ROME, Italy: On 3 March, in two Italian newspapers, ItaliaOggi and Linkiesta, Luigi de Maio, Italy’s Foreign Minister, announced government…
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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…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: Elien Pieters, third generation proprietor of Gediflora, the world’s largest breeder and propagator of Belgian pot mums, has…
Author: Ron van der Ploeg BOSKOOP, Netherlands: This year’s tree nursery trade fair Plantarium, which will be held in conjunction…
ULTIMO, Australia: Sales from Australia-based production nurseries continue on their upward trajectory with two billion plants sold and total farmgate…
As the year 2020 gathers momentum, promises are made globally to secure the future of humankind and this planet that…
MOSCOW, Russia: International Women’s Day on 8 March is a national holiday in many countries, including Russia where it is…
Fourth-generation grower Arie van den Berg from Van Den Berg Roses in the Netherlands and China-resident expert, Nic Pannekeet began…
ENKHUIZEN, Netherlands: Syngenta Flowers has appointed former Beekenkamp sales manager Martijn Kuiper to lead its Product Management Europe team. The…
NAALDWIJK, Netherlands:Royal FloraHolland will require phased environmental registration and certification for all growers (members and non-members) supplying flowers and plants…
LONDON, UK: There was not much comfort for Dutch and German tree growers attending the UK’s Plant Health and Biosecurity…
WESTLAND/AALSMEER: This year’s FlowerTrials® took place June 11-14, 2019 in the Westland and Aalsmeer regions in the Netherlands and the…
VEENENDAAL, Netherlands: KVBC honours four roses with Certificate of Excellence. Since 2017, Boskoop’s Royal Horticultural Society (KVBC) has been judging…
VAL’HOR, the umbrella organisation for ornamental horticulture in France, (regrouping all trade unions from the ornamental sector, from growers to…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: A 22 per cent smaller Kenyan rose crop due to adverse weather conditions meant that already-strong rose markets…
AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands: It’s Valentine’s Day and, true to tradition, AFKLMP Cargo shipped about 3,000 tonnes of flowers to Europe…
BOLOGNA, Italy: Garden centre founder and containerised nursery stock pioneer Edo Ansaloni died in Bologna, Italy on 31 January, aged…
AALSMEER, Netherlands: New statistics from market analyst Floridata reveal the 2019 financial year was a record-breaking year for Dutch flower…
ANDIJK, Netherlands: The strawberry variety, F1 Summer Breeze Snow from ABZ Seeds from Andijk, the Netherlands, was named the winner…
BRUSSELS, Belgium: In a final stretch to reach the FSI 2020 ambition, members confirmed their efforts and action plans while…
AMSTERDAM/PARIS, ATLANTA and LONDON: Air France-KLM Cargo, Delta Air Lines Cargo and Virgin Atlantic Cargo are promising cargo customers more…
Marc Driessen last spoke to FCI when he was setting up his own business for Beekenkamp’s offshore cutting production in…
HOEK VAN HOLLAND, Netherlands: In his new greenhouse complex, Perry van de Haak sat down with FCI to share his…
ESSEN, Germany: The 38th edition of the world’s premier trade show for ornamental horticulture, IPM Essen welcomed 54,000 attendees from…