Tuinbouwseminar Tokio succes met 120 tuinders en bedrijven
On 5 October the Netherlands Embassy organized a Netherlands-Japan Horticulture Seminar about Profitable Greenhouse Business in Japan. The event took place at the Agro Innovation Fair at Tokyo Big Sight The key topic was to realize higher Yields with Less Costs. More than 120 participants attended the seminar. Representatives from the Ministry, regional prefectures, growers participated, as large non-agricultural companies who are considering to step in the horticultural sector.
Dutch and Japanese expert speakers shared their knowledge and expertise to maximum yield while keeping production costs to minimum and to discuss the development of more technologically-advanced horticulture in Japan.
Key topics
- Labor and Energy costs: the role of robots and ICT
- New modern greenhouse technology in the Japanese climate circumstances
- Latest developments and innovations in the plant breeding
- Public-private partnership in the greenhouse sector: the example of Kochi prefecture
The program
The program and the presentations of the speakers can be found below:
- Robotics, automation and ICT solutions for profitable greenhouse business (EN/JP)
By Dr. Jochen Hemming, Senior Researcher Wageningen University & Research (WUR) - Development of highly-profitable greenhouse horticultural production systems – Growth pre(post)diction improve efficiency in greenhouse production (EN/JP)
By Dr. Tadahisa Higashide, Institute of Vegetable and Floriculture Science, NARO (NIVFS), Committee of Next-Generation Type of Greenhouse Horticulture - Contribution of plant breeding to the food supply in Japan (EN/JP)
By Mr. Jan Omvlee, Export Director, Rijk Zwaan - Next-generation Kochi new greenhouse horticulture system (EN/JP)
By Mr. Hisashi Matsugi, Deputy Director Next Generation Horticulture Promotion Office, Department of Agricultural Development, Kochi Prefectural Government - Creating a sustainable industry based on geothermal energy (EN/JP)
By Mr. Takafumi Matsuo, Executive Director Takahiko Agro-Business co., ltd. - The future of producing the most Sustainable and Tasty vegetables of Japan (EN/JP)
By Mr. Don Kester, Sales manager, Van der Hoeven Horticulture projects