Op 11, 12 en 13 juni vindt in Amsterdam de Greentech plaats, Hét tuinbouwtechnologie event waar industrie professionals van de hele wereld elkaar ontmoeten om te geïnspireerd te raken, te netwerken, kennis te delen en gewoon zaken te doen.

Tijdens deze editie van de Greentech organiseert Topsector Tuinbouw & Uitgangsmaterialen een speciaal programma van Synergie Meetups over de toekomst van de sector. Captains of Industry en topresearchers geven hun visie op deze toekomst in drie thema’s:

• Op weg naar een voedselzekere en circulaire, tuinbouw.
• Op weg naar een klimaatneutrale tuinbouw.
• Op weg naar smaakvolle en gezonde tuinbouwproducten.

Programma 11 juni 2024

TOWARDS A CLIMATE NEUTRAL HORTICULTURE

• Opinion Richard Harrison (Managing Director Plant Science Group | Wageningen UR)

• Research
  Packaging versus Waste (Public Private Research Program | LWV19245)
  The prisoners dillema of packaging versus waste.
  Ulphard Thoden van Velzen (senior scientist recycling | plastic packaging performance | Wageningen UR)

• Research
  Mushrooms in circulair Horticulture ((Public Private Research Program |LWV21101)
  Horticulture crops a base for Mushroom Growing
  Alexander van Tuyll (Circular Horticulture | Wagening UR)
  
• Discussion
  Discussion on how we can find the balance between foodsecurity and circulairity in Horticulture.

Programma 12 juni 2024

TOWARDS A FOODSECURE CIRCULAIR HORTICULTURE

• Opinion Marco Retel, CCO MiFood
  MiFoodt is a startup, entrepeneur, in development over healthy products based on the processing from fruit&vegetables.
  The question for MiFood in this pitch is “Are there opportunities to maken more “profit” for growers form the great products we produce? And how he thinks this can be done.”.

• Research
  The Green Tulip, movement to zero-impact (Public Private Research Program | LWV22078)
  A next generation of regenerative Tulip cultivation
  Michel Jansen ( Projectleader Groene Tulp | Vertify )

• Research
  Up- and Underground steering on plant resilience (Public Private Research Program | LWV20141)
  The plant and his rooths as the base.
  Johanna Bac-Molenaar (Researcher Planthealth | Wageningen UR )

• Discussion
  Discussion on what are the buttons we can turn on to make horticulture climate neutral?

Programma 13 juni 2024

TOWARDS A TASTY & HEALTHY HORTICULTURE

• Opinion Marco Retel, CCO MiFood
  MiFoodt is a startup, entrepeneur, in development over healthy products based on the processing from fruit&vegetables.
  The question for MiFood in this pitch is “Are there opportunities to maken more “profit” for growers form the great products we produce? And how he thinks this can be done.”.

• Research
  Garantee of taste of Fruit & vegetables (Public Private Research Program | LWV20138 )
  How can we gaurantee taste for our fruit & vegetables?
  Anne Elings ( Team leader Physiology and Product Quality | Wageningen University & Research

• Research
  “The effect of school gardening on children’s healthy and sustainable eating habits and the requirements for structural implementation; Schoolgardening as a concept to teach eating Healthy Fruit & Vegetables ( Public Private Research Program | LWV21292 )”

• Discussion
  Discussion on how we can make a better “profit” for fruit & vegetables growers as producers of the most healthy food.