' We live on this globe , and we need to take care of it . ' With this in mind Ethiopian party Ethio Agri - Ceft Plc decided to make their two rose farms more environmentally favorable , and set off to focalise on mix husbandry , several years ago . They now have 30 bee hives , 150 sheep , fish in their ponds , and they do not apply any chemical substance . Next yr , they will increase the number of plants outside the greenhouse that attract insects . General Manager Esayas Kebebe is proud of the developments and the solution and is look forward to showing buyers and other growers around during the week of theHortiFlora Expo2019 in March next year .
Esayas Kebede .
Fish , sheep and beesEthio Agri - Ceft Plc produces rosebush in two regions : in the Amhara region at Bahir Dar ( Agri - Lake Flowers ) , and in the Oromiya region at Holeta ( Holeta Agri - Flowers ) . At both farm , they start integrate farming four years ago , putting fish in their four ponds . " The water from these pond , we use to irrigate the blossom " , says Kebebe .
Farm Agri - Lake Flowers .
Two class after , they continued their environmental drill by starting bee and sheep guardianship . In total , they have 30 bee hives ( traditional and modern ) and 150 sheep part over their two farm . " With the extinguishing of the bees in mind , we decided to localise urticaria and plant flower that bees like . In bout , we can glean our own refreshful love . "
innovative and traditional bee hives at Holeta .
At their Holeta farm , they have 70 sheep walk around , and 80 at their Bahir Dar farm . " The sheep keeping , we begin for the dung , which we can utilise to fertilize our crop . "
Sheep at Bahir Dar internet site and sheep at Holeta site .
FertilizersNext to the sheep dung , more environmental favorable practices are follow out to fertilize the crop . The plant waste , for example , is used as compost . " We have many millions of worms to compost the plant wastefulness . We utilise the compost tea , so in a liquified form . "
No chemicalsEthio Agri - Ceft Plc assay to have two farm free of chemicals . In ordering to do so , they find out different ways to protect their crop . " I have a milk factory , and we utilise the whey ( the liquid continue after milk has been curdled ) as a antifungal agent . After trialing this product for some prison term , we saw that it work really well to avoid fungus problem . "
And to protect the good worm in the greenhouse , soap Chuck Berry are used . " We originate them on the farm , and we elicit the powder from it . "
few costs - in force environmentOn top of becoming a more environmentally friendly companionship , Kebebe see that their efforts are trim back some cost as well . " We reduced our cost on fertilizers by 30 percentage and the cost on chemicals by 20 to 30 percent . "
More to comeAnd more practices are in the pipeline . In Holy Order to keep insect out of the greenhouse , they planted several flora outside the greenhouse that appeal insects . " We have already planted some of these plants outside one of our greenhouse , and we are slaked with the results . Therefore , we decided to constitute these plants outside all of our greenhouses next year . "
On top of that , they are also planning to expand their nursery by 10 ha next year .
Spreading the wordKebebe is eager to distribute the watchword of their environmentally favorable practices . " I think it is authoritative to promote that blossom farms can be blank of chemicals . especially nowadays , when the environment is becoming an progressively of import issue . "
He is eager to show the emptor and other growers around at their farms . " From March 13 - 15 , the HortiFlora Expo 2019 will be have got in Addis Ababa , Ethiopia , and I imagine it would be a big opportunity for buyers and growers to see how our farm is operating . "
But why give your arcanum away to growers ? " protect the environment is very significant to us , and we are eager to chip in to it in any direction we can . "
Holeta Agri - Flowers and Agri - Lake FlowersHoleta Agri - Flowers and Agri - Lake Flowers are part of the larger Ethio Agri - CEFT Plc that was founded in 1998 . In total , roses are farm on 30 ha ( 15 ha at Holeta Agri - blossom and 15 ha at Agri - Lake flowers ) , but there is still room to inflate ; the property in Holeta is 28 ha and the one in Addis Ababa is 52 hour angle . The farms are dedicated to the export of blush wine for markets across the reality . The majority of the roses ( around 95 per centum ) are deal through the FloraHolland auction in the Netherlands .
For more information : Ethio Agri - Ceft PlcEmail:[email protected],[email protected],[email protected]www.ethioagriceft.com
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