April 2015
Spanish CASI into
Dutch Tomatoes
The Spanish cooperative CASI will start
selling Dutch tomatoes in Spain. The
organization from Almeria has hired a
distribution platform of 4,500 square
meters in Poeldijk, the Netherlands to
distribute Dutch tomatoes to Spain.
According to the Spanish horticultural
magazine F&H, the management of CASI
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New international
event for pot and
bedding plant industry
has contacted Dutch growers to buy
tomatoes from them to supply certain
Spanish customers. This will allow CASI
to deliver year round. CASI specializes in
tomatoes and is Europe’s largest supplier
with a volume of 240,000 tons.
No income tax for
flower growers Ecuador
The President of Ecuador signed a 100%
exemption to the advance payment
of income tax for flower producers
and exporters during the fiscal period
2015. The Ecuadorian flower growing
sector is facing a critical situation due
to a drop in the export levels, the
devaluation of the ruble and the euro,
the economic sanctions imposed by the
European Union to Russia, and the loss
of competitiveness against countries like
Kenya and Colombia, which is causing
HortiBiz in cooperation with Fleuroselect is organizing a new, international event for renowned producers, suppliers,
researchers, advisors and traders in the field of pot and bedding plants. The Green Inspiration Event ‘Pot and Bedding Plant
Industry’ will take place on Thursday 11 June 2015.
that Ecuadorian flowers are being
replaced in their main markets.
Simple greenhouse
easily collects dew
Roots Up has designed a greenhouse
to collect dew. The collected water is
meant for watering the crops. It can,
however, also be used as drinking water if
needed. The greenhouse is set into a pit
in the ground and is built with bamboo, a
polycarbonate sheet, a bioplastic sheet,
ropes and a cistern water tank. It can be
constructed by unskilled people with just
The company premises of Anthura in
Bleiswijk will be the inspiring setting
for this happening and participants
will enjoy a dynamic evening program
with among others the presentation
of the FleuroStar Award for best plant
introduction and the announcement
of the Green Entrepreneur of the Year.
Based on excellent entrepreneurship
and an extraordinary achievement in
the past year, which international pot
and/or bedding plant grower is the
best grower in the world?
Over a nice dinner and by way of
several inspiring speakers the Green
Inspiration Event ‘Pot and Bedding
Plant Industry’ aims to bring the
international plant sector together.
Invitation only
The Green Inspiration Event, proactively
supported by a large number of
leading horticultural organisations
and companies, is meant to be
attended exclusively by top players
in the national and international pot
and bedding plant sector. The exact
evening program will be compiled in
the coming weeks. The website www.
hortibiz.com will post regular updates
on the event. However, participation in
the Green Inspiration Event on 11 June,
is by invitation only, so please keep an
eye on your mailbox and emails.
If you want to be present at the event
or get involved as partner, please
contact us via :
[email protected]
basic tools and takes around five days
to complete. The greenhouse works by
trapping hot, humid air during the day
and ensuring that it circulates rather than
being lost. Roots Up is now raising funds
with a flexible funding campaign on
Indiegogo.
In this edition
[ 3 ] Cultilene Substrate Calculator
[ 4 ] AquaTag saves water [ 7 ] Kare Wiig
[ 8 ] Kenyan infusions [ 9 ] Column Edwin
Webster [ 10 ] Column Rosa Eskelund
[ 11 ] 20 years MPS [ 12 ] NethWork in
Guatemala [ 14 ] Column Henk Verbakel
[ 15 ] Roses Forever
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