TROPICAL FLOWER PRODUCTION

JOSE GUILLERMO TORRES PARDO

Agronomy Engineer

TROPICAL FLOWER PRODUCTION

Understand the importance of the agricultural sector generating a change of attitude and raising awareness of the important aspects of the establishment of crops, production, commercialization and ecological aspects of the tropical flowers

MARKETING

• ANALYZE

• PRODUCTION PLANNING

• PRODUCTION DIAGNOSTICS

• ESTABLISH NEEDS

MARKETING

DO YOU KNOW WHO THE CUSTOMER IS?

DO YOU UNDERSTAND THE CUSTOMER?

ARE YOU COMMITTED TO THE CUSTOMER?

DO YOU HAVE HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCTS THAT ARE DIFFERENTIATED FROM THE COMPETITION?

MARKETING

WHICH SPECIES?

WHICH VARIETALS?

HOW MUCH VOLUME?

HOW MUCH TO PRODUCE?

AGRO-ECOLOGICAL NEEDS

ENVIRONMENTAL ZONING

PLANT COVERAGE

CLIMATE: Altitude

Temperature

Precipitation

Relative Humidity

Brightness of the Sun

SOILS

WATER

INFRASTRUCTURE

RESOURCES

HUMAN TALENT

Rural Economies People Land

Technology

PROPAGATION

Produce the plant material in accordance with the technical, production and environmental parameters of each one of the species to be propagated

PROPAGATION

1. Schedule planting

2. Oversee the production process

3. Prepare substrates according to the cultivation method

4. Increase plant material

PROPAGATION SCHEDULE PLANTING

Define Areas

Identify the seeds according to the species to be planted

Determine the infrastructure needed for the species to be planted

PLANNING 1. ADAPTATION 2. SEASON 3. SEEDING 4. WATER

PROPAGATION OVERSEE THE PROCESS

Coordinate tasks

Inspect environmental regulations

PROPAGATION

PREPARE SUBSTRATES

Prepare the root banks

Prepare the soil and/or substrate

PROPAGATION INCREASE PLANT MATERIAL

Root the material

Perform the pruning and cultivation tasks

CULTIVATION

Cultivate fresh tropical flowers that meet the market’s needs

CULTIVATION

1. Make the infrastructure available for the planting

2. Prepare the soil and/or substrates

3. Transplant or plant the plant material

CULTIVATION 4. Perform crop cultivation

management

5. Perform pest and disease control

6. Establish irrigation and fertilization programs

CULTIVATION

7. Cut fresh flowers

8. Monitor the production cycle

9.Manage the organic and inorganic waste resulting from the production and propagation process

CULTIVATE MAKE THE INFRASTRUCTURE AVAILABLE FOR PLANTING

Maintain the infrastructure, equipment and tools

Build beds or banks needed for the species

CULTIVATE PREPARE THE SOIL AND/OR SUBSTRATES

Manually plow the soil and prepare the substrate

Use the tools, equipment and machines according to the physical characteristics of the soil and/or substrate

CULTIVATE TRANSPLANT OR PLANT THE PLANT MATERIAL

Cultivate the plant material in the defined site.

Perform the initial care of the plant material

CULTIVATE PERFORM CROP CULTIVATION MANAGEMENT

Prune the plants

Carry out the cultivation tasks

CULTIVATE PERFORM PEST AND DISEASE CONTROL

Define the pest and disease management plan

Control the pests

CULTIVATE ESTABLISH IRRIGATION FERTILIZATION PROGRAMS ACCORDING TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SPECIES AND/OR VARIETALS AS WELL AS THE PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SOIL AND SUBSTRATE AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS

Design irrigation systems

Install the irrigation system

CULTIVATE

Create the fertilization plan

Carry out the irrigation according to the established plan

CULTIVATE CUT FRESH TROPICAL FLOWERS

Select and collect the flowers

Put the cut flowers in the packing containers and means for the tranportation method to be used

Flower harvest

CULTIVATE MONITOR THE PRODUCTION CYCLE

Monitor the different stages of the production cycle

Ensure the quality of the different stages of production

CULTIVATE MANAGE THE ORGANIC AND INORGANIC WASTE RESULTING FROM THE PRODUCTION AND PROPAGATION PROCESS

Collect the organic and inorganic waste

Move the organic and inorganic waste and residue

Prepare the residue for its final disposal

POST-HARVEST

Perform the post-harvest tasks for flowers in accordance with the product’s characteristics and customer’s needs

POST-HARVEST Receive the harvested product

2. Develop the product presentation

3. Pack the products

4. Submit the products

POST-HARVEST RECEIVE THE HARVESTED PRODUCT

Value and register the product received

Condition and distribute the harvested product

POST-HARVEST DEVELOP THE PRODUCT PRESENTATION

Classify the flowers

Shape the bunches and bouquets

Verify the product’s condition

POST-HARVEST PACK THE PRODUCTS

Assemble and label the boxes

Wrap the product

Store the product

Logo of the laminate Labeling of the varietal and UPC code

As with other products, our flowers should be identified by the UPC which enables its sale in supermarkets

POST-HARVEST SUBMIT THE PRODUCTS

Inventory the products

Dispatch the products

Box No. 01 Box weight: 1.35kg Stem weight: 0.15kg Box + flower weight: 6.10 kg Net weight: 4.75 kg. No. stems/box: 30 units Strelitzia reginae (Bird of Paradise)

THANK YOU