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Colombia Land Of Flowers

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Author : Benjamín Villegas Jiménez
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990

Colombia Land Of Flowers written by Benjamín Villegas Jiménez and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Nature categories.

Of all the lands in the world, Colombia is the richest in flowers. When the first astronauts sped through the heavens and beheld the Earth, two landmarks stood out: the Great wall of China and the unique green mantle that covers Colombia. In fact, this hugely fertile land houses over 50,000 species of flowers, out of a total of 250,000 throughout the world. The daily use of flowers and of their eloquent language permeates the Colombians' everyday life and their very death; it reaches all points, even in the endearing simplicity of a small garden. It is not surprising then that, also in the sphere of economics, flowers should have come to play an important role. Three decades ago, a small group of visionary entrepreneurs realized that the Bogota Savannah and certain regions of Antioquia were ideal sites for intensive floriculture, and they put that idea to work. At present Colombia is one of the world's leader flower-producing countries and one of the main exporters to the United States. Ninety percent of Colombia's entire flower production is for exportation. The quality of its products, its rigorous at meeting schedules, and the competitiveness of its prices have helped the Colombian flower industry to maintain its privileged position in international markets, competing and successfully against countries such as Holland and Japan. The flower industry has also helped to strengthen the Colombian economy in rural areas by maintaining a stable working population, thus helping to avoid migration to the cities.

Assembling Flowers And Cultivating Homes

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Author : Greta Friedemann-Sánchez
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2006-03-30

Assembling Flowers And Cultivating Homes written by Greta Friedemann-Sánchez and has been published by Lexington Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-30 with Social Science categories.

Colombia is a major exporter of fresh-cut flowers. As in other global assembly line industries, women constitute a majority of Colombia's floriculture workforce. This ethnographic study explores the links between agro-industrial employment in the context of economic adjustment programs and the individual experience of employment and economic change at the household level. Author Greta Friedemann-Sánchez's challenges the current academic consensus that transnational assembly line industries reinforce patriarchal ideologies of reproduction and the exploitation of women. What from a global perspective may be perceived as exploitation can be seen from the local perspective as an opportunity within the community. Specifically, the study focuses on how the interrelated factors of formal employment, wage income, property ownership, social capital, and self-esteem articulate with women's resistance to male dominated households and domestic violence. Expertly combining qualitative and quantitative methodologies, Assembling Flowers and Cultivating Homes contributes greatly to the study of gender and power, household economics and structure, and Latin American society.

Michelin Green Guide Colombia

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Author : Michelin
language : en
Publisher: Michelin Travel & Lifestyle
Release Date : 2011-03-01

Michelin Green Guide Colombia written by Michelin and has been published by Michelin Travel & Lifestyle this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-03-01 with Travel categories.

CThis eBook version of the Green Guide Colombia by Michelin is an exciting new addition to the Green Guide family of comprehensive travel guides. The Green Guide Colombia brings to life this amazingly diverse land whether your travels take you to the Amazon River and the surrounding rain forest, the rolling plantations and coffee-farms set in Zona Cafetera’s verdant valleys, or the vibrant nightlife and great museums of Bogotá, Medellin and Cali. With each page packed with sight descriptions, maps and color photos, Michelin makes sure you'll see the best Colombia has to offer.

Assembling Flowers And Cultivating Homes

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Author : Greta Friedemann-Sánchez
language : en
Publisher: Lexington Books
Release Date : 2006

This ethnographic study explores the links between agro-industrial employment in the context of economic adjustment programs and the individual experience of employment and economic change at the household level. Author Greta Friedemann-Sánchez's challenges the current academic consensus that transnational assembly line industries reinforce patriarchal ideologies of reproduction and the exploitation of women.

The Game Of The Rose

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Author : Niala Maharaj
language : en
Publisher: International Books
Release Date : 1995

The Game Of The Rose written by Niala Maharaj and has been published by International Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Business & Economics categories.

The Dutch no longer rule supreme in the world flower market. Since the late eighties, developing countries such as Colombia and Kenya have seized a large - and growing - market share. The Game of the Rose is a report from the frontlines of this new War of the Roses (and Other Cut Flowers). Are Southern growers cornering the market? European growers fear their tropical competitors, and with reason. Yet they also do thriving business with growers in Africa, India and South America. The South pays highly for the services of Northern managers, crop specialists, marketing experts, for Northern plant material and for Northern equipment. Many of the African growers themselves are European. The developing countries furnish the flower trade with cheap labour, with scarce arable land and even scarcer water resources. They expose their populations to carelessly sprayed toxic pesticides. Who profits? The profits from the flower industry are highly uncertain - and are in any case being drained off to the North. Why, then, are Northern development consultants advising governments and entrepreneurs in the South to adopt such a risky and disadvantageous strategy?

Protected Agriculture

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Author : Merle H. Jensen
language : en
Publisher: World Bank Publications
Release Date : 1995

Protected Agriculture written by Merle H. Jensen and has been published by World Bank Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Gardening categories.

History; Covering materials; Greenhouses; Growing systems in greenhouses; Floriculture crops; Water supply, water quality and mineral nutrition; Drip irrigation; Disease and insect control; Propagation and cultivar selection; Economics of protecred agriculture; Marketing and distribution; Technology transfer between nations; Development constraints, research needs and the future of protected agriculture.

Certain Fresh Cut Flowers From Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador Israel Kenya Mexico The Netherlands And Peru

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Author : United States International Trade Commission
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986

Certain Fresh Cut Flowers From Canada Chile Colombia Costa Rica Ecuador Israel Kenya Mexico The Netherlands And Peru written by United States International Trade Commission and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Cut flower industry categories.