GreenTech announces finalists for Innovation and Concept Awards

“We received more applications this year than last year, and the level was very high,” says jury chair Jolanda Heistek. “As a jury, we mainly looked at the originality of the entries and at sustainability (less use of natural resources such as water and energy).”

Here are the nominations per category (learn more about each product here).

Innovation

• Celine from CE-Line B.V.
• Trap-Eye from Biobest, in collaboration with PATS
• Geysir from Agculture

Concept

• Model 5 from Skytree B.V.
• Cropview AI from Ridder
• Growing Top Down from Rotable Tubes from BiomicAgritech

Each of the products above will be showcased on the show floor, along with all other nominees.

The jury for the GreenTech Innovation & Concept Awards 2023 consists of:

• Chairman: Jolanda Heistek, Greenport West-Holland (Netherlands)
• Silke Hemming, Wageningen University Research (Germany)
• Peet van Adrichem, HortiTech B.V. (Netherlands)
• Peter Zwinkels, Tecknokas (Netherlands)
• Roel Vanderbruggen, Proefcentrum Hoogstraten (Belgium)
• Bart van Meurs, Division Q (Netherlands)
• Tijl Hoefnagels, Rubio (Netherlands)

The jury’s advisory committee includes:

• Brian Sparks, Greenhouse Grower (U.S.)
• Leonardo Capitanio, Vivai Capitanio (Italy)
• Enrico Verhoef, Total Greenhouse Service (Mexico)
• Heinrich Dressler, Haymarket (Germany)

Learn more about GreenTech Amsterdam here.

Source: Greenhouse Grower

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