Growers in Denmark are attain by the energy crisis as well . In 2022 , four decorative baby’s room had to close their door , some were bought by other large companies , and some are renting out their state and looking for chance to get back in business organisation . All in all , it has been a thought-provoking year , but growers are optimistic and uphold investing in their mathematical operation and in resolution to become more sustainable . " We point out that the growers see this crisis as an opportunity to improve and be more innovative , and they seem to be more eager to be involved in the green direction , " says Line Hougaard Andersen of the Danish selling tie Floradania .
Line Hougaard Andersen and Peter Larsen - Ledet of Floradania at Gartneriet Thoruplund , “ Flowers for you by Thoruplund . ”
free energy crisisAs for many growers in Europe , the vigour crisis has been , and still is , one of the primary challenges . Whereas for many Dutch raiser , the gas prices are the bottleneck that the gamey electrical energy costs are for the Danish growers .
" The majority of the growers employ cardinal warming , so they are not as move by the mellow gas price . However , the prices of electrical energy have rocket . as luck would have it , as the electrical energy prices have been relatively gamey for the last five years , many nurseries have started to raise their facility with solutions like LED light and new curtain to lower their DOE consumption . Governmental funds have also been useable for this intellect , to help grower amend their energy saving . "
No significant drop in demand compared to the eld before COVID-19Denmark did see a significant drop cloth in demand , along with the push crisis , as the warfare in Ukraine jump . However , this important drop should be witness in comparison with both the year during , and prior to , Corona .
" In 2020 and 2021 , the requirement for plant and horticulture was high , and have been in high spirits than they were for an extended geological period . If we compare 2022 to the days before Corona , we still see a slight drop curtain in requirement , but not a important one , says Line Hougaard Andersen . Currently , Denmark has 85 growers , and the majority of what is being produce is being export , around 70 % . The main market are Germany , Sweden , Norway , and the Netherlands . "
Growers are optimisticAccording to Hougaard Andersen , grower are optimistic . " I talked to several small and large cultivator , and they all seem to be optimistic . 2022 has definitely been worsened than the peak years of 2020 and particularly 2021 , and sales agreement were also a bit humiliated than in pre - covid years , but still , growers are optimistic . In 2022 many growers forecasted the year with the statistics of the yr before , so there was quite some overrun . But this year , and actually since the pandemic , more and more growers and retailers are working with pre - bookings . It was mainly boosted during the pandemic when retailers wanted to secure their Cartesian product . Now , both raiser and retail merchant seem to favour this mode of working as it gives both the grower and retail merchant more security , while in the yesteryear , it was more of a gamble . Now , they downscale their production and essay to produce more on these pre - bookings . "
Investing in sustainabilityThe Danish growers have been working on sustainable production for yr . In finical , the move towards protecting the harvest with 100 % biological products or root is one they have been working on for almost 30 class now . And over the last few years , they are construe the demand from both cultivator , retailer , and consumers increase .
" We see that growers are search for more sustainable solutions , and the end consumer is becoming more aware of where their products fall from and how they are produced , " says Line Hougaard Andersen . To support and inform the growers , Floradania arranged workshops about how grower can work with sustainability and in particular according to the UN sustainable development goal ( SDG ) .
Green collaborationsBesides making their own production and businesses greener , progressively more growers are involved in different collaboration to make the surroundings greener and restore instinctive area . " Some , for example , collaborate with agencies and municipalities in gild to limit the firing of pesticides and fertilizers that potentially can contaminate the surroundings , " Line says . " This show that growers are committed to contributing to a good surroundings in all kind of mode . "
Handelspladsen – the ornamental deal funfair in OdenseEager to meet the agriculturalist ? Four times a class , in give , summer , autumn , and wintertime , Floradania organizes ' Handelspladsen , ' a trade fair for flock plant . The first one will take place on March 8 and 9.Click hereto see all other dates . In March , around 60 cultivator will showcase their products .
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