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Floriculture

Balancing Biological Practices and Chemical Pesticides for Sustainability

From a historical perspective, agriculture and horticulture are prime examples of industries that had always worked in collaboration with nature until post-WWII, when chemists and...

A New Year’s message from Royal FloraHolland’s CEO Pieter Bootsma

Royal FloraHolland’s newly appointed CEO Pieter Bootsma highlights 2025 as a critical year for the world’s largest floral trade hub, promising growers and buyers more...

From Us to You…

As the year draws to a close and the holiday season unfolds we bring you this year’s final issue of Floriweek. To our cherished readers...

Taming Botrytis

Imagine walking into a florist’s shop, your eyes drawn to the vibrant petals of freshly cut flowers, their colors in full bloom. You reach out...

Sun Floritech: Cultivating Sustainability Through Soil Health Management

by Prisca Mwangi A unique approach to soil management that earned them the Kenya Flower Council (KFC) Floriculture Pinnacle Award, reflecting a profound understanding of...

Vidre+™ Technology Prolonges the Freshness of Cut Carnations

Vibrant colors make carnations well known and widely popular. Yet, they are also prone to rapid deterioration and have a short vase life. Vidre+™ technology...

Let’s Work With Farmers, Not Against Them, Says New EU Agri Chief

Christophe Hansen says his new vision for agriculture and food will be “different” and exclude “eat it or die” targets. He has a clear goal:...

How Tagging and Tracking Technologies Optimize Flower Transportation

Floral logistics is a complex and multifaceted system requiring a specialized approach to transportation and storage management. One of the key challenges for industry participants...