Since its inclusion in the 1991 version of the UPOV Convention, the concept of Essentially Derived Varieties has been surrounded…
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This article discusses the recent developments within the Brazilian legal framework for Plant Variety Protection (PVP) and provides a comprehensive…
Over 100 breeders, lawyers, and IP experts from over 20 countries met at CIOPORA’s Annual General Meeting in Cologne, Germany…
At a time when the economy is still reeling from the global health crisis, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and…
FCI Opinion: Mike Rimland is a plant hunter and global ambassador for Costa Farms, North America’s largest indoor plant nursery;…
FCI Interviews: Herb Hill of Raingreen Tropicals is a renowned bromeliad and orchid breeder, and he talks in June 2022…
FCI interviews: Phil Whelan, CEO and founder of MM Flowers – one of the largest suppliers of cut flowers to…
CIOPORA, CPVO, AIPH and FloraCulture International are proud of what is already the 13th annual update on Plant Breeders’ Rights,…
Sustainability is at the forefront of GLOBALG.A.P.’s revised Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) scheme for floriculture. Juan Carlos Isaza, GLOBALG.A.P.’s senior…
Florverde Sustainable Flowers didn’t begin as a certification; it began as a code of conduct for growers led by the…
Francesco Mattina was appointed as President of the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) by the Council of the European Union…
In this second of a two-part column from FloraCulture International magazine, industry veteran Jaap Kras discusses how vertical integration will…
Australia’s unique native flowers have potential as new and exciting products worldwide for cut flower and ornamental plant markets. But…
ENKHUIZEN, Netherlands: Syngenta Flowers has appointed Felix Schlösser as the company’s new Head of Marketing EAME for Syngenta Flowers. Felix…
NAIROBI, Kenya: The signing of the framework of cooperation between Kenya Flower Council and the Embassy of the Kingdom of…
LONDON, UK: Australia has once again held its head high at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in the UK. Breeding…
BARCELONA, Spain: The International Seed Federation (ISF) concluded a successful World Seed Congress 2022 – gathering more than 1,500 global…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Next August’s International Garden Centre Association (IGCA) congress already has 200 confirmed delegates with less than three months…
ALMERE, Netherlands: At 12.1 metres tall and with a weight of 56 tonnes, a tower designed by Dar and the…
KAMPALA, UGANDA: Chrysanthemum breeder Floritec has appointed Sjoerd de Boer as managing director of its Xclusive cutting farm in Uganda.…
HEM, Netherlands: PanAmerican Seed Europe has kicked off construction of a state-of the-art greenhouse at their premises in Hem. Construction…
UTRECHT, Netherlands: The Princess Máxima Center, a kids cancer ward in Utrecht, Netherlands is set to benefit from a donation…
DIDCOT, UK: HTA National Plant Show is back for its first in-person event in three years at Stoneleigh Park in…
ANGERS, France: After an unavoidable two+ year hiatus due the pandemic, France’s iconic horticultural trade show Salon du Végétal returns…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: An environmental footprint calculator for the horticulture sector, a strawberry-picking robot and fully automated sticky trap monitoring using…
DELFT, Netherlands: The partnership between the FS Italian Group, through Rete Ferroviaria Italiana, and Hardt Hyperloop on a new hyperloop…