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One on OneBotanicus co-founder Dana Hradecká: planting the seeds of success
The Botanicus chain of stores offering herbal soaps, extracts and
delicacies is a Czech, and growing international, success story. Most
tourists will have probably bought something from one of their outlets in
the country. The small business was founded in the early 1990’s after the
restitution of a family farm around 40 kilometres north-east of Prague.
That has become the centre for the business and a tourist attraction with
more than 50,000 visitors a year. One of the firm’s co-founders Dana
Hradecká explained the roots of the original inspiration for the business. More
One on OneBotanicus co-founder Dana Hradecká: planting the seeds of success
The Botanicus chain of stores offering herbal soaps, extracts and
delicacies is a Czech, and growing international, success story. Most
tourists will have probably bought something from one of their outlets in
the country. The small business was founded in the early 1990’s after the
restitution of a family farm around 40 kilometres north-east of Prague.
That has become the centre for the business and a tourist attraction with
more than 50,000 visitors a year. One of the firm’s co-founders Dana
Hradecká explained the roots of the original inspiration for the business.
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Current AffairsPrague finally gets a farmers’ market
There is nothing like buying fresh produce on an open-air farmers’ market
– but what may be common in other European cities has been missing in the
Czech capital for years. Now things have finally changed. The very first
farmers’ market was held in the district of Dejvice in March and
immediately attracted some fifteen thousand people. On Saturday, the stalls
opened for the second time.
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Current AffairsAlmost 10 percent of Czech agricultural land now given over to organic farming
Nearly 10 percent of all agricultural land in the Czech Republic is now
given over to organic farming, according to new data from the Ministry of
Agriculture. The number of organic farms in the country at the end of 2009
was just under 2,700, an increase of 50 percent on the previous year that
is due at least in part to government subsidies. I discussed the growth in
the sector with Vojtěch Kotecký of the Czech branch of Friends of the
Earth.
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Current AffairsNew campaign will promote consumption of local foods in the Czech Republic
A new campaign meant to encourage consumers to buy products grown locally
will come to Czech supermarkets next year. Funded by the Ministry of
Agriculture, this campaign will support Czech farmers and help consumers
discover the best of what their region has got to offer.
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Business NewsBusiness News
In Business News this week: the Czech finance minister puts forward plans
for a radically simplified “super tax”; the Czech tractor maker Zetor
sees a 14-percent rise in sales; the Ministry of Agriculture launches a
huge organic food promotion campaign; there is speculation the country’s
biggest search engine could go on the block; and a Czech travel agency is
offering flights in space on Virgin Galactic. More
PanoramaCzech organic food market growing fast but most produce still imported
Organic food is selling in ever increasing quantities in the Czech
Republic. Between 2006 and 2007 sales grew by almost 50 percent, and some
predict further growth of around a third every year until 2011. That’s
good news for Greens. However, they’re less pleased about the fact over
half of the organic produce sold in this country is imported from abroad.
Hoping to change that, the Czech branch of Friends of the Earth has just
launched a new campaign entitled Hledá se česká buchta, or Czech Cake
Wanted. I discussed it and other aspects of the Czech organic food market
with the group’s Vojtěch Kotecký at the campaign’s launch.
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Business NewsBusiness News
In Business News this week: inflation in the Czech Republic stands at 5
percent and is set to rise further, while salaries should grow next year by
almost 8 percent; unemployment is at a nine-year low of 5.6 percent; Skoda
is about to start rolling out Octavias that run on alcohol, but only for
the Swedish market; Seattle follows Portland’s lead and introduces
Czech-made trams; sales of organic food have doubled and are set to keep
doubling annually for the next couple of years; and the Czech National Bank
is minting more coins, due to uncertainty over when the country will adopt
the euro.
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The first-ever fashion show on Wenceslas Square. The nation's patron saint
got an eyeful! A baboon from Brno Zoo enjoyed a highly publicized four day
outing before the police caught up with him. And, the Pardubice town hall
is practicing its bows and curtsies for Princess Anne. Find out more in
Magazine with Daniela Lazarova. More
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