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 4 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 Colophon Address: M iddel Broekweg 3, 2671 ME Naaldwijk, The Netherlands [email protected] - www.hortibiz.com Editor in chief: Jacco Strating Editing team: Ellis Langen , Jacco Strating Contributing authors: Jos Balendonck, Rosa Eskelund, Dag Eivind Gangås, Frans van den Houdt, Ank van Lier, Uko Reinders, Ed Smit, Renee Snijders, Henk Verbakel and Edwin Webster. Photography: Cultilene, Horti-Images, Frans van den Houdt, Glenn Mostert, MPS, Kare Wiig, SensorTagSolutions and HortiBiz. Translation: Renee Snijders Design: Speax Printing house: BDUprint Publisher: Hans van Renssen Advertising sales: Martijn Haas, tel. +31(0)6 34 76 70 68 [email protected] Hans van Renssen, tel. +(0)6 81 02 76 88 [email protected] Subscription: 8 times a year for € 50,Sent an email to: [email protected] Disclaimer/copyright: The publisher and authors declare that they have compiled this media product carefully and to the best of their knowledge. However, no warranty or representation is made to the accuracy or completeness of the information contained in this document. The publisher and authors assume no liability whatsoever for any damage resulting from the use of this product or its content.
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