57 ( 314 ) 475 3097[email protected]www.caproflor.com
Hugo OsorioGeffa - Fenalco+57 ( 314 ) 645 3391[email protect ]
Jairo Cadavid OssaColviveros+57 ( 315 ) 813 3169[email protected]www.colviveros.org
