Colviveros Embraces Participation, Support, and Growth

Colviveros, is a non-profit trade association, governed by civil law and made up of individuals and corporations dedicated to Nurseries and the cultivation, production, logistics, domestic marketing and export of Ornamental Foliage and Potted Plants.

As a trade association, Colviveros was founded by a group of nursery owners, and small ornamental-foliage, potted-plant and flower growers around the Departments of Cundinamarca, Risaralda, Norte de Santander and Valle del Cauca, who saw associative interaction as an opportunity to drive small ornamental-foliage and potted-plant production and meet the domestic demand from larger Colombian exporters of exotic flowers and bouquets. It was also viewed as an in-road to carving their own path toward stimulating both domestic nurseries and the export of new ornamental foliage, potted plants and flowers overseas.

Colviveros, 10 years promoting Colombia's green industry

Since its founding on September 26, 2016, Colviveros has worked to strengthen the competitiveness of Colombian nurseries. Over 10 years, the association has carried out 50 training actions, 5 editions of ExpoPlantas, the Colombian Nursery Trade Show, a digital fair called B2B Conecta, and an ExpoRuta Viverista; it has conducted 15 international missions to Brazil, the United States, the Netherlands, Mexico, and Taiwan; and has led sector-impact initiatives, such as the VAT exemption on the sale of live plants, in effect since 2017. In the same way, we have contributed to simplifying the ICA nursery registry process, with registrations going from 1,166 nurseries in 2020 to 2,149 by the end of 2025. Our trade association management has also made it possible to channel around $3,000 million from entities like MinAgricultura, ICA, SENA, Colombia Productiva, INNpulsa, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Taiwan Cooperation, the Bogotá Chamber of Commerce, and Comfama, for initiatives in promotion, marketing, and business strengthening in the sector. Ten years of association, management, and commitment to Colombian nurseries.