The Colombian Nursery Trade Association , with more than 650 phallus in 18 regions of the country , is getting ready to celebrate its sixth day of remembrance with the quaternary edition of ExpoPlantas in October 2022 .
It all started with a coffee at the Colombian Ministry of Agriculture in August 2016 . A calendar month by and by , with a mathematical group of 5 nursery agriculturalist , the Association of Colombian Nurseries and Ornamental Growers , Colviveros , was establish . It was inclose as an entity focalize on giving a rise to the segment of live plants and ornamentals in the South American commonwealth . " We only knew that the greenhouse world in Colombia was made up of a huge group of rural producers with a keen desire to professionalise their operation and rise , " say Jairo Cadavid , president of Colviveros , whom Floral Daily interview to learn about the progress and projections of the trade association , and the new Colombian political circumstance .
Jairo Cadavid , president of Colviveros
Why an associative organization for nurseries in Colombia?“Basically to give an opportunity for growing and better income to that group of family farmers ' and other rural producers and marketers of live industrial plant in Colombia that - today we know- is made up of more than 3,000 small-scale line throughout the state . We are great plugger of rural evolution policies in Colombia because the benefits of the associativity workplace are patent in term of representation of the sector , grooming natural process , expert support , international delegacy , market development and commercial-grade chopine such as ExpoPlantas , " says Jairo .
Colombia ’s bloom industry is very competitive , could the live plants segment reach the same stage of success?“Of class , we all know that Colombia has inborn free-enterprise advantages . With all its caloric floors and microclimates we have many opportunities for the product of hot plants to fulfill , not only the growing demand of the domesticated market , but also international marketing opportunity . The world is a gravid consumer of plants and this green trend has put Colombia ’s live flora exports numbers on the mathematical function . This segment of the agricultural sphere is starting to appear in the national exportation statistic . "
What of import things have happened during the last 5 years?“First of all , we must peach about the in high spirits levels of funding and approval experience throughout those class . It is important to refer that from those 5 initial institution members in 2016 , we now have the largest base of manufacturer and marketers of alive plant in Colombia , as well as remark supplier and vendor for the nursery mountain range , more than 650 member in 18 departments .
Second , we need to remark the legislative work done alongside the National Government that has put the nurseries on the socioeconomic single-valued function of Colombia , a sphere on which more than 35,000 rural families depend . The Exemption from VAT on sales of live plants as a scheme to make the formalisation of the sector and to promote the pulmonary tuberculosis of greenhouse ware , as well as government resource focalize on push such using up and the submission with phytosanitary program are part of the first tone taken by Colviveros . In turning , issue such as varietal rights , consumer trends and varietal reclamation are begin to be part of the agenda of our producers and marketer . "
What outlook do you have with ExpoPlantas 2022?“We are planning an exhibition schedule to occupy 4,000 square meters . The event will put up not only business organisation - to - business networking but also a wide - ranging and relevant program of educational seminars . Beyond industry - related technical , commercial and varietal right upshot that will be addressed by renowned national and international expert , ExpoPlantas 2022 will offer exciting displays of both growers and suppliers ' commercial sampling , to highlight the quality and steady growth of the glasshouse sector in Colombia , and promote the opportunities this green industry has to offer for the home marketplace and to go along stimulating the export path of resilient plant .
The quaternary edition of the Colombian Professional Nursery Trade Show and Congress in Colombia will be entertain in Fusagasugá next October , the main realm of springy plant output in the country with more than 800 growers . This realm , tight to Bogotá , propose a great variety of flowering plants , foliage plant , cacti , succulent , ferns , palms and forest species , and of grade products as highly demanded as anthurium , bromeliads and orchids .
To date there is a growing number of organizations that support the 2022 Fair and the Professional Nursery Congress , such as the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development , the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce , the Agency of Marketing of Cundinamarca , the Mayor ’s Office of Fusagasugá , the Association of Nurseries of the Sumapaz Region , Asoviz , and the Colombian Green Industry internet , Recive . At the same sentence , breeders such as Benary , Dümmen Orange , PanAmerican Seed , Schoneveld and Syngenta along with LYG Agroflowers will gift their modish handout . In the same direction , companies such as Jiffy Group , Guaquet USA and Portland Acquadosing System will attend the expo at the international layer along with a growing turn of local exhibitors , " Jairo explains .
Colombia will have its first remaining - fender government in 200 hundred years . Will the political change affect the greenhouse and the decorative industriousness in the country?There is a wad of expectation and of trend uncertainty about the change , but we have to be conservative and wait to see the first step this new Government take . Regarding the live plants manufacture , there is a great deal of promise . Being a sector chiefly compile of small rural growers , we expect more governing support to tone up our training initiatives as well as our market ontogeny activities . We are sure the new Government will help us extend the work on issues of quality , varietal renewal , import and export policies , regulations and practices training , logistics and consolidation , among other aspects .
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