President Geritt Knoblauch of the Hamburg Regional Association welcomed everyone to the Chamber of Agriculture's premises.

In her welcoming speech, Dr Tjardes emphasised the importance of the industry for future transformation towards greater climate protection and biodiversity. She pledged the support of the BUKEA to the industry. She is responsible for the Department of Agricultural Economics, Soil Protection and Contaminated Sites, which also covers horticulture. Andreas Kröger, President of the WVG, Vice-President of the ZVG and President of the LWK, pointed out the challenging times and thanked everyone for their commitment.

CO CONCEPT wishes Hamburg's horticultural sector every success in view of the great demand for horticultural products that the city and its population have.