The majority of the bloom produced in Colombia are grown in the Cundinamarca Department ( 72 % ) and Antioquia Department ( 27)% whereas only a small percent ( 1 % ) is grown in the coffee region . According to Julian Perez of Major Farm Direct and Florius Flowers , this is a miss chance for grower . In this clause , he explains why the coffee region in Colombia is perfectly suited for most flower involve and how his farms thrive in this orbit .
Julian Perez atProflora
OpportunitiesSo , what are the opportunities ? " There are plenty of advantages to the java region , one being that it is still relatively new for flower cultivation . And the quality ? It is as good as in the major flower - growing realm in Colombia . And you have one prominent advantage : the sea levels . If you taste grow on different sea storey , you may increase the yield speed of growth . For example , in the Bogotá savannah arena , the production of Lisianthus takes about 20 to 30 weeks , but at our farm in the coffee region , it ’s just 9 to 13 weeks . From as low as 600 beat above ocean level to 2,500 meters above sea layer , there is enough variation for every variety . On top of that , the land is still ' bracing . ' We even see some foliage growers from the Bogotá savanna neighborhood moving to the coffee berry region because they are , unfortunately , dealing with some disease that are hard to control . "
The coffee region has a ' rolling terrain ' and ' ladera ' ( hillside side ) , which present their own unique lot of advantages , he excuse . " This specific topography is extremely suitable for floriculture . "
In terminus of cost , it ’s also completely unlike compare to more known flower region in the country , he continues . " A patch of land like ours would typeset you back around 125,000 dollar mark over there , but here in the coffee area , 12,500 buck , a safe ten times less . Labor - wise , the coffee region has many coffee pickers , and their hands screw how to treat flowers . On top of that , there is availability of labor as ladies usually do not shape as much as in the other neighborhood , but when they get a task volunteer , they will take it . "
A common misconception about the part is that transportation would be more unmanageable than from other region , but this is a myth that Perez has already bust . " We have a good connection to the aerodrome , and despite it being a more or less longer journeying for our trucks , since we often forget earlier , they are n’t stuck in dealings as much as in Bogota when going to El Dorado airport . specially with the new burrow that go from the java region to Cundinamarca ( Bogota D.C ) , this journey has been easier than ever . "
Farms thriving coffee regionPerez has been in the foliation business for 18 years . At his 10 - ha farm , Major Farm Direct , he is produce several varieties of grasses and ship around 250,000 stanch a workweek , mainly to the Bogota Bouquet Makers , Netherlands , and the US . He is a majestic supporter of the flowered developments in the coffee realm , and in 2016 , for case , he met Willum van den Hoogen of Florius in Dubai , who already grow flower in Kenya and Ethiopia at that time . " He asked me if I recognize a location to grow with specific climatological requirements and sea level . And I knew an arena in the coffee tree realm . And now , they are growing mainly Veronicas ( and other type of flowers ) in the Valle del Cauca , the coffee realm . Every Month , around one million Veronicas go away the farm . Currently , 16 hour angle is in production , but in the future , they are planning to elaborate the culture acreage to 100 ha . At the same metre , they are planning to expand their assortment of flowers .
" For me , the coffee neighborhood forms the next frontier for floriculture in Colombia and will definitely play a big part in the development of floriculture in the country , " he concludes .
For more information : Julian PerezMajor FDTel . : +57 312 290 0987 ( COL)Tel . : +1 201 575 0553 ( USA)Email:[email protected]www.majorfd.com
FloriusEmail:[email protected]www.floriusflowers.com
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