In the first five months of the current fiscal year, Ethiopia earned USD 184.7 million from flower production, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. Abdela Negash, the Executive Director of Horticulture Development at the Ministry of Agriculture, emphasized ongoing efforts to increase job opportunities and foreign exchange earnings in flower cultivation. Abdela highlighted the need for better success in the future, addressing misconceptions about flower cultivation, ensuring coordination, and solving problems related to land supply for cultivation. In December last year, Ethiopian cut flower producers initiated partial trial shipments of flowers to Europe by sea, marking a significant development in the sector. The objective of the trial shipment was to deliver the flowers in excellent condition to the Netherlands within a maximum of four weeks.
