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Reuters
Reuters
Health
By Javier Andres Rojas

Colombia's aging floral workforce threatens Valentine's potential

FILE PHOTO: An employee cuts flowers inside a greenhouse, ahead of Valentine's Day, at the Eclipse Flowers farm, in Tocancipa, Colombia January 30, 2023. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez

Colombia's flower industry is struggling to contend with an aging workforce as youth shun the industry in favor of jobs elsewhere, stifling productivity, industry sources said.

Flower producers need an extra 20,000 workers at busy times of the year, such as St. Valentine's Day, Augusto Solano, president of the flower producers association, told Reuters.

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