The year that is coming to an end has been one of the most important for Flowers in Colombia . Its contribution to the generation of decorous and courtly employment in rural areas of the country ( more than 200 thousand job ) , the well - being generated for its worker and community in the more than 115 municipalities where this activeness is present in Colombia , and the consolidation of its exports to more than 100 countries , are results of the succeeder achieved .
2024 was a twelvemonth of national and outside recognition for Colombian flower cultivator , reaffirm them as one of the most important agricultural sector globally , in term of sustainable production and biodiversity preservation .
During the month of March , the Floriculture Sustainability Initiative ( FSI ) , the most authoritative outside association in the lookup for sustainable solutions for the hereafter of flower gardening , base in the Netherlands , highlighted the Florverde Sustainable Flowers ( FSF ) label as one of the most complete outside certifications of the industry . The announcement was made during the Floral Distribution Conference of the Florists and Wholesale Suppliers Association of the United States ( WF&FSA ) , an bodily process that bring together buyers , distributer , and sellers of flower gardening from dissimilar countries .
At the same stage , The Consumer Good Forum recognized Florverde Sustainable Flowers ( FSF ) corroboration as a vapourous certification that ensures honorable and socially creditworthy practice in flower gardening .
Only two months afterward ( May 2024 ) , Asocolflores received from the Colombian Congress the " Business Recognition for the Conservation , Restoration , and Protection of Paramo Ecosystems and Water Protection " . In this means , the results obtain by its action in the conservation of water resources , the restoration of aboriginal species , the reduction in the use of pesticide , the direction and treatment of wastefulness , and the protection of birdlife on the farms , among other accomplishment , were exalted .
In August , the American Floral Endowment ( AFE ) highlighted during the celebration of the 20th anniversary of Colombian Innovation Center in Floriculture ( Ceniflores ) , its great donation to the promotion of research , scientific growth , and education in the floriculture sector worldwide . The AFE catalogue Ceniflores as an example of the strength , leadership mental ability , and vision of Colombian floriculture .
Then , on October 2 , the British Colombia Chamber of Commerce ( BRITCHAM ) , with the sustenance of the British Embassy in Colombia and the EAN University , award Asocolflores first place in the " Britcham Bonds to Sustainability Awards 2024 " , in the class " Biodiversity Actions in Large caller " . These award identify and recognize the most efficient and socially responsible corporate sustainability programme and models implemented in Colombia . Thanks to the project " Efficient utilization of water in the Colombian flower develop sector and its impact on biodiversity conservation " , the bloom growers were the victor .
One day by and by , on October 3 , the chairperson of the AFE plug-in of conductor , Ken Young , and its research coordinator , Laura Barth , move peculiarly to Colombia to present the executive president of Asocolflores , Augusto Solano , with the " AFE 2024 Ambassador " award . The recognition is due to the valuable representation that , from Asocolflores and different outside organizations , Solano has made , always seeking to promote the development of scientific discipline , and the enjoyment of technologies for the advancement of global flower gardening .
The awarding receive throughout 2024 were the preamble to the international representation that the Colombian flower industry had for the commonwealth during the festivity of the COP16 , in the metropolis of Cali , Colombia .
Thus , flower of Colombia were a part of the two events develop by the concern sector to make know its event in relation to the 23 goals established at the COP15 in Canada Global Biodiversity Framework GBF .
first off , " Integrating biodiversity in the agroindustrial sphere " : panel at the Colombian Business and Productive Sector Congress , organized by the National Trade Council ( Consejo Gremial Nacional ( CGN ) for its initials in Spanish ) and National Association of Colombian Businessmen ( Asociación Nacional de Empresarios de Colombia ( ANDI ) for its initial in Spanish ) . The cardinal purpose of Colombian floriculture in biodiversity conservation and the execution of sustainable practices were foreground .
second , Business Innovation for Biodiversity - Alignment to the Kunming - Montreal Framework : Asocolflores was presented as a winner story in this activeness organized by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development ( WBCSD ) .
The 32 most crucial business and production tie in Colombia , representatives of governments of different nations , international cooperation agencies , nongovernmental organizations , and the world fiscal sector go to these two group meeting hold during COP16 , and distinguish the work developed by Colombian flower growers , a reflection of how the flower manufacture can be a address of good environmental practices compared to other productive sectors .
One of the main actions that earned Flowers of Colombia world-wide recognition during this version of the Conference of the Parties was the presentation of its shuttle study 2 : The Birds of the Flowers . accord to the conclusion of the Asociación Bogotana de Ornitología , ABO , a cooperator of the projection , " The study shows that the implementation of sustainable praxis in floriculture has contributed significantly to the conservation of the state ’s avifauna , providing potential home ground for the preservation of more than 158 species of birds in rural landscapes where crops are located " .
On the other handwriting , 2024 was also a yr in which Asocolflores devise and actively take part in different national and international scientific , commercial-grade and networking events , which allow for it to remain at the forefront of the world floriculture industriousness .
Positioning and networking in ColombiaAt the internal storey , Asocolflores carried out important activities for the development of the sector , its innovation and commercialization , among which the follow stand out :
" Dianthus Week Colombia 2024 " : presentation of Modern gillyflower ( genus Dianthus ) species to producers from Colombia , Korea , the United States , Japan , the Netherlands , among others .
" Second Floriculture Congress " : brought together 58 affiliated companies and 186 attendee , including industry leaders and representatives of the supply chain , to discourse the most important issue for the hereafter of the sector .
" Siflor 2024 " : an event with 17 speakers from England , Israel , Brazil , and Colombia , attended by more than 600 example of the internal and outside floriculture sector to talk about soil microbiology , harvest aliment , sustainability , stilted intelligence , and business leadership , among other topic . During the closing ceremony , the " José María ' Pepe ' de la Torre Innovation Awards " were give .
" Bioinputs encounter " : donnish spaces ( Cundinamarca and Antioquia ) that allowed socialization on the use of bioinputs and their regulatory aspects in Colombia .
International front and relationshipsAsocolflores , through its brand name Flowers of Colombia was present in several of the most important result to prompt the mankind of the diverseness of Flowers of Colombia .
Due to its nifty representativeness , the following actions were highlighted : Participation in the Floral Distribution Conference of the Wholesale Florists and Suppliers Association of the United States ( WF&FSA ): an outcome take hold in Miami , United States , which play together the independent producers and seller of bracing cut efflorescence from rural area such as Colombia , Ecuador , the United States , the Netherlands , Japan and Mexico , among others .
Participation in the International Floriculture Trade Fair ( IFTF ): an outcome hold in Amsterdam , Holland . Asocolflores accompanied 16 affiliated companies that presented their products under the Flowers of Colombia brand .
Participation in Expo Flor Ecuador 2024 : outside fair carry in Quitó , Ecuador , with the participation of 6 connected companies .
Tour with Colombian blossom grower in Japan and Korea : salesroom , floral shop , creativity contests for designers in the sector , and brand activation .
Social duty and shared valuesIn 2024 , the " Cultivemos la Paz en Familia " ( Let ’s civilise Peace in the Family ) program celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary and has already benefited more than 60 thousand citizenry throughout its chronicle .
This initiative was a pioneer in rural areas of Colombia in work for the empowerment of fair sex and mothers who are head of home . One of its rudimentary characteristic is to focus on existential instruction , thus complementing conceptual framework with everyone ’s own experiences .
Throughout its chronicle , it has received reinforcement from the United States Agency for International Development ( USAID ) , the International Organization for Migration ( IOM ) , and the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit GTZ ( German Technical Cooperation ) .
In summary , the result attain by Flowers of Colombia are the result of the promotion ofAsocolflores in strengthen sustainable floriculture in Colombia to generate well - beingand cheer experiences around the world . In addition , heyday of Colombia will continueto work to position itself as a character reference in the global market .
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