Young Plants Companies Unite Under Fleuroselect

By Greenhouse Grower staff|November 24, 2008

Representatives from 40 European young plants companies met at the European Ornamental Young Plant Producers Convention and elected to unite under the Fleuroselect umbrella. Organizations for young plants producers already exist at the national level, but the group felt a platform was needed for all of Europe in order to network, share experiences and develop strategies.

The group chose Fleuroselect for several reasons. It likes the fact that Fleuroselect encompasses production and distribution companies, as well as breeders of vegetatively propagated material. It also likes the fact that it’s an independent, non-political, international organization. Many of the 40 companies uniting are already members of Fleuroselect anyway, and all 40 will now have voting rights as members of the organization.

Herman Hamer of Florensis and Josef Clodius of Syngenta will represent the group at the board level on the production and distribution business unit. Permanent working groups will be set up to cover intellectual property and regulation, production issues and commercial issues. These groups will steer discussions and prepare topics for presentation on issues relevant to the sector. All business unit activities, including future meetings, will be funded from the membership fees.

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