ABOUT US

Ghana Flower Growers Association is Non-Governmental Organization and floricultural industry trade association. Its formation was in response to fill the knowledge gap and other skill set training for practitioners in the industry. It is also created to provide standards and market accessibility

The formation of the association in 2006 was in response, first and foremost, to fill in the knowledge gap and other skills set training in the best agronomic practices, safe use of agrochemicals, and promoting standardization along the floricultural industry value chain.

We further sought to promote the use of local and indigenous plant species in meeting the landscape horticultural needs of the emerging housing industry as well as the development of the associated urban public spaces so that landscape horticulture will become inexpensive, affordable and accessible.

To this end, the development of desirable ornamental plants, cut flowers, turfgrass and medicinal herb plants for parks, gardens and other recreational facilities that will become a prerequisite to enhancing the health, beauty, property values of our homes and for the increasing urban communities became our pursuit.

It was envisaged that, the development of these suitable plant resources will invariably promote the agenda of safe urban greening and beautification of public spaces and the revitalization of the development of school gardens which was once an important living outdoor resource facility for teaching and learning.

These urban beautification programmes will not only open enormous opportunities in the ecotourism sector, but will ultimately lead to the enhancement of the environmental health, the sustainability of our urban settings as well as the mitigation of the devastating impacts of climate change and variability.

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VISION

Our Vision is making Ghana the regional leader in tropical floricultural industry in West Africa

MISSION

Our mission is to create value from the plant world to enhance the wellbeing of humanity while promoting sustainable biodiversity conservation for succeeding generations.

The mission statement is premised on the following:

Creating value - We believe the philosophy that "resources are not, they become".
The plant world - is vast and diverse, giving rise to enormous and innovative opportunities by and for all
Wellbeing of humanity - promoting the physical, emotional and mental health of humankind as well as the beauty and comfort of our home and communities where plant and humanity live in harmony
Sustainable biodiversity conservation - perpetuating the existence of the plant species and varieties so that they can continuously provide the ecosystem support services for the current and future generations
Succeeding generation - We borrowed these plant resources from our generations and we must leave behind a better world than we found it

CORE VALUES

Integrity

Promoting trust and honesty among members and partners

Respect for nature

Building respectful relationship, friendship and networks

Sustainability

Ensuring environmental sustainability in all our practices and promoting the sustainable coexistence between the plant world and humankind

Dignity

Maintaining dignity in business practices and utmost respect for one another at all times

Excellence

Developing and sustaining the highest standards and best practices

Free sharing of knowledge

Building and sharing useful information for best practices

Organic Culture

Promoting and supporting organic gardening

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

To promote the floricultural Industry value chain
To build the technical capacity and competency skills of members
To facilitate trade and marketing opportunities for members,To promote advocacy and lobbying for the industry to enhance growth and development,To mobilize financial support for research and innovative development of the floricultural industry,To build global partnerships and collaborations with other stakeholders for the promotion of the industry,To mobilize members for community outreach programmes and projects

Target Group

The association is established to create opportunities

To Train Flower Growers, Florists, Gardeners, Landscapers, Flower Traders And Exporters And Other Associated Professionals

To Train And Create Livelihood Opportunities For The Unemployed Urban Youth

To Train And Work With School Children To Embark On School Gardening, Greening And Beautification Programmes

To Develop The Suitable Planting Materials And Work With Real Estate Developers For The Housing Industry

To Mobilize The Urban Public Dwellers To Embark On Urban Greening And Beautification Programmes For The Built Environment

Beverage And The Cosmetic Industry

MEMBERSHIPS CATEGORIES

Individual Grower Member

Commercial Grower Member

Corporate Member

Student Member

Associate Member

Honorary Member

Industry Partner Member

Flower Enthusiasts

INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERSHIPS/COLLABORATIONS

The association works closely with other stakeholders in order to deliver on its vision and mission. These stakeholder include individual partners, corporate bodies, research and knowledge institutes, governmental and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) as well as international organizations

PARTNERSHIP WITH BIOTECHNOLOGY AND NUCLEAR AGRICULTURE RESEARCH INSTITUTE (BNARI) OF GHANA ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (GAEC)

The association in partnership with the Biotechnology and Nuclear Agricultural Institute (BNARI) of Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) has embarked on an urban Green Infrastructure project dubbed GAEC International Flower Centre (GAEC -IFC) on a 15 - acre land in a strategic location in Accra.

The primary objectives this project are listed in the following thematic areas:

To set up botanical gardens, parks and recreational centres.
To research, educate, train and provide capacity building in biodiversity conservation
To provide eco-tourism and green business services
To organise horticultural fairs and trade promotions
To provide soil and water management services.

Project's Thematic areas:

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION PROGRAMME - - collect, propagate, multiply and conserve indigenous flowers and ornamental plant resources suitable for landscape horticulture and gardening dubbed National Ornamental Plants Biodiversity Conservation (NOPBiC) Programme as a Seed / Gene bank
PARKS, GARDENS & RECREATION PROGRAMME - - provide life enriching, diversified, recreational and park areas with therapeutic themed gardens which will promote urban community health and well-being
EDUCATION, TRAINING, CAPACITY BUILDING & ECOTOURISM PROGRAMME - establish demonstration fields for scientific research, science and plant resources education, eco- tourism, practical training and capacity building along the floricultural value chain for the industry practitioners and the general public
JOB & WEALTH CREATION AND TRADE PROGRAMME - - Provide the requisite marketing platform and opportunities for jobs and wealth creation via ornamental plants and flower marketing and trading both locally and internationally to be partly called the Accra International Flower Market (AIFMart) - suitable for international Plants, Flower and other Allied Trade Fair.
WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME - - create water resource facility / water park i.e.eco-lake as a reliable source of reservoir to supply water for the project, offer practical training in sustainable utilization of water resources, offer watershed management training and also create the requisite integrated environment for aquatic plants biodiversity conservation