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I have mixed feelings on the Keukenhof flower show. The flowers are beautiful. The way they are produced is not: the flower trade (especially bulbs) is a huge source of environmental damage through pesticides.
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The true cost of Ecuador’s perfect roses: how the global flower trade poisons workers Many farmers in the Andes rely on growing blooms for export, but high water usage and risky pesticides threaten Indigenous communities

'The true cost of Ecuador’s perfect roses: how the global flower trade poisons workers'
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#roses #blooms #flowers #FlowerTrade #export #pesticides #WaterSecurity #pollution #Ecuador #IndigenousRights

𝗠𝗘𝗞𝗢𝗡𝗡𝗘𝗡 𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗡: President Donald Trump's tariffs, with a baseline rate of 10pc, impact diverse imports, placing an unexpected burden on the Ethiopian flower industry. #USTariffs #FlowerTrade #Floriculture #EthiopianExports #GlobalTrade

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How Network Aviation plans to boost Kenya’s flower trade Network Airline Management (NAM) is aiming to strengthen the Nairobi – Liege flower corridor by increasing capacity and flight frequency.

Network Airline Management (NAM) is aiming to strengthen the Nairobi – Liege flower corridor by increasing capacity and flight frequency.

#NetworkAviationGroup #NetworkAirlineManagement #NetworkAviation #Flowertrade #Kenya #KenyaFlowertrade #Kenyaperishablesexport #Kenyanroses

What is Network Aviation’s strategy to boost Kenya’s flower trade? Network Airline Management (NAM) is aiming to strengthen the Nairobi – Liege flower corridor by increasing capacity and flight frequency.

Network Airline Management (NAM) is aiming to strengthen the Nairobi – Liege flower corridor by increasing capacity and flight frequency.

#NetworkAviationGroup #NetworkAirlineManagement #NetworkAviation #Flowertrade #Kenya #KenyaFlowertrade #Kenyaperishablesexport #Kenyanroses