Frank de Hek is a partner at Oaklins Netherlands and leads Oaklins’ horticulture and private equity teams. He has 17…
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“At the time of writing, the number of coronavirus infections worldwide is nearing eight million and global deaths 1.1 million.…
“The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded on 6 October the Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Emmanuelle Charpentier from France…
Reporting on Portugal’s domestic production, including figures is not an easy task as reliable data is limited and not always…
Author: Ron van der Ploeg On 1 January 2021, Marco van Zijverden handed over the reins of Dutch Flower Group…
LISSE, Netherlands: Dutch bulb grower’s cooperative and perennial plant trader CNB puts Papaver orientale ‘Pink Perfection’ in the limelight, highlighting…
PARIS, France: UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has released the latest edition of its flagship Global Barometer…
AHVAZ, Iran: The Iranian Society for Ornamental Plants (ISOP), the Ornamental Plants Research Centre (OPRC) and Iran’s Ministry of Agriculture…
DIDCOT, UK: The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has partnered with sustainability certification the Planet Mark as a first step in…
LANSINGERLAND, Netherlands: On 2 February 2021, biocontrols supplier Koppert Biological Systems will hold a free webinar, designed to explain how…
WESTLAND, Netherlands: A new Partners for International Business (PIB) consortium, in collaboration with the Dutch Enterprise Agency RVO and knowledge…
DE KWAKEL, Netherlands: HilverdaFlorist and Takii extend their existing relationship with a collaboration on pot gerbera breeding. By joining forces,…
HEREFORD, UK: WYEVALE Nurseries has revealed it has passed its ISO 14001 Environmental Audit this year with its prime objective…
MISHMAR HASIVA, Israel: Plant breeder and propagator Danziger from Israel has hailed the move to turn NovemberFest, its annual open…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Growing Media Europe (GME) , the industry body for the European growing media industry is pleased to announce…
EINDHOVEN, Netherlands: Dutch cut lily grower A. Bakker & Zn. BV from Heerhugowaard says that a hybrid installation not only…
Author and photos: Ron van der Ploeg Turkey’s fledgeling ornamental horticulture industry has made significant progress since the first large-scale…
DE KWAKEL, Netherlands: The Dutch Flower Foundation today announced that it has appointed Marcel Zandvliet, Marketing and Sustainability chief (CMO/CSO)…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: Preparations for Plantarium 2021 are underway. At the same time the coronavirus pandemic continues to cause much uncertainty,…
SCHINDELLEGI, Switzerland: What does the global distribution of 15 billion Covid-19 vaccines mean for an already heavily battered air cargo…
DIDCOT, UK: Retail industry representatives have written a joint letter to the Scottish Government’s Economy Secretary, Fiona Hyslop MSP, to…
DIDCOT, UK: The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) and Expo 2021 Hatay have agreed upon 10 December 2021 to…
WAARDENBURG, Netherlands: With over 50 years of experience, ICL Specialty Fertilizers has now developed the fifth generation of innovative controlled-release…
PIANCASTAGNAIO, Italy: The Pistoia-based Giorgio Tesi Group nursery has offloaded its shares in tropical foliage plant grower Floramiata from Tuscany. …
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Growing Media Europe, the industry body for the European growing media industry, welcomes the news that the 74th…
How time flies, and so much has happened in 2020. Twelve months ago, I dedicated this column to the digital…