The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH / IAHP) is a trade association dedicated to promoting

horticultural Horticulture is the branch of agriculture that deals with the art, science, technology, and business of plant cultivation. It includes the cultivation of fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, herbs, sprouts, mushrooms, algae, flowers, seaweeds and no ...

producers and held the international garden / flora festivals or expositions. AIPH aims to put flower, plant and landscaping services on a global agenda, with a vision to: * Stimulate increased demand for ornamental trees, plants and flowers worldwide. * Protect and promote the interests of the industry. * Be an international hub for industry information and knowledge exchange. * Lead best practice in ornamentals production

History

In 1948, amid strained relationships following the end of the Second World War, a group of representatives from the national grower associations of Western Europe came together in Zurich to form the Association Internationale des Producteurs de l’Horticulture (AIPH).

1990s

At least 4 events were held including the

1999 World Horticultural Exposition The 1999 World Horticultural Exposition (昆明世博会) was an A1 category international horticultural exposition recognised by the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE). Organised under the auspices of the International Association of Horti ...

Kunming Kunming (; ), also known as Yunnan-Fu, is the capital and largest city of Yunnan province, China. It is the political, economic, communications and cultural centre of the province as well as the seat of the provincial government. The headquar ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

and

Expo '90 or The International Garden and Greenery Exposition, organized as a part of the International Expositions Convention, was the first large-scale international gardening exposition in Asia and focused on the theme of the "Harmonious Coexistence of ...

Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of 2. ...

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

.Exhibitions, history
. Retrieved 8 January 2010.

2000s

15 events were held in the 2000s including

Floriade 2002 The 2002 Floriade international horticultural exposition took place from April 6 to October 20, 2002, in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands, with a theme of ''Contribution of Horticulture in the quality of life in the 21st century''. Recognised by the ...

Haarlemmermeer Haarlemmermeer () is a municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Haarlemmermeer is a polder, consisting of land reclaimed from water. The name Haarlemmermeer means ' Haarlem's lake', referring to the body of w ...

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

and an

exhibition An exhibition, in the most general sense, is an organized presentation and display of a selection of items. In practice, exhibitions usually occur within a cultural or educational setting such as a museum, art gallery, park, library, exhibition ...

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, China in 2006

2010s

Taipei 2010/2011

The 2010 Taipei International Gardening and Horticulture Exposition was held in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

from 6 November 2010 to 25 April 2011 hosted by the Taipei City Government and the Taiwan Floriculture Development Association (TFDA). This was an A2/B1 classification event

Venlo 2012

In 2012 the

Floriade 2012 The Floriade 2012 was a Dutch horticultural exposition held in Venlo, Netherlands. It was the sixth Floriade (Netherlands), Floriade and was held from April 5 to October 7, 2012. The Floriade 2012 was opened by Queen Beatrix. The exposition's them ...

was held in

Venlo Venlo () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the southeastern Netherlands, close to the border with Germany. It is situated in the province of Limburg (Netherland ...

. As with other Floriades this was an A1 classification event.

Suncheon 2013

Suncheon Bay Garden Expo 2013 is a A2/B1 classified international horticultural exposition held in

Suncheon Suncheon () (''Suncheon-si'') is a city in South Jeolla Province, South Korea. It is a scenic agricultural and industrial city of around 250,000 people near Suncheon Bay. It is located in the southeastern corner of Jeollanam-do, just over an hour ...

, South Korea, from 20 April to 20 October, attracted over 4.4 million visitors."Suncheon Bay Garden". koreatimes.
Retrieved 2015-10-17.

Taichung 2018/2019

Taichung World Flora Exposition The Taichung World Flora Exposition is an AIPH (category A2, B1)A horticultural exhibition with international participation lasting between 3 and 6 months and at least 25 Hectares in size horticultural exposition held between 3 November 2018 and ...

is being held in

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between 3 November 2018 and 24 April 2019. This is a category A2, B1 event.

2020s

Floriade 2022 Floriade Expo Amsterdam - Almere 2022 was a Dutch garden festival, horticultural exposition held in Almere, Netherlands. It is the seventh Floriade (Netherlands), Floriade, held from 14 April to 9 October 2022. On 15 November 2017, Floriade Expo ...

will be held between 14 April and 9 October 2022 in

Almere Almere () is a Planned community, planned List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of Flevoland, Netherlands, located about 20 km ...

with focus on the role of horticulture in city building.

Structure

The AIPH has been formerly headquartered in

Theale Theale () is a large village and civil parish in West Berkshire, England, southwest of Reading and 10 miles (16 km) east of Thatcham. The compact parish is bounded to the south and south-east by the Kennet & Avon Canal (which here incorpor ...

, but since 2016 is now at the headquarters of the

Horticultural Trades Association The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) is the main trade association for garden centres and landscape gardeners (also known as ornamental horticulture), and associated products, in the United Kingdom. History The HTA was founded in 1899. It w ...

(HTA) in

Oxfordshire Oxfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the north west of South East England. It is a mainly rural county, with its largest settlement being the city of Oxford. The county is a centre of research and development, primarily ...

Exhibitions

AIPH has been approving and regulating International Horticultural Expos, with its partners BIE (www.bie-paris.org), since 1960. AIPH recognises five different categories of Horticultural Exhibitions, with the following table summarising the main differences between each of them. This calendar shows both the approved exhibitions and those applied for http://aiph.org/current-events/

Membership and Committees

A list of AIPH members can be found here http://aiph.org/members/aiph-member-organisations/ All members have the right to sit on a Committee. The Standing Committees include: * Green City * Marketing and Exhibitions * Novelty Protection * Environment and Plant Health Other active groups include: * Statistics * Science and Education

Relationships

AIPH maintains relations with other organisations in the field, including the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) of the EU and Ciopora, the International Association of Plants Breeders. In line with the

International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants The International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants or UPOV (french: link=no, Union internationale pour la protection des obtentions végétales) is a treaty body (non-United Nations intergovernmental organization) with headquar ...

(UPOV) – convention 1991, AIPH lobbies to maintain the rights of growers and to resist legislation that would reduce innovation in the sector.

References

External links

www.aiph.org
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