We have started the research for the Year 8 assessment piece on Valentine's Roses. This is taken from a book by Louise Ellis.
Roses are produced in a number of countries.
The main countries that supply roses for the UK market are:
UK, Netherlands, Colombia, Kenya and Israel.
One of the areas that we have been focussing on is Kenya's Lake Naivasha.
This is an area that has been significantly changed by the flower industry.
Try to find out more about the lake, with stories like this, this one from 2007 (the lake is still around 7 years after the story, but in what state ?), or this video from 2012.
Finally, you could read this article to see how the industry is changing the lives of people who work in it.
You need to provide a balanced story with some points for and against the development of this industry in what is a relatively poor country.
Image of Naivasha above shared on Flickr under Creative Commons license by user MarcProudfoot
Many thanks for sharing...
Image of flowers by Alan Parkinson - you'll be pleased to know that they're still alive as of Sunday the 16th....
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