By Sabina Reiner
News from AgriFlor 2012
The13th edition of Agriflor 2012, also known as FlorEcuador Agriflor, was held in Quito (Ecuador) form Wednesday 3 to Saturday 6 October 2012. This interna- tional floral trade show is gaining more and more popularity and you shouldn’t miss it.
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ccording to Jasper van Dijk, HPP Exhibitions Marketing Manager, the attendance numbers are approximately 1500 visitors from 49 coun-
tries, and 85% of the visitors came from outside of Ecuador. People attend this trade show to see new products and plant varieties, to find new vendors, learn business and production techniques, and net- work with other professionals. It was encouraging to see so many fellow growers, importers, wholesalers, and industry friends from around the world visiting the show. The weather was great and the aisles were packed with an upbeat crowd that made their way to see many of the 206 exhibitors.
ntering the location it was impossible to miss Selecta and its #1 crop for the year, Pearls® Gyp- sophila. Right at the entrance a big “Pearls” bill-
board and a big banner welcomed the visitors and grabbed everyone’s attention. Selecta has their pres- ence at CoOp Farms booth and at the Ecuadorian Gyp booth, as well.
he plant qualities were impressive, and the friendly team of CoOp Farms and Nathalie Lan- dazuri from Ecuadorian Gyp Association were
warmly welcoming visitors to enter the stand and explore the best Gypsophila varieties. Let’s look at some of the Pearls® gyp highlights from Selecta: All Pearls® varieties were selected for long vase life
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Nathalie Landazuri (first from left) from Ecuadorian Gyp Associa- tion, David Abuchar (in the middle), and Jordi Caballeria (on the right) from Selecta were warmly welcoming visitors to enter the stand and explore the best Gypsophila varieties.
(tests done by Florcontrol, FloraHolland, and OTA Tokyo proved a superior vase life of Pearls varieties) and superior quality. We presented three Pearls® va- rieties: Blossom, Ginga, and CV 352, our promising trial variety. Many of our visitors who grow Pearls® Blossom confirmed to us that this variety has a very high productivity to compare to other Gyp varieties they have tried. The most exciting feature about Pearls® Ginga is the fact that this variety is not only fast and vigor-
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