Using a new technique, American Flower Shippers Company succeeded in increasing its exports by 12% in 2008.
To encourage crop development, a technology that enables the creation of microclimates is used.
Prensa.com reported statements by Arnoldo Víquez, general manager of American Flower Shippers (AFS): "The microclimate that we generate in the summer works with two sheets of zaram (plastic,) one with 55% shade and the other with 30% shade.