EUPiH – 1st learning event in the Netherlands
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Once the measures of the COVID-19 pandemic have been relaxed, it has been possible to carry out the training days of the project “European Partnership in Hydroponics” Erasmus + KA210. This project is coordinated by the Swedish school NTI Vetenskapsgymnasiet and has the participation of the schools Roskilde Tekniske College (Denmark), SUSP (Netherlands), EfVET (Belgium) and Tknika.
The first learning event took place in the Netherlands, in the town of Alkmaar, about 40 kilometers from Amsterdam, from March 7 to 11. Staff from Tknika and Fraisoro Agricultural School participated in the visit.
SUSP (Stichting Uitwisselin) has been the host. SUSP is a non-profit organization, derived from the Clusius College, an innovative vocational training center, which educates students from all sectors of the green industry at different locations in the province of Noord Holland. At the Clusius College schools, located in Alkmaar and Hoorn, secondary school students have workshops such as food processing, veterinary science, horsemanship, hydroponics,…
In the Netherlands, a world reference in agriculture, a visit to the World Horti Center is a must. The World Horti Center is a knowledge and innovation center for international greenhouse horticulture. A leading platform where business, education, research, and government innovate, connect, inspire and share knowledge. It showcases the stands of the largest companies in the industry.
Vertify, an organization dedicated to high-quality applied research that provides results directly applicable to farmers, was also visited. Thus, in more than 100 locations in the Netherlands and Belgium, there are sites where research results are applied. Thus, in recent years, Vertify has become one of the leading agricultural research centers in the Netherlands in the field of applied research.
With regard to the farms, a visit was made to Tesselaar, the largest greenhouse for the Alstroemeria ornamental plant in Europe, with a surface area of 10 hectares. It is a company that invests in continuous technological improvements and produces more than 36 million stems per year. It uses machines that uniformly group bundles of plants and work by means of X-ray photography to make the work more effective.
The Wit Flowerbulbs infrastructure, a tulip producer, was also visited. This farm manages approximately 100 ha. It is currently testing the most innovative prototypes of hyperspectral cameras for plant pest detection.
