By Spy Uganda
Entebbe: Premier Roses Ltd the country’s largest exporter of roses, commanding around 40% of Uganda’s export market has once again expressed its support to the vulnerable communities of Uganda after yesterday donating over 2000 mattresses to its staff that were hugely hit by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Premier Roses Ltd is a flagship company of Ruparelia Group of companies owned and managed by Dr. Sudhir Ruparelia. The farm has steel structures and a 100% Hydroponics system supported by a fully automatic centralised irrigation system.
Despite having gone through terrible days of COVID-19 that affected their production, Rajiv Ruparelia on behalf of the entire board of directors of the company yesterday at the donation ceremony revealed that since COVID-19 has terribly hit their staff, they are not ready to stop supporting them.
”Very proud day, especially seeing smiles on the faces of members of the 10 community villages employed by Rosebud receiving 2000 mattresses. The effects of the pandemic have been huge & we are here to support no matter what,” said Rajiv.
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Based in Entebbe, Premier Roses Ltd is the largest exporter of flowers in Uganda and commands around 40% of all the country’s raised exports under its objective of achieving the highest standards of Good Agricultural Produce (GAP), environmental conservation, reduced use of agrochemicals and improved efficiency in the use of natural resources.
The company also focuses on conserving existing habitats and ensuring continual responsibility with regard to the health, safety, and welfare of its employees.
The company’s greenhouses are irrigated by a modern, automated water-pumping unit, which feeds the fully computerized hydroponics systems.
According to Premier Roses Ltd, the following categories of roses are produced: Sweetheart Roses; Valentino (dark red), Viva (bright yellow), Chelsea (orange), Red Calypso (bright red), Meera (champagne), Akito (white).
Others are; Blushing Akito (pink), Raspberry King (dark red), Jambo (bright red) and Intermediate Roses; Ace Pink (pink), Bella Rose (pink), Sunny Star (yellow), Furiosa (dark red), Tropical Amazone (orange), Banjo (pink), Labelle (peach), Soraya (yellow), Athena (white).
“At Premier Roses we aren’t just farmers, we are a company of innovators. Our vibrant colour roses are pleasant to the eye and are unmistakably unique with a 7-day vase life guarantee at the customer point. Our attention to detail, unwavering quality control, and forward-thinking efforts in environmental sustainability makes us stand out from the crowd,” a staff revealed about the company.
He added, “Some people are always grumbling because roses have thorns; We at Premier Roses are thankful that thorns have roses.”
