Slavery Uncovered At Ukrainian Horticulture, Animal Farm (HortiNews Investigation)

Slavery Uncovered At Ukrainian Horticulture, Animal Farm (HortiNews Investigation)
KIEV/MOSCOW 2012-05-16 | (HortiNews)-- Ukrainian prosecutors continued investigating Wednesday how workers were abused and detained for six long years at a horticulture and animal farm in the latest uncovered case of forced slavery in the former Soviet Union, HortiNews Ukraine reported. ... >
Flower Girls Invade Dutch Seaside Resort
SCHEVENINGEN, NETHERLANDS 2012-05-16 | (HortiNews)-- Dutch "flower girls" are busy distributing lilies, dahlias, callas and begonias to visitors in the Dutch seaside town of Scheveningen, amid fresh efforts to promote the Netherlands multi-billion dollar floriculture sector. ... >
European Florists Launch Lily Flower Campaign
LEIDEN, NETHERLANDS 2012-05-16 | (HortiNews)-- Thousands of florists in the Netherlands, Britain, Germany and France are reportedly participating in a coordinated effort to promote lily flowers. ... >
BREAKING: Over Million Colombian Flowers To Enter US Under New Agreement
BOGOTA, COLOMBIA 2012-05-14 | BOGOTA, COLOMBIA (HortiNews)-- Over one million Colombian flowers will be the nation’s first products to enter the United States market... >
Hungary Hosts Global Gathering On Future Of Plant Breeding
BUDAPEST, HUNGARY 2012-05-14 | (HortiNews)-- Hungary will host an international gathering of leading experts on how to ensure 'plant breeding for future generations',... >
Spain's Iberflora Fair To Show Organic City Garden
VALENCIA, SPAIN 2012-05-14 | (HortiNews)-- Organizers of Spain's annual 'International Fair of Plants and Flowers, Technology and Gardening' (Iberflora) said Monday they... >
Italy Among Nations Holding 'Fascination of Plants Day'
VARESE, ITALY 2012-05-14 | (HortiNews)-- Italy will be among dozens of nations hosting the first ever international 'Fascination of Plants Day' this week, a key... >
American Returns Stolen Flowers 54 Years Later
NASHVILLE, USA 2012-05-13 | (HortiNews)-- An American who stole hydrangeas from the Centennial Park in the U.S. city of Nashville to give to his mother in May, 1958,... >
Japan Increasing Flower Imports From Kenya
NAIROBI, KENYA 2012-05-12 | NAIROBI/TOKYO (HortiNews)-- Kenyan business commentators on Saturday welcomed reports that a growing number of Japanese importers are... >
BREAKING: Netherlands Floriculture Exports Break 2 Billion Mark
AALSMEER, NETHERLANDS 2012-05-11 | (HortiNews)-- The Netherlands, the world's biggest exporter of flowers and plants, saw its exports grow to over the psychologically... >
India To Open First High-Tech Flower Auction
NEW DELHI/KATWIJK 2012-05-11 | (HortiNews)-- India will soon have its "first ever high-tech flower auction center" with support from the Netherlands, one of the world's... >

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EU Parliament Wants Patents Ban On Horticulture, Animals
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM 2012-05-11 | (HortiNews)-- A Dutch Green member of the European Parliament confirmed Friday that European legislators want to ban patents on... >
BREAKING: Fruit Fly Threatens New Zealand Horticulture Exports
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND 2012-05-10 | (HortiNews)-- New Zealand's horticulture industry warned Thursday that the... >
Japan Overtakes Britain For Colombian Flowers; Concerns Remain
BOGOTA/TOKYO 2012-05-09 | (HortiNews)-- Japan has overtaken Britain as the third-largest export destination for Colombian flowers, according to an industry group... >
Floriculture Sustainability Initiative Launched Amid Global Concerns
VENLO, NETHERLANDS 2012-05-08 | (HortiNews)-- International organizations ranging from flower business groups to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) are discussing plans... >
World's Tallest Flower Blooms First Time In Canada
TORONTO, CANADA 2012-05-07 | (HortiNews)-- The world's tallest flower, also known as 'Amorphophallus titanum' or 'corpse flower' because it smells like rotting flesh,... >
Ethiopia To Boost Agriculture Exports, Government Claims (Update)
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA 2012-05-04 | (HortiNews)-- Ethiopian State minister for Agriculture Wondyirad Mandefrio says the government wants to offer incentives for investors... >
France Ratifies Revised Plants Protection Convention
PARIS/GENEVA 2012-05-01 | (HortiNews)-- The French government confirmed Tuesday it has "deposited its instrument of ratification" of the '1991 Act of the... >

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