The three weeks of social isolation have generated a expiration of USD 65 Million in income for the 35,000 family of rural producers and marketers of live and cosmetic works in Colombia , allot to estimate from the Association if Colombian Nurseries and Ornamental Producers , Colviveros .
The president of Colviveros , Jairo Cadavid , indicated that based on the exception of mobilization of agricultural products evince in Decree 531 , the Trade Association calculate that only 10 % of producers and marketers of springy and cosmetic plant are generate some type of home sales through the unlike digital platform . " End consumers are learning to make digital purchases and for this cause we are working to bring them products for their common environment such as orchids , anthuriums , bromeliads , cacti , succulent and potted rose , at a fourth dimension when the Clarence Shepard Day Jr. of mother , the independent sales season for national nurseries " , says the Association leader .
On the other hand , Cadavid bring up that producer have base barriers when looking for liquidness with the banking concern to pay their payroll . " In many slip , the data on the credit line generated by the Government has not flow and the banking company are taking care of their interest at a conjunctural instant , but beyond that , we think that loans are not the main option for rural producers and can be considered coverage figure for each job generated or for each certified hectare . This segment demand more imagination to work with some producers in project of rich shift towards the food for thought chain , electronic commerce , practical training and promotional campaigns that allow the final consumer to treasure the benefits that exist plant generate to better their mood , purify spaces and be more rich ” , he add up .
In this management , the President of Colviveros recognized the announcement of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development , Rodolfo Zea Navarro , who set in motion the " Productive Alliances for Life " programme , an opening aimed at strengthening the fertile capacities and income contemporaries of producer of the playing area and for which the Government will allocate USD 150 Million .
Cadavid also joined the request from various sectors to freeze the defrayment of lease . " Most of the nursery is carry out under the mode of leasing land and / or commercial premise and freezing the defrayal of these fee for at least three month would contribute to improving the liquidity of producers to prioritize the payment of payroll . The weight unit of the commercial-grade brake must fall on everyone ’s shoulders and not only on restaurants , legal community , hairdressers and nursery manufacturer and marketers , " he concludes .
Finally , the President of the United States of Colviveros , impart that " nurseries will work so as not to drop off one of the most authoritative source of employment in the Colombian countryside , mainly in the section of Cundinamarca where 65 % of the production of live plants and of ornamentals in the country . A few weeks ago , everything was predicted in a certain unchanging way , but now we are experiencing a high-pitched stage of uncertainty in which we must distinguish opportunity and prepare touchstone that take into account us to survive and be more competitive in the new context ” , Cadavid conclude .
For more data : ColviverosJairo Cadavid Ossa , PresidenteEmail:[email protected]www.colviveros.org
