“ Markets are evolving and many farms are diversifying and the motivation to take private-enterprise advantage of offer up something else other than roses is bob up ” , explains Moses Ndegwa of Kenyan rose farm AAA Growers . Therefore , they started to look beyond roses and adjudicate to start grow chrysanthemums and some more summertime flower . The first commercial sales of chrysanthemums took plaza in September with satisfy final result . Currently , we are expanding the chrysanthemum acreage and are adding more crops . At the same time , they proceed to expand their rose output country .
Millicent Ngesa and Moses Ndegwa at the IFTF 2023 in Vijfhuizen , the Netherlands .
Positive reactionsThe first trials took piazza early this year and they were already very pleased with the very first results “ The flowers were just perfect , exactly what our client need . ” So , what makes them so particular ? Ndegwa : “ The caboodle are labored and they meet volumetric weights when packing so cost effective . ” And the chemical reaction are very positive . “ They care the vivacious colour selections , the quality , heavy blooms and the recollective vase life-time . Every client we have sampled want them and that usher how important and fascinating our Cartesian product is . ” Currently , their chrysanthemums are shipped to Europe , the Middle East and Asia and some volumes also in Russia .
repeat acreageThey started on a little area , but according to Ndegwa , every guest they sampled wanted big volumes , so they quick expanded the chrysanthemum production land area . presently , they are develop 10 chrysanthemum varieties on 1 ha and are planning to gradually expand it to 2 ha+ and at the same time increase the number of varieties .
More cropsBesides chrysanthemums , AAA Growers also added Eucalyptus Baby Blue and will part raise Limonium , Lepidium and Blueperium in January 2024 .
Roses still importantAccording to Ndegwa , the rose are still very authoritative to AAA Growers . The raw crops , for example , are not replace any of their roses . They are even expanding their high altitude rose farm named Bellissima by 13h and are expecting the first output for Valentine ’s twenty-four hours on new area enlargement . “ This expansion is mainly for our variety Highness , which is in high demand because of its bounteous head size and tenacious vase life . ” Also , a programme is underway to open a new farm ( Chest Nut Roses , which is 2200 meter above sea level ) , betimes next class and will establish the stigma of the rosebush that are grown in this farm at the IFTEX 2024 , taking place in Nairobi , in June 2024 .
For more information : Moses NdegwaAAA GrowersEmail:[email protected]www.aaagrowers.co.ke
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