After the fully booked ' Flowers by Sea ' Conference that took billet yesterday , the IFTF open up its doors this morning . The three - day expo is in its 12th edition , host well-nigh 300 exhibitors from over 25 state and business deal visitors from over 115 countries .
Exhibition storey .
Flower by Sea ConferenceThe stake in merchant marine flush by sea has been increase for several year now , and for this cause , the organisation of the IFTF , HPP Exhibitions , decided to land to life the ' flush by Sea Conference . ' After a successful variant during the IFTEX in Nairobi , Kenya , last June , another edition consider place yesterday and draw a prominent and international consultation across the supply range . unlike cardinal players that are currently directly or indirectly involved in the flower industry of Kenya and Colombia have been brought together in apaneland interacted through Q&A ’s through the participants in the consultation .
The instrument panel at the Flowers by Sea Conference .
" It has been a marvelous kick - off to the exhibition week , with monumental attending , " tell Jeroen van der Hulst of FlowerWatch and one of the panelists when reflecting on the three - time of day conference . " All 400 available buttocks were fully booked , and there were still 200 multitude on the waiting list . This Brobdingnagian interest shows that the industry sees the potential and that they are eager to explore the opportunity and quick to encounter the challenge . The large and confirming feedback has been super motivating to us . "
Hopes are high , and grant to Van der Hulst , the diligence is in a very hopeful inauguration stage . " Sea freight will in spades get a portion in the market . It is not only a more sustainable and lower - toll option , but it also opens up chance to hit new market and send different types of flowers , some that are normally too light or hard for zephyr freight . "
Entering new markets is one of the huge chance for Kenyan growers , he explains " China , Japan , the USA , and Australia , for illustration , are marketplace that are presently not being shipped to that much due to the limited space and high airfreight price , but shipping by sea can make the change . "
Even for Colombia , a area that has been furnish flowers by sea for many years with volumes increasing year by class , there is still much to gain as it has the potential to be used by more growers of all variety of crop . " Chrysanthemum grower El Capiro , for example , is a grower who is successfully shipping large volume by sea . 90 % of their prime are being transport by sea , and during the conference , Carlos Uribe said that their 10,000th container will be ship in January 2023 , saving them thousands of airfreights . "
The FloralDaily booth at IFTF
Visit the FloralDaily booth at IFTF!With FloralDaily , we have a booth on the IFTF and count fore to meet you there . We are also swirling around with our cameras at the show . Come and chit-chat us at our stand ( D1.22 ) to share horticulture newsworthiness , to get a Buyer ’s Guide just for a New World chat , or send an einsteinium - ring armour to make certain your exhibition tidings gets published .
On Monday , we will publsih our photo written report , below a small preview :
John Kowarsky and Amnon Zamir present the Cargolite construct , now also useable in Ecuador .
Paul Molina and Daniel Gomez of Naranjo rose present their exclusive sort Naranjo , breed by DeRuiter and ntroduced at the Expo Flor Ecuador . It is a big lead oranje variet that keep the colour .
Brothers Juan and Alejandro Echiverri of Aromas Farms , a 25 ha farm growing hydrangeas . At the show the were present several fresh varieties
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