associations and organizations

Members of Union Fleurs, the International Flower Trade Association, have elected a new President and Board of Directors on the occasion of the General Assembly held in Essen, Germany on 13 June 2022. The new Union Fleurs Board of Directors will work for the next two years (2022-2024) under the...

Bonn/Berlin, 30.06.2022 - Import Promotion Desk (IPD) is expanding its commitment and includes Kenya as the 15th partner country in its programme. On the first Fact Finding Mission IPD experts met promising producers of cut flowers. A total of six companies were initially selected for IPD's...

AIPH, the International Association of Horticultural Producers and the world’s champion for the power of plants, is proud to reveal the 12 world-renowned members of the Jury who will vote for the winners of the 2022 edition of the AIPH World Green City Awards.

Associations and organizations in horticulture work for the interests of their members and the entire industry. Below you will find information on campaigns and initiatives as well as new employees.

The Association of the German Flower Wholesale and Import Trade BGI is pleased to present the new issue of the magazine "Close to Green" - for the Trade in Flowers and Plants. As known from the past, the first issue of the year contains a comprehensive market analysis of last year.

Twenty-three multi-disciplinary experts from around the globe have been selected to join the technical panel to assess and score the entries received for the inaugural AIPH World Green City Awards.

Over 100 breeders, lawyers and IP experts from over 20 countries met in Cologne, Germany to discuss the latest challenges in IP protection for plants and how to increase the enforcement of the rights worldwide.

Fleuroselect is pleased to announce a shift in responsibilities within the organisation. Sally van der Horst, who recently celebrated 30 years at Fleuroselect, has handed over her function as Secretary General to Ann Jennen.

Thirteen leading cut rose breeders, organized in CIOPORA and its Crop Section Cut Rose IRBA, have called upon players of the rose business to observe and respect breeders’ Intellectual Property rights worldwide. The open letter distributed among cut rose propagators, growers, and their...

The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) has announced the finalists of the International Grower of the Year (IGOTY) Awards 2022. Nine ornamentals growers from around the globe have reached the final.

The past period of the pandemic was above all a time when personal contacts were very limited. How was this experienced in international horticulture? Ann Jennen, responsible for marketing and communications at Fleuroselect, has a good overview of this.