30 Nov 2017 Beneficiaries Story Agriculture

Family enterprise benefits from training on floral arrangement

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Euphorbeie Garden is a family enterprise that has been operational for 25 years focusing on growing exotic flowers. They participated in the SWITCH Africa Green training on floral arrangement under the sustainable horticultural training.

As a result of implementing the various concepts from the training, they have recorded increased revenues, especially in December when there were many events. Their clients include wed- dings, and other celebrations such as funerals and church flower displays. The enterprise also uses pots made out of coconut which help retain moisture.

The business is currently recording  increased  revenues as compared to when the business was only selling flower pots initially. The business is now working on modalities of undergoing training on business planning, marketing and record keeping.