The new member is a citizens committee integrated by the principal plant and blossom formation of Mexico , admit Mexican Flower Council , the State of Morelos Council of Ornamental Producers , Palacio de la Flor in Xochimilco , Floriculture Association of Villa Guerrero and the Cactus Union Producers of Querétaro .
OPF President , Enrique Arias Velazco , is appreciative in becoming a member , adding : “ In Mexico , without a doubt , daily living can not be conceived without plants and flowers they are part of our language . We celebrate the milestones of life ’s joy and death with flowers , as in the Day of the Dead , so as you may see , our relationship with flowers is strong .
“ We experience very honoured to be representing our horti - floricultural sphere because we know that we are representing thousands of producers and millions of masses who play in this sphere . So we are going to fortify relationships with other association to benefit local producers and developers of fresh technologies for the industry to make the mankind take observance of Mexico and support the maturation of this sphere in this country . ”
The estimated time value of national product of flowers / ornamental plants in Mexico is € 1,664,000,000 . Most of the producer are in the province of Mexico , Puebla , Morelos and Veracruz , and Mexico City . In full , nationwide , there are 23,088 hectares of ornamental crop cultivated ; and 25,500 producers of cut flowers and foliage and container plants ; the industry also mother 188 thousand lasting jobs , 50 thousand temporary ones and more than one million indirect ones .
The USA is the largest consumer grocery for Mexican ornamental , horticultural and floricultural products . Trade is rise , making Mexico the second - largest exporter after China to North America .
Internationally , OPF Mexico has first-class relationships with German and Dutch embassies in Mexico and the International Dutch Chamber of Commerce in Mexico known as Holland House Mexico . It also has complimentary craft agreement between the European Union and Mexico that help and enhance the bilateral market .
International Horticultural trade exhibition approvalOPF Mexico set out as “ Expo Viverismo ” ( Nursery Trade Expo ) around nine years ago with the constitution of local horticultural trade exhibition in the State of Morelos , Mexico , where the most crucial plant and flowers producer concentrate .
In 2019 , OPF Mexico began its first outside ornamental floriculture swap show , after partnering with IPM Essen , to generate networking and deal opportunity for its members and producers nationwide and internationally .
At AIPH ’s 72nd Congress on-line meeting in September , all members approve granting International Horticultural Trade Exhibition D Category condition to OPF Mexico 2021 from November 17 until 19 , 2021 in Centro Citibanamex , Mexico City .
OPF Mexico 2021 will be a large political program to showcase the Romance American manufacturer and the global note value chain . The event ’s focus will be on four speciality areas : Plants and Flowers , Technology and Innovation , Floristry and Decoration , Gardening and Landscaping .
Arias says , “ By facilitate this event we are linking the main associations with a crabbed - sectioned representation . We are supporting our member on issues such as commercial training , societal responsibility , and give them dissimilar strategies to link up with the various actors in the yield chain and with all the suppliers for producers . We are also active with the marketing , promotion and consumption of Mexican plants and flowers . ”
OPF Mexico craft show invites a special focus on an external state . In 2019 , it was Germany , and for 2021 it will be the Netherlands .
Arias say , “ We are going to have a exceptional plane section for Dutch exhibitors , as well as score assembly about the late novelties of Dutch ornamental floriculture sector . For this edition , the blossom named “ Dalia ” ( dahlia ) , which is the Mexican national flower is going to be the fundamental laurel wreath theme of this consequence . ”
OPF Mexico offers three authoritative conference at this result . The Green City International Forum will be a space to establish lineal communicating between experts in urban planning , landscape painting computer architecture and sustainability with the administration .
Arias says , “ This academic session will appropriate stakeholder to showcase the positive importance of our human family relationship with trees and plant in picky face such as health , societal cohesion , security , less vandalism , and all - round of drinks better quality of lifespan . ”
The other consequence will be a Creation Master rival . This competition will be a live on - leg floral manifestation for florist to exhibit their talents , allowing the viewer to observe and read from the good .
The third result is the Horti Innovation breeding to show manufacturer how to improve their crop , increase their profitableness , and attain a better world market position . At the same time ship’s company interested in sharing their technical initiation will meet possible customer .
unexampled digital connections with e - B2B ConnectaIt is not only the trade show which OPF Mexico apply to connect their audience of manufacturer with the global supplying chain . They also have a digital program – tocopherol - B2B Connecta , which gives an immediate connection for all participants in the fleeceable sector .
IT director , Gerardo Martin Cerda Ortiz , say its launch has get at such a decisive time . “ Before the coronavirus pandemic , Romance American horticultural producer would travel on job , they would never have thought about conducting business sector on a virtual political platform . But this year , with the lockdowns preventing bm , many producer found a market on Es - B2B Connecta . It makes it easy to help business brush between clients and providers by turn up customers through digitally displayed products . Once a client shows interest in a specific mathematical product , they simply select its connect with the Producer button , and the business organisation process begins . The parties involved can now generate conversations through an home chat , send emails , and schedule practical get together within the political platform itself . ”
There are two types of users : client or purchaser . For a node , access is solely spare . They have access code to a encompassing portfolio of provider listed by sector and lay according to their authentication and services . The client has access to the supplier ’s contingent once they have requested product ’s data .
The platform allows visitor to research products by their public figure , by countries ( where you may see all the variety of prime and plants in a particular country ) or by sphere and specialty region , such as plants and flush , landscape gardening , gardening , flowered figure . The searches have georeferencing locations with Google Maps and virtual meetings , are handled thanks to the Google Meets platform .
For provider or supplier , they can have access to a broad portfolio of national and international clients according to the character of membership they choose , and their company needs NAT Membership ( home market place ) or INT membership ( national and external market ) .
The political platform take in money by asking providers for an annual quotation fee that starts from $ 197 to $ 545 , dependent on the number of product they want to demo and if they are National ( non - exporter ) or International ( exporter ) members . The political platform is for sweeping trades , which mean that they can go back the fee ’s investment with just one successful business .
For supplier and suppliers to use the platform , it is intuitive with a Product Creation computer menu , with recognisable sections , where you could collate general specification , length , and particular indication for every intersection and the sale weather of the product .
Cerda adds , “ talk about Quality Certifications , if a company has product that bet with one or more certifications , the platform has a incision named Verifications , where the user can upload the written document that show that the company has a certification . Once validate by e - B2B Connecta internal team , it is shown on his company ’ visibility , as well as exhibit the products on a section named “ Featured Products ” .
“ This is the only intercession provided because unlike the Dutch auction pin clover , the provider are gratuitous to add the grocery monetary value that they wish well to their variety of products ; e - B2B Connecta does not make those regulations . ”
The e - B2B Connecta platform and websites function in Spanish and English . However , there are plans in the futurity to translate into other languages .
The success of such a trade arrangement is extremely dependent on respectable logistics . The e - B2B Connecta platform has the best tools currently available in the market for its administration . The enrollment forms and database align and adapt to external and European data trade protection regulations . The platform is supported by AWS ( Amazon Web Services ) service that prolong all the program ’s security and functionality and the safe storage of databases in a political program named Mongo DB Atlae . This information storage is the one used by the British government to protect its sovereign information . Virtual transactions take place on the secure requital portal Stripe , which is known as the safest in the world ; and , used by many company around the globe such as Uber , Amazon , Allianz .
As e - B2B Connecta is OPF Mexico ’s prescribed digital platform , it means that all the exhibitors at OPF Mexico 2021 will be able to use it . exhibitioner can apply it to get in touch modality with visitors during the result and throughout the year , which for many Mexican producer will help oneself increase the visibleness of their products to a broader interview .
The platform currently shows Cartesian product sort from Mexico and Colombia , which was the first country outside of Mexico where e - B2B Connecta began operations in November 2020 . There are plan to drive the platform to other commonwealth , with interest from Mexican and Colombian Dutch Chambers , best known as Holland House Mexico and Colombia .
For more information : AIPHwww.aiph.org
OPFhttps://opfexpo.com/
B2B ConectaGerardo Cerdaemail:[email protected]www.b2bconecta.io
