After a two - twelvemonth absence , the IPM trade show recall and the industry ’s wish to get together on - web site was realise at the IPM Summer Edition held on 13–17 March 2025 in Essen , Germany .
The particular Summer Edition took place for the first meter , allowing a return to in - somebody consequence through the well - established platform for communication and exchange offered by IPM Essen . numerate over 230 exhibitor across two anteroom , the event focused on forward-looking product and services from across the sector .
Speakers ' Corner provides a platform for industriousness dialogThe IPM Summer Edition feature both an IPM Discovery Center to showcase new products and a Speakers ' Corner to facilitate discussion between industry representative . GLOBALG.A.P. was make up by GGN Label Key Account Manager for flower gardening , Sarah von Fintel , at the talking on current industry developments and adjustment strategies on 13 June .
Alongside participants Jan Bley ( Innok Robotics ) , Marcus Sushant ( grünpunkt ) , and Maik Mandemaker ( MPS ) , the discussion spanned several central topics facing manufacturer . This included the sustainability driver of resource efficiency and responsible water supply and vigour employment , as well as develop consumer demands for transparency .
The measurability of resource use of goods and services and the digitalization of the sphere are important developments for GLOBALG.A.P. To help producers adjust to the challenge this institute , cock such as the Impact - drive Approach to Sustainability enable peak and ornamentals farms to hoard , process , and lay in their environmental sustainability datum .
Through the novel flagship standard , GLOBALG.A.P. Integrated Farm Assurance ( IFA ) edition 6 , more emphasis is also being range on these topics through raise criteria on environmental sustainability and biodiversity . This actively promotes manufacturer ownership and cognizance .
Finally , with the assist of the GGN label for floriculture – for which IFA is the foundation of the requirements – producers and retailers can communicate their efforts towards responsible husbandry practices to consumer . The GGN recording label , therefore , create an important connexion by allow consumers to trace their products back to certify output process .
Impressive representation from across the sectorThe IPM Summer edition was well - attended by important groups from across the horticultural sector , including the BGI ( Association of German Flower Wholesalers and Importers ) and the Bund Deutscher Baumschulen e. V. ( Association of German Nurseries ) , and the Zentralverband Gartenbau ( Central Horticultural Association ) .
IPM Essen will fall to its common calendar at the source of next twelvemonth , with the event schedule to take place from 24–7 December 2024 .
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