Rijk Zwaan , an international Dutch - based yield and vegetable breeding ship’s company , hand over a keynote on " Global Vegetable Production and Food Security " at the twenty-first National Horticultural Congress 2024 in Bangkok .
Invited by the 21st National Horticultural Congress 2024 Organizing Committee to be a keynote speaker , Ms. Tran Thi Thanh Hong , Product Development Specialist from Rijk Zwaan , emphasise Rijk Zwaan and external partner ' quislingism on " Innovative Vegetable Crops Improvement for Food Security Under Global Climate Change . "
Ms. Tran Thi Thanh Hong said at the Congress : " In an more and more interconnect world , solid food protection persist one of the capital challenges of our metre . As the global population grows and environmental pressures intensify , insure access to alimentary , affordable food for all has never been more critical . vegetable , as a key part of a balanced diet , play a pivotal purpose in meet the nutritional needs of people worldwide . At Rijk Zwaan , every yr we endow 30 % of our one-year turnover in R&D. We believe that design in vegetable seed applied science is crucial to addressing the complex issues of global intellectual nourishment security , sustainability , and resilience in intellectual nourishment systems . "
Ms. Tran Thi Thanh Hong ( Rijk Zwaan ) with Dr. Patchareeya Boonkorkaew ( Department of Horticulture , Kasetsart University)Image : © Chantachitpreecha , KS / EKN
" Climate - Smart Horticulture " was the theme of the late National Horticultural Congress in BangkokMore than 250 attendees were present on the first day of the Congress , which was officially opened by Dr. Chongrak Wachrinrat , President of Kasetsart University . The three - twenty-four hour period Congress ( November 13–15 , 2024 ) is organized by the Department of Horticulture , Faculty of Agriculture , Kasetsart University , in collaborationism with the Horticultural Science Society of Thailand under the idea " Climate - Smart Horticulture . "
Rijk Zwaan was receive to be a keynote speaker unit at the Congress in Bangkok . With over 1,800 variety of more than 30 different crop , Rijk Zwaan operates globally in 100 country , include Thailand , to render high - lineament seeds to growers worldwide , whether for high - technical school greenhouse , protect cultivation , or open - field farming . establish in 1924 in Rotterdam by Mr. Rijk Zwaan , the international Dutch - based veg and fruit breeding company is celebrating its centenary in 2024 , while Thailand and the Netherlands are celebrating the 420th day of remembrance of relations this same class .
Source : Agroberichten Buitenland
