On 20th October 2022 , a consortium of partners in the horticultural sphere , admit local and Dutch company , in partnership with Stellenbosch University , will officially launch the trade name Modern HortiDemoCentre and welcome node to call in the Centre at the open day on 21st October 2022 .
With the support of the Netherlands Enterprise Agency ( RVO ) and all pool partners , enough financial means were collect to realize the HortiDemoCentre at Stellenbosch . The HortiDemoCentre will particularize in protect horticulture and will showcase the best and most cut - edge in Dutch horticultural applied science . The HortiDemoCentre will work towards being a workable business organisation in the long term by implementing innovative Dutch technologies for profitable , rich , sustainable , and clime - impudent scientific agriculture and offer training to students ( and finally jobs ) and emerging farmers .
The partner phallus let in Delphy BV , Stellenbosch University , Greener Solutions ( a South African company ) , Ludvig Svensson , Ridder Group , Rijk Zwaan , Koppert South Africa , and Control Union . All lend a broad spectrum of knowledge and technology throughout the horticultural time value chain : from seminal fluid to market , to aim to get , together with South African granger , a business enterprise caseful for production for high - end markets in South Africa . mark groups of the heart let in commercial and emerging husbandman , students , agronomist , researchers , local government and filename extension services , and value chain actor such as buyers and retailers .
The HortiDemoCentre will not only focus on the melioration of agriculture methods , but by focalise on the entire value chain , markets for the products will be better , and at last jobs will be create with climate - smart gardening . The HortiDemoCentre will :
The HortiDemoCentre will also offer a potential site for independent trials in the commercial veg sector . It will be capable to generate local and nonpartizan data point on vegetable multifariousness on behalf of commercial germ companies through being administered by Stellenbosch University .
The opening of the HortiDemoCentre will take place on Thursday , twentieth October . The HortiDemoCentre will host an subject twenty-four hour period for the populace on 21st October 2022 from 09:00 – 15:00 at Welgevallen Experimental Farm , Stellenbosch University , Stellenbosch .
For more information : HortiDemo CentreDr . Estelle Kempen079 881 5058[email protected]www.linkedin.com / caller / hortipreneurial - kernel - of - excellence - stellenbosch - sa/
