Colombian flower growers celebrate Valentine’s Day
Colombian Lovers and flower businesses alike celebrate Valentine’s Day as farmers across country...
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Cocaine roses used to traffic drugs to Spain
Spanish police have caught Bangladeshi drug traffickers smuggling Colombian cocaine through the commercial consignment of fresh flowers. The alleged Bangladeshi drug gang was detained in Madrid, Spain with 26 kilos of Colombian...
Colombia wins best stand at Korean flower show
Colombian blooms won the top prize at an international horticulture trade show in Goyang, South Korea — a nation that is a growing destination for flower exports from the Andean nation. Colombia’s stand the...
Cocaine discovered in Colombian flowers
Colombian authorities discovered 105kgs of cocaine in a shipment of flowers headed to Paris, reported local media Sunday. Staff at Bogota’s international El Dorado airport became suspicious of a 46 box shipment of flowers...
Colombia considers Mexico as market for flowers
Colombia considered the Mexican market as a new destination for their flowers, reported newspaper El Espectador on Friday. As part of their plan to diversify Colombia’s flower exportation in the face of rising import...
Colombian ambassador meets with US flower importers
The ambassador of Colombia to the United States met with floral workers in South Florida who are advocating the passage of a free trade agreement. Ambassador Gabriel Silva joined members of the Association of Floral Importers of...
Colombians to create record-breaking carpet of flowers
Colombian flower artisans will travel to New York to attempt to break the world record for the largest carpet of flowers, newspaper El Colombiano reported Tuesday. “Silleteros” – artisans who carry intricate...
Colombian flower industry lobbies Washington for FTA
The Colombian flower industry has sent lobbyists to Washington to persuade U.S. congressemen to aprove a free trade agreement with Colombia and renew a number of other economic measures that would encourage trade between the two...
Promo tour for Medellin flower festival to brighten up 5 cities
The promotional tour for Medellin’s “Feria de Flores,” the Antioquian capital’s famous flower festival, began Wednesday in five cities in Colombia. sponsor:Colombia Travel Agent – Mantaraya Travel...
Colombia’s peso worrying flower exporters more than rain
The flood of dollars has overtaken actual flooding as the main concern for flower growers in Colombia as they prepare for one of the busiest days of the year, Mother’s Day. “This flood of dollars is worse than the...
Colombian flower cultivation to be more sustainable
The president of the Association of Colombian Flower Exporters (Asocolflores) and the deputy minister for the environment have signed an agreement to strengthen environmental management in the sector through sustainable flower...
Govt to stimulate Colombia’s flower industry
President Juan Manuel Santos proposed eight stimuli to encourage floriculture, In an effort to strengthen an industry that produces140,000 direct jobs. The head of state made his announcement from Bogota on Thursday at the...
