Ethiopia has exported more than four tons of hypericom flowers to the United States and is anticipating to increase export quantity and variety to the American market said Girma Birru, Ethiopian Special Envoy and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the US and non-resident envoy to Mexico.
Ethiopia has become one of the more significant flower growing nations in the world and the second largest flower exporter in Africa in just a few years following efforts exerted by the government according to Ambassador Girma speaking at the Ethiopian Flower Showcase Reception held at the Ethiopian Embassy Chancery last Saturday.
Ethiopia had primarily being exporting its flowers to Europe but the collaborative effort of the Ethiopian Embassy in the US, Ethiopian Airlines, the Metropolitan Airports Authority, the Association of Flower Producers and Exporters of Ethiopia and the Ethiopian Horticulture Development has made initial steps in penetrating the US market he said.The US government will support Ethiopian efforts to make Ethiopian flowers available on the American market pledged John Potter, President and CEO of the Metropolitan Washington Air Ports Authority.
Further remarks on the role of the various stakeholders in developing the flower industry and flower exports were made by Tsegaye Abebe, Chairman of the Ethiopian Horticulture Producers and Exporters Association and Haileselassie Tekie, Director General of the Ethiopian Horticulture Development Agency.
Source: Walta
