{"id":1884,"date":"2021-01-26T14:41:25","date_gmt":"2021-01-26T14:41:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afriflora.nl\/?page_id=1884\/"},"modified":"2021-01-26T19:23:48","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T19:23:48","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/afriflora.nl\/en\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Largest rose farm in the world with
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2005: Ziway population: ca. 60k<\/p>\n

Now: Ziway population: ca.140k<\/p>\n

Sustainability: Afriflora Sher offers employment opportunities to the local community. By
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\n 2007 <\/h2>\n
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Afriflora Sher builds and opens Sher School. It also opens a hospital so employees and the local population can receive proper medical care. Afriflora Sher brings development,\u00a0education<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0healthcare<\/a>\u00a0to Ziway. People are attracted to Ziway for work.<\/p>\n

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\n 2008 <\/h2>\n
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Afriflora Sher fills 110 hectares of greenhouse space with its own roses. In addition, it constructs roads and builds a football\u00a0stadium<\/a>.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Read More<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n 2005 – 2013 <\/h2>\n
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Afriflora Sher further expands the Ziway rose farm to 268 hectares.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Read More<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Collaboration with Koppert Biological Systems. Since this partnership, use of chemical products has decreased by approximately 63%. Afriflora Sher is the first rose farm in the world to introduce\u00a0biological pesticides.<\/a><\/p>\n <\/div>\n Read More<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Using Wetlands; these Wetlands <\/span>purify contaminated water which will be reused to give water to the roses. Afriflora Sher ensures that all the used water is gathered. Afriflora Sher brings <\/span>water management<\/span><\/a> to the region. <\/span><\/p>\n

Completes expansion of Blen farm to 24 net hectares; KKR invest in Afriflora Sher<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Read More<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Afriflora Sher buys 200 hectares of land in Adami Tulu in order to expand acreage.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Read More<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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New school opened in Adami Tulu for 110 infants.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Read More<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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A milestone is reached; 1 billion roses produced each year.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Read More<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Afriflora Sher offers expertise and investment to support the construction of a church for the local community.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Read More<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n Timeline 2018 <\/h2>\n
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Afriflora sold to Sun Capital.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Read More<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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\n 2005 <\/h2>\n
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Afriflora Sher builds 250 hectares of greenhouses in Ziway. These greenhouses are (partly) leased to various businesses. Ziway was only a small village.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n Read More<\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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