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roses are of high quality, disease free, clean and healthy.
They go through a series of quality checks before they
are finally dispatched to the customer. We also ensure
that the cool chain is strictly followed right from the
harvesting time to dispatch, thus keeping the flowers
fresh and long lasting.
Internally
formulated standards at Rosebud have set out overall
responsibilities for all management staff who can guide
other employees on Good Agricultural Practice (GAP)
including minimal use of pesticides and fertilizers,
environment policy, social responsibility and staff
welfare. To comply with this the farm undertakes frequent
internal audits in order to identify and document any
risk and prepare a time bound action plan. The overall
objective is to reduce the pesticide usage while at
the same time ensuring responsible and safe use of fertilizers
and pesticides. This takes place within the guidelines
set out in the company policy and statutory regulations.
Application of pesticides is guided by scouting and
identifying pests and disease pressures in all greenhouses.
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spraying with pesticides that are friendly to the environment
as opposed to blanket spraying is practiced as far as
possible. Accurate
and timely uses of remedial measures in crop protection
reduce the impact to the environment. All scouts undergo
in-house training to enable them identify all the disease
and pests found in cut flowers. Rosebud also applies the
use of Integrated Pest Management (IPM) which helps in
reducing pesticide usage. IPM is the use of beneficial
insects in controlling other harmful and undesired pests
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have a fully automated modern water pumping unit . Rosebud
aims at reduced fertilizer use and better plant quality
through the practice of hydroponic growing and other water
conservation techniques. The irrigation system is fully
computerized to ensure that only the required water and
fertilizer is applied. Recycling of water also ensures
no soil erosion and contamination hence preservation of
our water catchment areas and the environment. We send
our water samples for analysis to Europe every month.
We are also NEMA (National Environment Management Association)
certified and compliant. NEMA is the body that undertakes
all environment regulation and enforcement in Uganda.
We are also registered with Europe’s MPS certification
scheme which is the most widely used standard across the
flower industry.
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