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  • IPM ESSEN 2023 Spotlight focuses on UK as exhibition’s partner country

    The Commercial Horticultural Association (CHA), in partnership with the UK’s Department for International Trade, is proud to introduce the British group and pavilion at IPM Essen 2023.On display will be an array of leading and innovative UK manufacturers and suppliers of plants, products and...

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  • General Manager André van Kruijssen addresses members and invitees.

    The Netherlands Plantion continues to look beyond today in spite of lower turnover

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    In an unpredictable period for the entire industry, Plantion is factoring in a 5 percent decline in its 2022 annual sales total. For 2023, Plantion assumes recovery and further investment in new service concepts, although a Plan B has been prepared. Last night at Plantion's General Members'...

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  • IPM Essen 2023 in Germany The big horticultural meeting at the end of January

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    The world's largest horticultural trade fair had to take a break for two years because of a small virus. Now the next edition of IPM Essen will start from 24 to 27 January 2023 - and expects many visitors from all over the world!

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    • Mike Allan, Vice President of Business Development and Licensing at  Certis Biologicals.

      Certis Biologicals New president of business development and licensing

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      To meet the rising demand of biological crop protection, Certis Biologicals announced that it is strengthening its innovation pipeline by naming Mike Allan Vice President of Business Development and Licensing.

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  • Where the sector in Ghana is clearly undergoing a transformation, development in Côte d"Ivoire is more a matter of a long haul.

    Impact story Positive developments in West-African horticulture

    Professionalising the horticulture sector in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire to improve the quality and safety of fruits and vegetables. That was the aim of HortiFresh West Africa, a programme supported by the Dutch government and guided by Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation (WCDI) of Wageningen...

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  • Schematic of UbiGro Cover, a new product that leverages twin-screw extrusion to incoroporate fluoresent quantum dots into the roofing of greenhouses. UbiGro Cover 590 (orange) is launching for pilot projects in early 2023.

    Research and development NASA Funds Scale-Up of Fluorescent Greenhouse Roofing Technology

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    UbiQD, Inc., a New Mexico-based advanced materials company, announced that it was recently awarded a new small business contract by NASA, the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, for optimization and scale up of extruded UbiGro greenhouse films for boosting crop yield in...

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  • AIPH and GYBN Youth Award for the AIPH World Green City Awards 2024

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    A new Youth Award for the 2024 edition of the AIPH World Green City Awards was proudly announced by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) and the Global Youth Biodiversity Network (GYBN) on 6th December 2022 at the Youth Summit in Montréal ahead of the 15th Conference of...

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  • Expo 2026 Izmir promises to connect its past with a nature-based future.

    AIPH-Approved World Horticultural Expos Worldwide events in the coming years

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    The 171st General Assembly of the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), took place in Paris, France, on 28-29 November. According to the Paris Convention of 1928 establishing the BIE, AIPH has been given international responsibility for approving international horticultural exhibitions....

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  • Midstream Lighting completed Hyperion acquisition

    United Kingdom Midstream Lighting completes Hyperion acquisition

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    Midstream Lighting, a world leader in LED lighting technology, announced the completion of its acquisition of Hyperion Grow Lights. Midstream will retain the Hyperion brand as its horticulture offering; under the leadership of former Hyperion Managing Director, Jonathan Barton.

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  • Koppert recognized that new sustainability strategies needed to be drafted.

    The Netherlands Koppert moves towards global sustainability

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    Koppert is on the road towards becoming a globally sustainable and green organization. While the company’s products and services have been promoting sustainable horticulture and agriculture for more than 55 years, it is now bringing more transparency into its processes and operations. This is...

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  • What is the status on medicinal cannabis worldwide? Watch the knowledge session from GreenTech!

    GreenTech industry news Leading the cannabis industry into the next decade

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    What is happening in the cannabis market and how are we going to move forward coming into the next decade? David Cohen speaks with experts Elad Toby, Timo Bongartz and Levin Amweg, about the Israeli and Swiss market of cannabis and the key success factors of growing high quality cannabis. Watch...

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  • Peter ten Have joined the Flower Council of Holland’s Executive Board.

    The Netherlands Peter ten Have joins Executive Board at the Flower Council of Holland

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    Peter ten Have joined the Flower Council of Holland’s Executive Board on 14 November. The director/owner of nursery J&P Ten Have and cofounder of Decorum is well known as a pragmatic manager with an extensive network in both production and trade. Ten Have will be replacing Bert Schouten, who has...

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