Here it is , the photo written report of the IFTEX 2019 . Last Friday , the Oshwal Center closed its doors on the 8th edition of the IFTEX . At this three - day consequence , the stakeholder from the world-wide floriculture chain once again foregather in Nairobi . It primarily is a show which connects growers and buyers , but many horticultural suppliers also take the chance to connection and discover more about the possibilities of floriculture in East Africa . The FloralDaily.com team were also present at the show to make a Photo Report and to question exhibitors and visitors .
Click here to view the Photo Report of IFTEX 2019 .
Same routine of growersBuyers are the primary objective group of the IFTEX . " It is all about bringing the purchaser and growers together , and the more growers , the purer the exposition . " This year , nearly 200 exhibitors were pose their products and service at the show , and the routine of flower growers was about the same liken to last twelvemonth - something organizer Dick van Raamsdonk is lofty of . " It has been a thought-provoking year for many agriculturalist , in particular the rose agriculturist . "
VisitorsAfter a bit slower than common first day - probably because of the Idd - ul - Fitr celebration in the Middle East as well as in Kenya - the second day completely compensate for the first twenty-four hours , with many high - quality visitors . " The number of visitors from the Middle East was low than usual and not as many card members visited , but many companies were represented . " Striking this year was the numeral of visitors from Australia - a area that import a lot of Kenyan flowers . " The identification number of visitors from this rural area was high than ever before . "
AtmosphereThe IFTEX is a well - constitute show and again , according to Van Raamsdonk , the tone of visitant this year was gamey . However , the aura was a picayune less vivid than common . Growers - and peculiarly the rose growers - have had a very intriguing year , with low price and many other reversal that influenced their cash current . As a result , investments also slow up down .
New purpose exhibitionWith the digitisation of the creation , confront to look middleman is catch less , which , according to Van Raamsdonk , is really a strong full stop of an exhibition . On top of that , this exposition also has become more of a market information area , where buyers , supplier and other stakeholder in the Sir Ernst Boris Chain get a better feeling of what ’s pass away on at the East African growers . for stimulate this role , HPP organized several get together .
" Rolls - Royce needs safe fuel"Van Raamsdonk is again pleased with this year ’s edition . Over the last years , it has become a well - established show and it is a fixed date in everyone ’s agenda . This , however , does n’t think that the brass is twiddling their pollex until the next edition . " Every edition has its own challenge . Every year , we are trying to pull in more international vendee , and that is always one of the biggest challenge . One can see the IFTEX as a Rolls - Royce , and the visitors as the fuel . Without it , it is n’t running . And for a good car , we would care to have good quality fuel as well . "
In the come week , you may find several article on Kenyan floriculture in our newssheet .
Next twelvemonth , the IFTEX will be hold from June 3 - 5 , 2020 .
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