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There
are several infrastructure
facilities such
as imported metal
green houses with
computerized climate
control, computerized
irrigation systems,
cold rooms, grading
halls, reservoirs,
spraying equipment,
refrigerated trucks
etc, that all enable
Magana to produce
superior quality
roses. In addition,
we have hired a
technical consultant
from Europe, who
is an expert in
the area of rose
production to consult
with us on a monthly
basis on the quality
of our flowers. |
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without our employees
the entire infrastructure
would be in vain.
Approximately 65%
of our workforce
constitutes women.
This allows for
the women in our
community to be
independent. In
some cases, these
women are also the
breadwinners for
their families,
and we therefore
feel it is important
to support them.
Magana Flowers opts
to tap into the
local surrounding
communities to build
its labor force.
Indirect employment
has also increased
in these surrounding
communities as a
direct result of
the growth of Magana
Flowers. |
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Our
operations are divided
predominantly into
two sections:
•
Production
• Post
Harvest
PRODUCTION
The quality of flower
production and processing
at Magana Flowers
is supreme. We have
setup various quality
checks at different
levels of production
and export (post
harvest) preparation
to ensure that only
the best quality
product is exported.
Most
of the flowers are
grown under automated
greenhouses with
sensors that send
messages to a centralized
computer system
that opens and closes
the greenhouse vents
depending upon environmental
condition thereby
maintaining greenhouse
temperatures suitable
for growing high
quality roses. |
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The
farm has embarked
on growing its flowers
in troughs on hydroponic
media such as pumice
or coco-peat (coconut
husk). This enables
the plants to be
healthier and stronger
as plants grown
in troughs minimize
the spread of diseases
such as nematodes
as individual infected
troughs can be isolated
and treated.
Growing of the flowers
in media and troughs
using drip irrigation
has enabled the
farm to reduce its
fertilizer costs
while improving
on the quality of
its flowers. The
plants are irrigated
through a computerized
feeding system.
The unused fertilizer
that is fed to the
plants is collected,
cleaned, mixed with
fresh water and
additional fertilizer
if necessary and
recycled into the
greenhouses as needed.
This recycling process
conserves water,
fertilizer and encourages
better feeding of
the crop. |
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POST
HARVEST
The Post Harvest
department is our
Quality Assurance
police. They inspect
each and every stem
that is harvested
to ensure it is
of superior quality.
Flowers that do
not meet the criteria
for length, head
size and colour
are rejected at
this stage. Diseased
flowers are also
rejected. Once the
quality has been
certified by this
department, the
roses are prepared
for shipping.
It usually takes
about one and a
half to two days
to get our flowers
from the greenhouses
to the florist stores/supermarkets
in Europe. This
as a result ensures
that our end consumers
are getting the
freshest, high quality
roses from us. |
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