According to a recent survey roses Red flowers are purchased for Valentine's Day: the 15 million roses are sold for more than 60 percent of the total number of flowers that around 7 million Italians give each year. But not everyone knows that pink is most likely purchased imported. In fact, more than 30 000 tonnes - worth about 150 million euro - the flowers that arrive in our country from Kenya, Ecuador, Colombia, Ethiopia after passing through the Netherlands.
In most of the plantations of the Southern Hemisphere, to increase the production of plants and meet their most common diseases, pesticides and chemical fertilizers used are highly hazardous to the health of laborers, which they administered without any awareness of the risk they face. In addition to this, even the basic rights of workers are often violated.
What to do? Buy flowers
certificate which guarantees that these products come from plantations in which respected the rights of workers and environmental standards, and is the first simple step that everyone can do to help foster a fairer flower market ... ( Go to the "Company")
In most of the plantations of the Southern Hemisphere, to increase the production of plants and meet their most common diseases, pesticides and chemical fertilizers used are highly hazardous to the health of laborers, which they administered without any awareness of the risk they face. In addition to this, even the basic rights of workers are often violated.
What to do? Buy flowers
certificate which guarantees that these products come from plantations in which respected the rights of workers and environmental standards, and is the first simple step that everyone can do to help foster a fairer flower market ... ( Go to the "Company")
