Next week , on October 4 , the Corferias International Business and exhibition center in Bogota , Colombia , will open its door to Proflora . This year , the three - day show is celebrating its thirtieth anniversary , and during this special yr , more than 300 exhibitors from 18 country will be showcasing their products and servicing , and more than 7,000 visitors from nearly 60 nation are await .
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“ By exhibiting the latest trends and innovations of the flower sector , Proflora is a venue that permit the elite of the international flower mart to establish fruitful relationships that favor their commercial enterprise endeavours . During Proflora , Flowers of Colombia will demonstrate its commitment with the land , with the rural communities , and with the 200,000 verbatim and indirect stately jobs that it generates every year . Thus , we will demonstrate the assurance of our flower agriculturist to answer assertively to new consumers , to their needs , and to a sustainable trade , in worldwide ” , said Augusto Solano , president of Asocolflores .
Proflora was born in the former nineties with the purpose of bloom into the future . Today , it is known , not only for the numeral of visitors it receives ( figures anticipated for this carnival : over 300 exhibitioner from 18 countries and 7,000 visitors from 60 country ) but also for the quality of the flower showcase , the outside participation , and the prominence of the Contest of Varieties which evidences initiation in the Colombian flower gardening .
The independent associations of the efflorescence producer sector around the human beings have already confirmed attending to this international outcome , such as the Society of American Florists ( SAF ) , the Wholesale Florist & Florist Supply Association ( WF&FSA ) , America´s Flower Connection ( AFIF ) , the American Floral Endowment ( AFE ) , the California Association of Flower Growers & Shippers ( CALFLOWERS ) , That Flower Feeling Foundation , and the International Fresh Produce Association ( IFPA ) .
This event will take into account participants to meet and make connexion for the development of their business . One of the main drivers of new business concern link is the schedule of visit to the Colombian flush farms by the buyer . In the course of study of these visit , buyers can observe the character , varieties , and variety of the bloom , and they can also swan sustainability from the societal , economic , and environmental stand - points which are the pillar of the Colombian bloom growing sector around the world .
“ Proflora has gone a foresighted room since Asocolflores organized its first fair . It quickly became one of the main reference get together points of worldwide floriculture , where outside links become tighter and hard work is carried out to penetrate Modern markets ” , Solano stated .
Additionally , during Proflora , Asocolflores will be moderate its Contest of Varieties , and will grant the Sustainability and Shared Value Awards .
In the Contest of Varieties , where the best flower varieties are demo , this twelvemonth over 400 flush kind will take part in two modalities : Breeders , hybridizer companies introducing novel variety which are not yet commercial-grade , and manufacturer , company participate with a product that is already commercial-grade . The main breeders will be present exhibiting new shapes , colouration , and texture which will guide the so - call “ Key Items ” ( key fashion elements ) for the 2023 - 2024 flower time of year .
breeder have carry out the inquiry and cross procedure of endless seeds in different laboratories around the world . The whole process of premise a new variety at Proflora 2023 takes up to 6 years .
On the other mitt , the Sustainability and Shared Value Awards will have an skillful panel to acknowledge the effort and the work of the connected companies in contributing to the social and environmental development of their workers and community , within the context of the Millennium Development Goals .
The distinctive Proflora scenario , double during every bazaar , is that of people from all over the cosmos gathered together around flower , planting Modern link , harvesting business link , and last but not least , making new friends . Along the 4 days , key prospect for the development of future world floriculture scenarios can always be find .
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