In the presence of Dutch Minister of Agriculture , Nature and Food Quality , Carola Schouten , Agricultural Minister Villalobos Arámbula of Mexico , Ambassadors Zabalgoitia Trejo and Wilfred Mohr , Felix Tarrats of Ceickor , Joep Hendricks of World Horti Center and Peter Maes of Koppert Biological Systems signed a Memorandum of Understanding ( MoU ) at the Dutch idiot box Studio in Hilversum . This signing is the beginning of intensive cooperation for the organisation .
The Mexican agri - nutrient sector has experienced tremendous development in recent years . Mexico is one of the top eleven producers of agri - food ware worldwide . Within this sphere , the horticultural sector in particular has developed considerably in late years . Specifically , within ' covered cultivation ' , the area has increase some 400 times between 2003 and 2018 : from 132 hectare to 51,000 hectares .
For year there has been an commutation of knowledge and technological innovations between Mexico and the Dutch greenhouse horticultural sector . The Dutch party Koppert Biological Systems was the initiator of the Mexican inquiry , knowledge and training institute Ceickor in Querétaro fifteen years ago . Since then , 25 - 30 pupil every twelvemonth have graduated from Ceickor as by rights check growers , and Ceikor now has its own yield locationas well . Nowadays , several Dutch partners are connect to the centre of attention , including Priva , Ludvig Svensson and Mardenkro . All these pardner are also player in World Horti Center in Naaldwijk , Westland . In fact , both initiatives are business - driven so that they take an important place in the further ontogeny of the horticultural sector in these regions .
By structuring the cooperation between Ceickor and World Horti Center in a sustainable manner , a bridge is being build between the extensive expertness of the Dutch glasshouse horticultural sphere and the knowledge requirements of Mexico . " A window of chance is literally unfolding for Dutch troupe that can put up to the improvement of the Mexican horticultural sphere . To do so optimally , World Horti Center shares its secure praxis so that they can be implemented in Ceickor and add to the horticultural situation in Mexico in the longer term , " Mark Zwinkels , Director International of World Horti Center , explains .
The official signing of the MoU pick out place during the possibility ceremony of the virtual commission , which is taking position from 3 to 5 November and has been engineer by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency ( RVO ) . This practical commission replaces the outbound mission that was initially project for April 2020 .
For more selective information : www.worldhorticenter.nlwww.centrouniversitarioceickor.edu.mxwww.koppert.com
