International Committee Reviews Future of Floriculture
GLOBALG.A.P. recently invited the floriculture industry to a virtual Floriculture Future Forum, where Kristian Moeller, Managing Director at GLOBALG.A.P., and three industry experts provided an update on the latest developments and outlook for the floriculture sector.
The Floriculture Future Forum by GLOBALG.A.P. brought together three industry leaders:
Tony Bruggink, Global Director Food, Crops & Ingredients at IDH, The Sustainable Trade Initiative
Ximena Franco-Villegas, Managing Director at Florverde Sustainable Flowers
Olaf Spicker, CEO at edv-ring (Landgard subsidiary)
Over the past 10 years, the number of producers under Independent Florists Association certification for Flowers and Ornamentals has quadrupled, from around 500 producers under certification in 2011, to more than 2,000 in 2020. The countries with the highest number of producers under certification are the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, and Kenya.
The GLOBALG.A.P. IFA standard for Flowers and Ornamentals has been revised with input from public consultation periods last year. Version 6 of the IFA standard for Flowers and Ornamentals will be published in September 2021 and will be obligatory from September 2022. This new version will bring more sustainability, traceability, and digitalization.
GLOBALG.A.P. also introduced the Impact-Driven Approach to Sustainability in October 2020. This new approach helps farms in the flower and ornamentals sector collect, process, and store their environmental sustainability data.
Learn more here.
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