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IPM ESSEN puts the spotlight on the future of horticulture

Sustainability, climate change and new technologies will be the protagonists of the IPM ESSEN 2023

17/11/2022 Author: IMP ESSEN
IPM ESSEN: horticulture faces major challenges

The shortage of skilled workers, climate change and the energy crisis are a special concern for the organic sector. It is the main agreement reached by the participants of the last meeting of the advisory council of IPM ESSEN : horticulture faces great challenges. Faced with this, modern technology can be an instrument to adapt production to the future therefore the IPM ESSEN 2023, which will be held from January 24 to 27, 2023, will focus on the technology sector.

"We are facing the challenges of the sector together. The best opportunity for this is the next IPM ESSEN. At the beginning of the year, it will be the trend-setting platform for the organic sector, where our topics will be extensively discussed and innovations will be presented" , says Eva Kähler-Theuerkauf , Chairman of the Advisory Board and President of the North Rhine-Westphalia Horticultural Association.

Center for Technological Innovation in Horticulture: what is planned

Companies and start-ups, as well as research and science, will present their products and projects in a joint area in Hall 4. In addition, round tables and keynote speeches will encourage exchange and provide information on the current state of The science.

The possibilities that horticulture already uses successfully for energy-saving and sustainable production will also be the theme of the educational exhibition in the Green City Infocentre. The motto is "Gardeners can do it! - Conserve resources and produce sustainably".

Climatic trees and perennial plants

What are the trees of the future? What plants tolerate heat, drought, rain and storms? Climate change is also felt in urban green spaces. Authorities and green space planners want to use plants that can also cope with difficult weather conditions.

IPM ESSEN will therefore once again offer tours on the theme of "climate trees". In order to also focus on the promotion of biodiversity, this offer will be extended for IPM ESSEN 2023. In cooperation with the Bund deutscher Staudengärtner, the Stauden Ring and selected exhibitors, perennial plant tours will take place. The meeting point for this will be Hall 6.