Dümmen Orange ’s Modern Breeding Technology Centre in the Netherlands , has been nigh opened . Carola Schouten , the Dutch Minister of Agriculture , Nature and Food Quality ( and vice Prime Minister ) , lead to this milestone with a video substance for all employee .
The Breeding Technology Centre ( BTC ) is home to all Dümmen Orange ’s research facilities in the field of breeding technology & traits to realize fast breeding and selection processes , enabling admittance to superior product for customers worldwide . The BTC is also the home for scientists and breeder who jointly get next generation varieties in a smarter way . It houses laboratories , role , meeting room , mood William Chambers and nursery facilities for all research correction needed for our trait and technology program .
The opening was conducted virtually , due to COVID-19 , and is the final chapter of an eighteen - month construction period in which Dümmen Orange realized one of the world ’s large laboratories for ornamental research .
Carola Schouten , the Dutch Minister of Agriculture , Nature and Food Quality , conduce to this peculiar social function with a personal video message : “ I hope your new enquiry centre is only the first of many more sustainable stride in breeding . If you carry on to increase the natural electric resistance of flowers and plants , the need for chemicals and other additive can be reduced significantly . Ultimately , this do good the entire cosmetic gardening sector . And we can continue to bask the most beautiful flowers with a clear moral sense . ”
Dümmen Orange ’s Managing Director R&D Hans van den Heuvel states : “ The trait and technology programme requires a multidisciplinary approach with scientists , associate and help from various research knowledge base like phytopathology , plant physiology , genetic science , genomics , electric cell biology , computational scientific discipline and trait breakthrough . In our BTC we land these scientist and our breeder together to develop creation . Already today , breeding at Dümmen Orange is not just crossing and selection anymore , but a data - drive process . procreation has become prognostic , and with more data on deoxyribonucleic acid and traits being contribute to our operating arrangement , its predictive big businessman will only increase . ”
Hugo Noordhoek Hegt , CEO of Dümmen Orange , summarizes the grandness of Research & Development for the future of our industry and his enthusiasm for the new BTC : “ The impact of our trait and technology curriculum is huge . It fetch us next generation varieties with unequalled traits , and it enable next generation breeding . We are grateful for the commitment of our shareholders to realize this investment so we can help our customers and the economic value chain faster and with skillful , more beautiful and more sustainable products . ”
