Philippines: Rose production goes hi-tech in Cavite farm
The rose greenhouse is automated and one of seven operated by Philippine Cut Flower Corp., which specializes in producing the “sensitive” and “perishable” roses with Dutch and French technology, said company president Dustin Andaya.
Andaya’s late father, Armando Andaya, was a pioneer of sorts in the cut flower industry in the Philippines.
In 1983, the elder Andaya, who ran a consultancy firm, visited Holland to look at flood control projects but became attracted instead to greenhouse technology, which he brought back home.
The company has since become the country’s biggest indoor cut flower grower, producing two million stems annually with the Island Rose brand.
Read more at the Inquirer (Maricar Cinco)
