HortiFlora Ethiopia Expo and seminar program20 March 2013 - 22 March 2013
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From Wednesday March 20 to Friday March 22 EHPEA & HPP will organize the biennial Expo HortiFlora Ethiopia, which will be held in the Millennium Hall in downtown Addis Ababa. The HortiFlora Ethiopia is an exhibition that has been growing in size and numbers. In 2011, companies from more than 20 countries participated in the event. There were more than 100 exhibiting companies and around 1.500 trade visitors. For all horticultural suppliers to the Ethiopian sector this exhibition cannot be missed.
Several of the Green Farming members will be present at the expo, either as visitor, individual exhibitor or at the Holland Pavilion that is being organized by the Dutch government. Activities that will be organized include participation in the seminar programs on the topics of agrofinancing, agrologistics and climate and energy management and a 1-day farm visit program.
Dutch companies interested in exhibiting on the Holland Pavilion can contact the organizer NCH via http://www.agentschapnl.nl/agenda/holland-paviljoen-op-hortiflora-2013-addis-abbeba-ethiopi%C3%AB
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Agro Logistics and Agro Financing Seminars at Hortiflora Ethiopia 201315 March 2013 - 25 March 2013
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During the international exhibition HortiFlora Ethiopia, the Agricultural Office of the Embassy of The Netherlands will host a seminar program on agro-financing and agro-logistics. Green Farming is supporting the organization of the program.
Dealing with the challenges in agro-logistics and agro-financing in a timely and professional manner is essential for the further development of the Ethiopian horticultural sector and to keep pace with, or stay ahead of competing countries.
For the period of 2010-2015 the Ethiopian government envisages a strong economic growth supported for a large part by opportunities in the commercial agricultural sector. A continued increase in productive investments in the sector is required to make this happen. Both domestic funding and foreign direct investments need to be mobilized in favour of the agricultural sector. Besides that, continued and up-scaled investments in the cool chains will reduce the losses and improve the quality of agricultural produce, both for domestic markets as well as for the international customers.
This seminar program is aimed to bring together parties active in the Ethiopian horticultural sector, to share the current status and observed trends and to discuss the future developments and the bottlenecks to be dealt with. Seminars are schedules Wednesday 15.30 hrs, Thursday 11.00 hrs and 15.30 hrs and Friday 11.00 hrs.
Green Farming can be found at HortiFlora Ethiopia at Stand Number 5.13.
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Trade Mission for Kenyan vegetables growers and exporters to the Netherlands10 February 2013 - 13 February 2013
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In February 2013 Green Farming organized an incoming trade mission from Kenya with the support of the Kenyan Horticultural Crops Development Authority (HCDA) for growers and exporters interested in meeting potential business partners. The participants were enabled to build on their international networks, while investigating technological and commercial opportunities in The Netherlands. The group arrived after attending the Fruit Logistica in Berlin where a Kenya Pavilion had been organized by HCDA.
During the program visits were planned to Rotterdam Harbour, a selection of fruit and vegetable exporters, vegetable growers, technology providers, Wageningen University’s experimental station in Bleiswijk, providers of supplies and the retail. In a discussion session the opportunities and challenges for the Kenyan sector with respect to technology, knowledge and skills, market demands and access to finance were discussed. |
Trade mission to The Netherlands, 10th of February - 13th of February 201310 February 2013 - 13 February 2013.JPG)
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Green Farming will be organizing a Trade Mission for Kenyan vegetable growers to the Netherlands in connection to the Fruit Logistica Exhibition in Berlin, Germany. The mission program will involve a 3,5 to 4 day program which will be organised directly after the Fruit Logistica, starting from Sunday February 10th till Wednesday February 13th 2013. The Fruit Logistica Exhibition is held from Wednesday February 6th to Friday February 8th in Berlin, Germany.
The mission program in the Netherlands will include visits to growers, propagators, technology suppliers, horticultural research sites and marketing partners. The program will focus on the following themes:
• Water management
• Crop management
• Post harvest, logistics and marketing
During this trade mission there will be enough opportunities for network activities to extend and deepen business relations. If you are interested to participate, please contact info@greenfarming.nl.
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Invitation Fruits and Vegetables Seminar18 January 2013 - 25 January 2013
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We would like to invite you to the Seminar for Fruits and Vegetables Exporters, which will take place on Friday January 25th from 11.00 hrs – 13.00 hrs at the Head Office of the Horticultural Crops Development Authority, Airport Road, Opposite JKIA, in Nairobi.
For more information please see the attached file.
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