Chrysanthemum Week is taking off today , August 24 . With Asocolflores ’s musical accompaniment , nine flower breeding companies operating in Antioquia , Colombia will demonstrate as much miscellanea as possible during this week , that will run till August 28 . “ Those attend the issue will let in representatives of the United States ’ major supermarket association ( PMA ) , as well as the most significant U.S. supermarkets , flower producer , importers , wholesaler , and retail merchant , ” say President of Asocolflores Augusto Solano .
The outcome will feature to the full virtual activities and enlistment ( a.k.a . an “ open sign ” ) , make it potential for visitant to experience firsthand the legion new varieties of chrysanthemum , as well as the processes their production entail .
“ We are always await for new agency to deal with the challenging circumstance we are facing . With this in mind , we are confident that this practical “ overt house , ” along with its academic activities , will increase our number of visitant . Last year , the event drew more than 1,400 visitors ; and this twelvemonth , people all over the universe will be capable to ratify up and attend thanks to the technical tools we have put up , ” Solano excuse .
This Chrysanthemum Week will bring together representatives of Albertsons , Kroger , Sprouts , Stop & Shop , Walmart , Wegamans Food and Supermarkets and Whole Foods –all major supermarketchains in the United States , which is the main buyer of Colombian chrysanthemums . At the same fourth dimension , it will have the involvement of several important Colombian and external speaker system who will discuss a range of topics include innovation , output , commercialization , and merchandising .
According to Asocolflores , this gathering of heyday stock breeder is one of the events anticipate in the Agenda 2030 , signed between Asocolflores and the Colombian government in early February 2020 . Moreover , the consequence will benefit from the living of Procolombia , open up an important pathway to increasing the export of chrysanthemums .
Chrysanthemums make up 12 % of the 7,665 hectare plant with flowers for export ; nearly half of this come from Antioquia . In 2019 , Colombia exported 40,000 tons of chrysanthemums deserving USD$150 million .
As cite , nine breeders with operations in Antioquia will come together to face their new varieties of chrysanthemums : Dekker , Deliflor , Dummen Orange , Floritec , and Royal Van Zanten ( all from the Netherlands ) , Danziger ( Israel ) , Progeny and Icon Selections ( Colombia ) and Selecta ( Germany ) .
For more informationChysanthemum Weekwww.chrysanthemumweek.com
