From November 17 to 19 , 2021 , the second edition of the Ornamental Plants & Flowers Expo took position in Mexico City . As a spouse country , the Netherlands was in the limelight this year .
( From left to right wing ) Dutch Ambassador , Wilfred Mohr ; Minister of Economy of Morelos , Ana Cecilia Rodríguez Ph.D. ; President of CEPOMAC , Mariano Oropeza , and President of OPF , Enrique Arias .
The Mexican decorative plant show , affiliated with the IPM middling in Essen , Germany , was impose by 2,108 visitors this class . In addition , another 809 people participated online in the various events coordinate during the fair . Although the numbers fell short of outlook , the participating companies were generally satisfied with the calibre of the just visitor . 80 companies and organisation had a booth at the fair , of which about half were suppliers of flowers , plant , or begin materials , and a third were suppliers of applied science .
Agriculture advisor Erik Plaisier
As mate country , the Netherlands was in the glare this yr . On 18 November , the Dutch Embassy in Mexico City organized a assembly on round agriculture in flower gardening . During this forum , Dutch knowledge and experience in this field were deal from different angles : Agriculture Council Erik Plaisier explained the LNV imaginativeness with regard to circular husbandry and give an overview of several enterprise currently being undertaken in the decorative plant finish sector in the Netherlands ; Alexander Boedijn , a research worker at Wageningen University & Research ( WUR ) , present WUR ’s research agenda to quicken the transition to circular agriculture ; Hugo Escoto of the Mexican horticultural troupe FINKA gift the effect of enquiry it had conducted together with WUR and other partners to introduce disk shape and make better employment of water through the combination of greenhouse horticulture , aquaculture , and alga polish in residuary greenhouse water ; and Victor Rebolledo of Dutch horticultural technology provider Ridder share Ridder ’s vision on the round use of water in gardening . The assembly was surveil by a well - attended networking upshot also organize by the Embassy .
Dutch roses grow in Mexico
The Netherlands was also well represented among the exhibitors and visitors : after Mexico , the Netherlands was the best - represented land among exhibitioner and visitors , with suppliers of propagation textile such as Dümmen Orange , Floricultura , Anthura , and Sion . Several Dutch engineering suppliers were also present as visitors .
Field visit to grower of plants and flower in the state of matter of Estado de Mexico and Morelos , as well as the demonstration greenhouse of Dutch breeders Dümmen Orange and De Ruiter , took property in the daylight leading up to the carnival . During these visits , foreign company , again including a large issue of Dutch ones , were able to get to know Mexican growers and the State Department of social function of the Mexican floriculture sector .
Ambassador Mohr and Agricultural Council Plaisier at the connection Brunch of the Embassy
The next edition of OPF Mexico will take blank space from 13 to 30 May 2025 .
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