With everything revolving around onions for two days -on January 18 and 19 2018-, hardly any aspects relating to the cultivation and marketing of the third most popular vegetable among German consumers after tomatoes and carrots will remain unexplained: the assortment and market development both at home and abroad will be discussed, and the views of the food retail trade on onion marketing will not be lacking.
The program:
Thursday, January 18, 2018
13:00 hours
- Opening - Hans-Christoph Behr, www.ami-informiert.de
- Welcome - Clemens Frhr. von Eerde, President Association German Food Onions eV., www.deutsche-zwiebel.de
1. Creating growth conditions
13:30 hours
- The foundation is ... the soil - Chris van Laarhoven - www.HortiNova.nl
- Efficient watering in the field - Andreas Meyer, www.lwk-niedersachsen.de
- Drip irrigation for onions - Peter Grauert, www.concepa.de
- Soil improvements: hype or hope? - Gera van Os, www.aereshogeschool.nl
15:00 hours coffee break
2. Market and Marketing
16:00 hours
- Will imports soon be superfluous? - Sonja Illert, www.ami-informiert.de
- Onion marketing from the point of view of the retail trade - Frank Froböse, Bünting Einkauf u. Logistics, www.buenting.de
- Taking you defeats seriously, celebrating success - Kathrin Längert, www.datencenter.dfb.de/profil/58507
19:30 hours Industry get-together
Friday, January 19, 2018
3. Practice on site
8:30 hours
- Company visit Albert Elligsen Landhandel GmbH, Wendesser Landstrasse 47, 31228 Peine www.elligsen-landhandel.de
10:30 hours Coffee break
4. Using optimization potential
11:30 hours
- Drying is the foundation of successful onion storage - Johan Nijssen, www.agrofocus.com
- Aqua.store: Experiences from 2017 - Marcel Thieron, www.aquaagrar.com
- Which lots to market first? - Tom van der Meulen, www.nsure.nl
- Controlled traffi c farming in onions - Hans Henrik Pedersen, www.ctfeurope.dk
13:00 hours
- Final remarks - Tim Jacobsen, www.gb-profi .de
And finally: communal lunch.
For more information:
www.moehrenundzwiebelforum.de