APSA’s Special Interest Group for Vegetable and Ornamental Committee, in collaboration with Plantum would like to invite all APSA members to attend a special Study Tour to the world's leading seed exporter, the Netherlands. The Study Tour will be held from the 26th to the 30th of September 2022 and has been designed for participants to exchange practices and knowledge with seed breeding companies in the Netherlands as well as the National Seed Association. The program itinerary also includes a visit of leading vegetable seed production companies and local seed production sites in the Netherlands, as well as Plantum, the Seed Meets Technology, Naktuinbouw, Floriade exhibition, flower auction and flower breeding and plant raiser companies. Also included are visits to public research institutes specialized in breeding, phytosanitary testing and DUS registrations, including Wageningen University & Research.
Participation for the Exploring the Dutch Seed Industry Study Tour is only 3,000 USD and will cover meals, transportation and hotel accommodations in the Netherlands.
Maximum participants allowed is 25 persons, where all delegates are responsible to cover their travel from their country to Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam, Netherland.
AGENDA
| DATE |
TIME (GMT+2) |
AGENDA |
| Monday 26 September 2022 |
8:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Comapny Visit & Trial location |
| 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch |
|
| 1:30 pm - 5:30 pm |
Visit the phytosanitary laboratory and DUS test at Naktuinbouw |
|
| Tuesday 27 September 2022 |
9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Company visits in Enkhuizen |
| 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch |
|
| 1:30 pm - 5:00 pm |
Seed Meets Technology – lectures and open visit to seed technology exhibition |
|
| Wednesday 28 September 2022 |
8:00 am - 9:00 am |
Meeting with Niels Louwaars, Managing Director, Plantum (venue TBC) |
| 10:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Floriade exhibition in Almere |
|
| 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch |
|
| 1:30 pm - 7:00 pm |
Floriade Exhibition continued – transfer to hotel TBC |
|
| Thursday 29 September 2022 |
7:00 am - 9:00 am |
Visit Fresh Flower Auction (Veiling at Aalsmeer) |
| 9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Beekenkamp Plants B.V. |
|
| 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch |
|
| 1:30 pm - 6:00 pm |
Company Visit to see the high technology production for tomato |
|
| Friday 30 September 2022 |
9:00 am - 12:00 pm |
Visit Wageningen University & Research |
| 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm |
Lunch |
|
| 1:30 pm - 6:00 pm |
Company Visit for potato seed production |
NOTE: AGENDA SUBJECT TO CHANGE