Oserian Development Company Limited , one of Kenya ’s largest grower and exporter of slashed flowers , has started the year on a gamey note by winning a coveted prize at this class ’s International Grower of the Year award hold in Germany .
Oserian was the only African raiser constitute for acknowledgment at this year ’s award ceremonial occasion .
Dubbed the Oscars for plants , The International Grower of the Year Awards , AIPH , an annual festival orchestrate by the International Association of Horticultural Producers , and now in its tenth yr , seeks to celebrate excellence and best practices in flower production .
come up the highest honor in the gash blossom category is an secondment of Oserian ’s huge investiture in diversity that have increasingly received the thumbs up from customers around the world in what is an more and more dynamical market with an insatiate appetite for new niche variety .
To meet this demand , Oserian has developed a various portfolio across the 200 hectares it commit to cut flower production . With over 100 hectares , originate production is still predominant but the legion corroborate crop such as Statice , Spray Carnations , Gypsophila , Sunflowers , Eucalyptus , and a wide range of green fillers enable Oserian to create a Brobdingnagian variety of posy .
Key to their strategy is identifying roses that gain from their Brobdingnagian 50 hectare of geothermally heated nursery . Inside these impressive structures is home to their various Collections – their broad stove of Garden character rose , their Lady Collection , the Park Collection and one of a kind roses such as the dramatic Cappuccino .
To sustain the highest banner in yield , the Company has adopt a ‘ hotshot by nature ’ overture to flower originate . The Company utilize the incorporate pest management ( IPM ) system , hydroponics to reduce water and plant food consumption and has the world ’s large geothermic heating plant project for maintaining temperature in its greenhouses and for injecting vast amounts of C dioxide ( CO2 ) needed to stimulate salubrious , hard flora ontogenesis .
“ We are proud that our investment funds in innovation and creditworthy blossom uprise mechanisms go forward to be accredit on the global leg . In an increasingly competitive and active food market our thinned heyday have excited markets and positioned us as frontrunners in sustainable prime production ” say Mary Kinyua the Director of HR & Administration at Oserian .
This year ’s competition which draw participants from across the universe saw Oserian take pride of place alongside producer in other categories from China , Belgium and Poland .
“ The 2019 IGOTY Awards allow for an opportunity to put a glare on the best in our industry , showing the creation the quality businesses that exist , ” Bernard Oosterom , President of AIPH said .
Ms. Kinyua enunciate the win gives the Company fresh impetus to answer to diverse grocery store need while growing its portfolio . “ As need for cut flowers burgeons and client preferences change , we continue to position our business concern to respond to these dynamic while remain reliable to our philosophy of having sustainable blossom that are ethically grown . ”
Last year Oserian won three prize in the Federation of Kenya Employers Awards for origination and productivity , responsible for clientele conduct and inclusivity and diversity in what point to the troupe ’s commitment to hoi polloi and major planet through sustainable flower growing practice session , investing in staff benefit and ethical output of Earth category flowers .
