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BOGOTA, Colombia: Augusto Solano, President of sector body Asocolflores comments that while in his own country practically all flower sales…
Source: Logistics Update Africa NAIROBI, Kenya: The Kenyan government has inked a deal with Ethiopian Airlines to operate passenger planes…
NEWARK, USA: Produce Marketing Association (PMA), the trade association representing companies from every segment of the global produce and floral…
ZAGREB, Croatia: EU agriculture ministers discuss the severe impact COVID-19 pandemic is having on the agri-food sector. Complicated and burdensome…
FlowerTrials, the annual showcase of the European bedding plant industry which was due to be held in week 24, will…
MADRID, Spain: Spain’s ornamental horticulture industry, relying mostly on exports for a substantial share of revenue, fears the future as…
THE HAGUE, Netherlands: Dutch minister of agriculture Carola Schouten appeared on TV show Op1 on Saturday 21 March lending her…
DIDCOT, UK: During an address to the nation on Monday evening 23 March, UK prime minister Boris Johnson said that…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: In the current Covid-19 crisis, the European growing media sector is doing its outmost to ensure continuity of…
Author: Eugene Gerden MOSCOW, Russia: A group of leading Russian cut flower growers have called on the national government to…
ENKHUIZEN, Netherlands: Only a few hours after the FlowerTrials board set 6 April as deadline to cancel or proceed, flower…
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BRUSSELS, Belgium: In the current Covid-19 crisis, the European growing media sector is doing its outmost to ensure continuity of…
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands: GreenTech Amsterdam, hosted by RAI Amsterdam, has been rescheduled because of Coronavirus. The three-day event, originally scheduled 8-10…
Amsterdam, the Netherlands: GreenTech Amsterdam will now take place on Tuesday 20 – Thursday 22 October 2020. Organisers, RAI Amsterdam,…
PONTINIA, Italy: Italian wholesale plant nursery Jardiservice, located about 70 kilometres southeast of Rome, has warned its French customers that…
NYON, Switzerland: The world faces a serious health crisis with “SARS-CoV-2” and the disease it causes “coronavirus disease 2019” (COVID-19),…
Belgium’s iconic flower show Floralies of Ghent was due to be held from 1 May to 10 May. The aim…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: Tonnes of roses, carnations, sunflowers and chrysanthemums were being dumped on Monday (16 March) by workers at Dutch-based Royal…
Dutch-based Chrysanthemum breeder and propagator Armada, expects to lose a substantial amount of money. The company has to destroy its…
ROME, Italy: Since Italy’s coronavirus lockdown of much of Northern Italy, imposed by the government on Sunday afternoon March 8,…
ROME, Italy: On 3 March, in two Italian newspapers, ItaliaOggi and Linkiesta, Luigi de Maio, Italy’s Foreign Minister, announced government…
SCHIPHOL, Netherlands: With immediate effect, Gertjan Roelands is appointed senior vice president of Sales & Distribution of Air France KLM…
TEHRAN, Iran: On 21 March, Iranians around the world will celebrate the Persian New Year, or Nowruz. For the occasion,…
WAREGEM, Belgium: Finally, on 3 March, Waregem enjoyed its first sunny day after weeks of gloomy weather caused by atmospheric…