In an environment of camaraderie and professionalism, the 9th. Issue of AMHPAC’s Annual Convention was held, from August 24-26 in Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico gathering close to 400 members of the protected horticulture industry.
The very crowded opening ceremony was attended by representatives of the State Government of Quintana Roo, SAGARPA, FOCIR, Agroasemex, SIAP, FIRA and SENASICA, who formally kicked off the event.
General Ordinary Meeting
During the 9th. General Ordinary Meeting, held in Cancun on August 25, the new Board of Directors took oath. This Board is composed of growers from different states of Mexico, such as Querétaro, Sinaloa, Jalisco, Coahuila, among others.
AMHPAC’s National Board of Directors 2016-2018
ADVISER CARGO STATE FARMING COMPANY
Oscar Woltman de
Vries President Querétaro Hortinvest México SA de CV
Félix Tarrats Zirión VP Querétaro Centro de Investigación y Capacitación Koppert Rappel SA de CV (CEICKOR)
Dianela Rodríguez Secretary Baja California Productora Agrícola Industrial del Noroeste S.A de C.V.
Javier Ignacio López
Ruffo Treasurer Sinaloa Agricultura Controlada S.A. de C.V.
Jesús Martín
Dorantes Miranda Adviser Coahuila AgroDesert SPR de RL de CV
Antonio Garza
Rodriguez Adviser Nuevo León Hydroponic Green Valley Produce S.A. de C.V.
Eduardo Leyson
Castro Adviser Sinaloa Agricultores de San Isidro Navolato S.A. de C.V.
Carlos Arteaga
Niepmann Adviser Aguascalientes Rancho Medio Kilo S. de P.R. de R.L.
Eduardo de la Vega Canelos Adviser Jalisco Bioparques de Occidente S.A. de C.V. Sinaloa Agrícola La Primavera S.A. de C.V.
Javier Delgado
Mendoza Independent Adviser Mexico City Seminis Capital Fund Manager
Juan Ariel Reyes
Rábago Honor & Justice Commission San Luis Potosí Invernaderos Potosinos S.A. de C.V.
In his farewell message, the outgoing President, Juan Ariel Reyes Rábago committed to continue supporting and working closely with the new Board of Directors and thanked the support given by his family, work team and staff of the AMHPAC.
For his part, the incoming President, Óscar Woltman de Vries, who represents the company Hortinvest México, took the new office after having served as secretary of the Board of Directors for three years. He stated that in the coming period, the focus will be on 5 areas.
AMHPAC’s Annual Convention
This year in particular, the organizing committee was responsible for preparing and offering a variety of activities to attendees, including a cocktail reception by the sea shore, the 3rd. AMHPAC Race 5k and 10k, participating over 80 people and a theme dinner (Mayan Jungle), where attendees enjoyed a prehispanic show and had the chance of spending the night between friends.
It is important to note that in this issue, as well as in previous issues, very high-level speakers attended the event, participating with their lectures and also took the time to answer questions from participants during their stay at the Fiesta Americana Condesa hotel:
General Program
* Impact of plastic in protected agriculture.
Estelle Cheret Bittelin
Manager of the R&D Department at RKW Agriculture Division.
* Competing in the global food safety platform: A review of international requirements.
Dan Fone
Manager of Worldwide Businesses – Food at NSF.
* Positive attitude towards change.
Juan Antonio Águila Marín
Professor at the Business School and Humanities, and speaker in Organizational Development subjects.
* Innovative developments in the agrifood supply chain.
Peter Ravensbergen
Leader in the Food Safety Program at Wageningen University UR Food & Biobased Research.
Innovation in the sector.
José Luis Solleiro Rebolledo.
Founder and President of Cambiotec, A.C
* Panel.- Access to financing and insurance schemes in protected horticulture.
Rafael Gamboa González.
General Manager of FIRA.
Francisco González Casanova.
Deputy General Manager at AGROASEMEX.
Alfredo Díaz Belmontes.
General Manager at AMHPAC.
* Keynote conference.- 2016: Political noise and slow construction of the future.
Federico Reyes Heroles.
Researcher, analyst and socio-political anchor.
We would like to thank participants for their trust and look forward to seeing you again in the next issue of AMHPAC’s Annual Convention.
Source: AMHPAC
