During the visit, Jean Rummenie, State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature, was able to experience the innovations in the floriculture sector in the areas of energy, plant health, water, residual flows and labor in practice.
Innovation as a driving force
Leo de Vries, Managing Director KP Holland says about the visit: “KP Holland is very honored and proud to receive the delegation from the Ministry and Glastuinbouw Nederland and, together with Leon Dukker of rose nursery Porta Nova, to tell/show them all about the innovative steps we take as a company and as a sector. From an intrinsic motivation, we want to become more sustainable, automated and digitalized. It is a pleasure to be able to show this in an inspiring visit, concluding with a nice perspective for the future of greenhouse horticulture!”
European Commission
During the visit, president of Glastuinbouw Nederland Adri Bom-Lemstra presented a new vision from Glastuinbouw Nederland on labor, with the ambition of an almost entirely autonomous cultivation by 2050. With this vision, together with the impressions gained during the visit, State Secretary Rummenie will go to the new European Commission, which will start in December.
At KP Holland, the necessary steps toward autonomous cultivation have been taken in the past year. For example, two locations have been completely renovated and largely automated. This stems from the company's sustainable ambitions: to produce the highest achievable quality Kalanchoe, Spathiphyllum and Curcuma in a fully sustainable manner. “Our ambition is to automate processes where we can, but remain flexible where we must,” said Roy van der Knaap, Technical Director KP Holland. “Ultimately, our people have the final view in plant quality control. Digitization and automation with the right technical knowledge makes this process easier.”
About KP Holland
Family business KP Holland, founded in 1950, is committed to growing success for growers and trading partners. At six locations, the company develops, propagates and produces plant varieties within the Spathiphyllum, Kalanchoe and Curcuma product groups. Together with national and international growers and trading partners, KP Holland stands for plant excellence, aiming to create an attractive and healthy living environment for consumers.
