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Ongoing Policy Developments and Achievements

The Life Under the COVID-19
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Pandemic: A Turn for the Better

o avoid cluster infection, the traditional ritual and
Tworship activities in temples are suspended, the
wedding receptions are held without any banquets,
and the funerals are held without public memorial and promotes all sorts of occasions and timing
ceremonies during the COVID-19 outbreak. These new when flowers can be used, such as worshiping in the
regulations have a serious impact on the domestic temples or by leisure and tourism industries. Lastly,
floriculture market. Meanwhile, more and more people the AFA promoted floriculture education in schools
choose to cook at home during the coronavirus and developed a new habit of using flowers in family
outbreak. Correspondingly, people would attach more life. These measures and promotions were the ways
importance to the safety of food ingredients and through which the AFA had helped the farmers
the healthfulness of fruits and vegetables. Through manage the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak..
the diversified promotions of floriculture education
and guidance on vegetable box marketing, the AFA New Ways for Pandemic Prevention:
reduced the farmers' losses and helped everyone Purchase a Vegetable Box and Cook at
thrive through the COVID-19 pandemic hand in hand. Home
In response to the pandemic control measures,
More Flowers, Better Lives the sales volume of the original distribution channels
The AFA promoted relief and economic stimulus decreased and consumers opted for self-cooking,
measures for the floral industry, including providing the AFA mentored and helped the farmer groups
salary subsidies to the employees of the floral industry promote vegetable boxes. The seasonal vegetables
and decorating the public places with flowers and were paired up into various combinations and then
plants to expand the use of domestic flowers and delivered directly to customers. It's not just a good
plants. Secondly, the AFA collaborated with hundreds option for the public to purchase fruits and vegetables
of supermarkets, retail outlets and distribution safely and conveniently but guided the transformation
channels to build a convenient way to people to and upgrade of the industry, turning the crisis into an
purchase flowers. Thirdly, the AFA proactively develops opportunity.

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