Fasika Tsegaye ( 34 ) grew up in a family of dairy farm farmers and knew that he wanted to figure out in agriculture from an other age . It was only later on in life that he learned about the flower business , which became his novel passion . He went to university to study horticulture and unite Marginpar Ethiopia as a packhouse manager immediately after , in 2010 . Within a year , he was promoted to adjunct production director and has been the production manager for Marginpar Ethiopia since 2012 .
3 - in-1Marginpar acquired two more production localisation in Ethiopia in 2018 , so Fasika has three farm under his wings . Fasika : “ It fathom like a lot , but they are in reality not far from each other . We are in the process of making them function as one farm . Therefore we need to work on everyone hear the same tree diagram and working as one big squad . ”
The jobFasika : “ In myopic , my caper is to be after production and make certain the plan is followed . This programme is based on the market demand for Kenya and Ethiopia , which we encounter from the sales section in the Netherlands . There is a separate market demand for our partner farm in Tanzania and Zimbabwe . The grocery demand shows us the what and when of the stems we want to wreak to the market together . Then it is up to all the farms to forecast out the how . ”
“ We have a short - full term and a long - term plan ; foresightful - term plan can go up to 5 years , but we mainly work with an annual plan . When we get the market demand , we first seem at the land each farm has useable and at which crop work best in which environments . We split the crops per country and farm , and then it is time to specify a program per farm . This includes , e.g. , planting , fertilizing , and maintenance for each crop , and each m2 . ”
Adapt and overcomeEthiopia has seen quite a drastic change in climate over the past few years . Fasika : “ For about 6 - 7 years , we have struggled with the changing climate . The rain is irregular , which can disrupt our fertilization and spray programs , and we are seeing colder nights . Eryngium and Astrantia can handle these cold nights , but we had to blockade grow Hypericum because it ca n’t . But we never throw in the towel . We just started wait for other flowers that do well here . We have a very good trial run site and are now doing semi - commercial-grade trials with , among others , Sanguisorba Red Dream ® , Salvia , and Achillea ‘ Paprika ’ . ”
ok developmentsMarginpar Ethiopia has not only grown in its product range but has achieved a lot of increase in ecumenical . In the last 10 years , yield has grow from 4.8 million stem per twelvemonth to 25 million . Fasika : “ Also , operation in the field has really ameliorate . We commence do the Hamuka polish here three years ago , and it is making a big difference . People are now really feeling job ownership and are happy to work on the farm . By invert the triangle , I experience that we are empowering our multitude , and we truly work as a team that I can trust . ”
aspiration for the futureFasika : “ I would like to see the farm generate swelled and bigger , and peradventure even starting more farm in unlike office in Ethiopia . This way , we can make more job opportunities for the people in Ethiopia . We can make a big wallop on the masses in Ethiopia . One day , I would like to own my own blossom farm . I have really encounter my cacoethes in flowers . ”
