Madame Jiang Zehui, President of China Flower Association (CFA), has been awarded the prestigious Gold Medal by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH).
AIPH President, Vic Krahn, presented the accolade during the opening ceremony of the 66th Annual Congress of AIPH to Madame Jiang in recognition of her outstanding contribution to ornamental horticulture in China through her leadership of the CFA and support for AIPH.
Congratulating Madame Jiang, AIPH President Vic Krahn said, “This award recognises outstanding achievement and Madame Jiang, who has travelled the world to maximise the Chinese horticulture industry, is a very worthy recipient. Her love for plants and gardens, and her support for horticulture worldwide, has driven her key role in making the Chinese flower, plants and forestry industry what it is today”.
Madame Jiang has been President of the CFA since 1999 where she has grown the organisation that represents ornamentals growers in China. During this period China has become a world leader in ornamentals production. Currently, the Chinese flower industry covers a planting area of 1,227,100 hectares, sales of 128.811 billion yuan (U.S. $2,097.8 million)and exports worth U.S. $646 million, and has become the largest country in the world in terms of planted area.
Madame Jiang has also overseen hugely successful AIPH-approved international horticultural exhibitions including Kunming in 1999, Xi’an in 2011 and Qingdao this year. Her enthusiasm for promoting horticulture through expos continues with Tangshan in 2016 and a major A1 class expo in Beijing in 2019.
Receiving the award Madame Jiang thanked AIPH for its support for the CFA over many years, adding, “It’s a great honour and surprise for me. I’d like to share the honour with all my colleagues and the people who have been working enthusiastically for the prosperity of floriculture in China and all over the world”.
The medal was presented in the presence of Mr. Liu Dongsheng, Deputy Director General of Chinese State Forestry Administration, Mr. Wang Naijing, Vice Chairman of Shandong Provincial People's Political Consultative Conference and Mr. Zhang Xinqi, Mayor of Qingdao as well as over 100 AIPH members and guests attending the congress.
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President: Madam Jiang Zehui
Madam Jiang Zehui, president of China Flower Association, has been engaged in teaching, scientific research and administrative work in the field of forestry application, timber science and technology, as well as macro strategy of forestry development for many years. She is chief scientist at the Academy of Chinese Forestry Science, honorary doctor of Canadian Alberta University, and academician of International Timber Academy as well. She has been offered State Council Special Allowance since 1992. She got the Global Environmental Leader award of Global Environmental Foundation in 2002 and the Outstanding Contribution Award of IAWS. She is part-time professor of Tongji University and Shanghai Communication University.
Madam Jiang is vice chairperson of the Population Resources and Environment Committee of CPPCC, co-chair of the Board of International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR), director general of International Centre for Bamboo and Rattan, and president of China – Eco-Culture Association.
China Flower Association (CFA)
China Flower Association (CFA) is a national floricultural industrial association founded in 1984. Its objective is to offer service to the industry, government and its members. With a concept of ‘efficient management, high quality and better life’, the goal of CFA is to build ‘ecological civilisation’, ‘beautiful China’ and ‘well off society’. CFA will fully play its role as a bridge between the government and commercial enterprises, actively conduct macro industrial guidance, standards making, certification and accreditation, exhibitions, training, information exchange and members’ right protection, promote international exchange and cooperation, for the sustainable and healthy development of China’s floricultural industry.
International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH)
AIPH is a co-ordinating body representing horticultural producers' organisations all over the world. It was set up in Switzerland in 1948 to stimulate the international marketing of flowers, plants and landscaping services. Currently membership consists of 26 organisations from 19 countries and regions. AIPH is an international non-profit association, based in Brussels. For further details visit www.aiph.org.
Source: International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH)
