XIII International Exhibition “GREENHOUSE. VEGETABLE. IRRIGATION. FERTILIZERS and FLOWERS»

April 05-07, 2023 XIII International Exhibition “GREENHOUSE. VEGETABLE. IRRIGATION. FERTILIZERS and FLOWERS. The exhibition was organized by the Association of Greenhouses of Kazakhstan. The exhibition was held with the official support of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, JSC "Agrarian Credit Corporation", NCE "Atameken", DAMU Fund and the Akimat of Almaty.

In the official opening ceremony of the exhibition with a welcoming speech were made by: Mayor of Westland Bouquet Arends, Deputy Mayor of Almaty region Arslan Dandybaev, Deputy Head of the Mission of the Embassy of the Netherlands in Central Asia Naut van Woudenberg.

The first day of the exhibition consisted of three panel sessions: "Sustainable greenhouses", "Seeds and plant protection - as a key factor in a profitable greenhouse business" and "Financial tools for the greenhouse sector".

During the first panel session, presentations were made by representatives of Dutch companies: Van der Hoeven, Kubo, Dalsem, Certhon, MjTech, Signify, Hortilux, Viscon, Boal, Ridder, Svensson, who shared their experience and talked about new trends in the construction of advanced greenhouses. International agriculture expert Johan Schoonmaker spoke on sustainable and efficient energy solutions for a greenhouse climate.

The second session consisted of presentations by such Dutch companies as Koppert, Rijk Zwaan, De Ruiter and others. Representatives of the companies presented their solutions for the development of greenhouses.

During the last session, representatives of quasi-state institutions provided participants with information on government programs for subsidizing and concessional lending to businesses through ACC, KIDF, DAMU. Kees Kulman, Director of the EBRD Agribusiness Department, presented the EBRD grant programs to support the greenhouse business.

At the end of the event, an official gala dinner was organized, where exhibitors and guests were able to talk in an informal setting.