AIPH

The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH / IAHP) is a trade association dedicated to promoting horticultural producers and held the international garden / flora festivals or expositions.

International Association of Horticultural Producers logo

AIPH aims to put flower, plant and landscaping services on a global agenda, with a vision to:

• Stimulate increased demand for ornamental trees, plants and flowers worldwide.
• Protect and promote the interests of the industry.
• Be an international hub for industry information and knowledge exchange.
• Lead best practice in ornamentals production

History

Floriade 2002

In 1948, amid strained relationships following the end of the Second World War, a group of representatives from the national grower associations of Western Europe came together in Zurich to form the Association Internationale des Producteurs de l’Horticulture (AIPH).^{[citation needed]}

1990s

At least 4 events were held including the 1999 World Horticultural Exposition in Kunming, China and Expo '90 in Osaka, Japan.^[1]

2000s

15 events were held in the 2000s including Floriade 2002 in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands and an exhibition in Shenyang, China in 2006

2010s

Taipei 2010/2011

The 2010 Taipei International Gardening and Horticulture Exposition was held in Taiwan from 6 November 2010 to 25 April 2011 hosted by the Taipei City Government and the Taiwan Floriculture Development Association (TFDA). This was an A2/B1 classification event.^[2]

Venlo 2012

In 2012 the Floriade 2012 was held in Venlo. As with other Floriades this was an A1 classification event.^[2]

Suncheon 2013

Suncheon Bay Garden Expo 2013 is a A2/B1 classified international horticultural exposition held in Suncheon, South Korea, from 20 April to 20 October, attracted over 4.4 million visitors.^[3]

Taichung 2018/2019

Taichung World Flora Exposition was held in Taichung between 3 November 2018 and 24 April 2019. This is a category A2/B1 event.^{[4][needs update]}

2020s

Floriade 2022 was held between 14 April and 9 October 2022 in Almere with focus on the role of horticulture in city building.^[5]

Structure

The AIPH has been formerly headquartered in Theale, but since 2016 is now at the headquarters of the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) in Oxfordshire.

Exhibitions

AIPH has been approving and regulating International Horticultural Expos, with its partners BIE (www.bie-paris.org), since 1960.

AIPH recognises four different categories of Horticultural Exhibitions, with the following table summarising the main differences between each of them.^[6]

Categories	Official Name	Duration	Minimum Exhibition Area	Application
A1	World Horticultural Exhibitions	3 – 6 months	50 Ha	12 – 6 years before(BIE recognition required)
B	International Horticultural Exhibitions	3 – 6 months	25 Ha	10 – 3 years before
C	International Horticultural Shows	4 – 20 days	6,000 m2	5 – 0.5 years before
D	International Horticultural Trade Exhibitions			5 – 0.5 years before

Category C includes former Category A2, B1 and B2.^[7]

This calendar shows both the approved exhibitions and those applied for http://aiph.org/calendar/ Archived 10 October 2019 at the Wayback Machine

Membership and Committees

A list of AIPH members can be found here http://aiph.org/members/aiph-member-organisations/

Australia	Belgium	Canada	China	Czech Republic
Denmark		Germany	Hungary	Indonesia
Italy	Japan	P.R.China	Malaysia	Netherlands
Rep. Korea	Switzerland	Spain	Republic of China	Thailand
Turkey	United Kingdom	Brazil	Canada	USA

All members have the right to sit on a Committee. The Standing Committees include:

• Green City
• Marketing and Exhibitions
• Novelty Protection
• Environment and Plant Health

Other active groups include:

• Statistics
• Science and Education

Relationships

AIPH maintains relations with other organisations in the field, including the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) of the EU and Ciopora, the International Association of Plants Breeders. In line with the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) – convention since 1991, AIPH lobbies to maintain the rights of growers and to resist legislation that would reduce innovation in the sector.^[8]