“The joy that IPM ESSEN could finally take place again could be felt in every hall and at every stand.” This is how the CEO of Messe Essen summed up the long-waited reunion of the green sector.
During IPM Essen, members of the initiative introduced new efforts targeting social environmental standards such as working conditions, water use, and more.
Flores El Capiro S.A., a greenhouse grower in Colombia, took home the top prize this week from the International Association of Horticultural Producers when it was named International Grower of the Year 2017 during a dinner at IPM Essen in Germany.
IPM Essen’s Innovation Showcase, which the Central Horticultural Association first began as a competition in 2008, has become established as a permanent fixture at the event.
