The Japanese First Lady Calls on a Flower Farm

During her visit to ‘Flores de Serrezuela’ flower farm this past July 29th, Akie Abe, the First Lady of Japan, sat down with company and Asocolflores representatives to lend an ear to the life stories of ‘Serrezuela’ workers who handle the production and export of flowers to the Japanese market.

In the photo above, On the right, Augusto Solano, President of Asocolflores expounding on the generation of jobs and development that Colombian floriculture fosters in 60 municipalities. Continuing from right to left, Pedro Miguel Samper, Ricardo Samper, the First Lady of Japan, Akie Abe, her official translator and ‘Flores de Serrezuela’ flower farm workers. Below are other moments the First Lady shared during their visit.