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House of Lords Horticultural Sector Committee

UPDATE: The Chartered Institute of Horticulture (CIH) welcomes the publication of the report from The House of Lords Horticultural Sector Committee Inquiry on the Horticulture Industry. The Committee sought evidence from a broad range of horticulture businesses,...

December eHort Message from the President

Some focus on the need of government to invest in the sector this month with the House of Lords Report, we will be keeping a keen eye on the follow up to this and the excellent step by the Irish Government to invest in the development of the Commercial Horticulture...

Kew Mutual Improvement Society (KMIS) 2023/24 Lecture Series

More information can be found on the Kew Mutual Improvement Society website.

Ireland – Minister Hackett announces opening of 2024 Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector

On the 8th November the Horticulture Industry Forum met for their winter meeting, co-chaired by Senator Pippa Hackett Minister of State for Land Use and Biodiversity with special responsibility for Horticulture.  At the forum, the Minister announced the opening...

Growing Kent & Medway announces two new funding streams

Growing Kent & Medway has announced two new funding streams to back sustainable innovation and new technologies in the horticultural and plant-based food and drink sector. Prototyping and Demonstrator Fund Grant funding to develop and test new technologies or...

Equality, Inclusion and Diversity (EDI) Survey

A commitment to improve equality, inclusion and diversity in our industry culminated in the signing by nine organisations from the horticulture and landscaping of the EDI Charter on the 15th November 2022.  From this early stage it became apparent that the...

Royal Horticultural Society/Garden Club of America Interchange Fellowship – accepting applications

A fully funded year in the USA for British student horticulturists. The Royal Horticultural Society, in collaboration with the Garden Club of America & Longwood Gardens, Pennsylvania, is offering the exciting opportunity of a 12-month practical internship in...
House of Lords Horticultural Sector Committee

House of Lords Horticultural Sector Committee

UPDATE: The Chartered Institute of Horticulture (CIH) welcomes the publication of the report from The House of Lords Horticultural Sector Committee Inquiry on the Horticulture Industry. The Committee sought evidence from a broad range of horticulture businesses,...

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