This year is the fifth time Rwanda has participated in the International Floriculture Trade Fair ( IFTF ) , held in the Netherlands from November 3 to 5 , 2021 . harmonise to the Ruandan relegating , the trade fair is " an excellent chance to promote flush barter and increase production . "
Rwanda usually sends a few shipment of flowers to East Africa and some European countries , including the United Kingdom and Germany . However , the vast majority ( about 92 % ) of the flowers grown in this Central African nation go to the Netherlands via Brussels . Australia is emerge as a likely market .
Investment opportunitiesBella Flowers is the largest rose grower and exporter in Rwanda . They choose part in the IFTF , showcasing a wide range of these flowers under the Rwandafresh brand . Jeanine Kayihura exemplify Bella Flowers at the bazaar . She tell the IFTF offers the Ruandan delegation a chance to seek international partnership with external buyers .
" We ’re here to raise sentience for our Bella Flowers and the Rwandafresh brands . Rwandafresh represents all of the country ’s clean green groceries . We want to ensure that we attract more overseas investors . They can explore the various investment opportunities our country has to provide , and thus allow Rwandan floriculture to flourish , " she tell .
Gaining knowledgeThere is another benefit for the Rwandan deputation ’s participation in the world ’s freehanded floriculture sphere barter show . They have the fortune to attain cognition about the sector ’s latest development and movement , and to instruct from experienced partner about current floricultural exploitation . The Embassy of the Republic of Rwanda in the Netherlands and the National Agricultural Export Development Board are collaborating to aid the exhibitor from Rwanda .
Olivier J.P. Nduhungirehe is the Republic of Rwanda ’s ambassador in the Netherlands . He says the IFTF is a fantastic commercial communications canal for new state in the sphere . " We ’re positive that our commonwealth ’s participation in this craft fair will lead to the Netherlands importing increased volumes from Rwanda and , therefore , to a universal increase in the Ruandan ornamental industrial plant sphere ’s development and revenues . "
Steady growthRwanda was represented at four previous IFTF editions , which has resulted in significantly increased gross sales of flowers from that nation via the flora hub in the Netherlands . This experience has also lead the companies to improve their yield and to become an attractive party for unexampled buyers from all over the cosmos .
Rwanda ’s floriculture sector is growing steady . According to the a la mode statistic from 2020 - 2021 , the sector generated $ 7,908,050 , whereas in 2018 - 2019 , that was $ 3,145,577 . One of the ground for this ontogenesis is the addition in blossom yield volumes exported to maturation market .
Source : Rwanda in Nederland
