On display will be all the equipment and resources that they utilise in their training programs, as well as a chance to walk inside the crop growing areas. The expert staff will be on hand to tell you all about the centre, as well as provide you with information about the training courses that they offer.

There is no need to book a time, you can visit Cranbourne Campus at 2, New Holland Drive, Cranbourne, Vic 3977 between the hours of 11:00 am and 7:00 pm. 

The National Precision Growing Centre is looking forward to welcoming you!

New gap control prevents cold snaps

The current gap control has been enhanced with the option to control the curtain intelligently and in steps. Using a gap can, after all, result in climate shocks and unnecessary energy losses when there are large climate differences between the air above and below the curtain. These negative consequences can be minimized by controlling the gap in small steps and stopping immediately when the required removal of humidity and/or energy has be achieved. In short, the updated control offers you a more stable climate without cold snaps, it prevents unnecessary energy losses and is easy to operate without all kinds of influences.

Want to know more?

Refer to our leaflet!

The project is being constructed on the island that is seen as the 'green lung' of Shanghai. The whole island is a large agricultural park, where only activities connected with agriculture, the horticulture industry or ecological tourism take place.

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The NERCPA (National Engineering Research Center of Protected Agriculture)project consists of a two hectare glass greenhouse, equipped to replicate a Dutch greenhouse. It is a national project, which makes it particularly important that the greenhouse should be of superior quality, as the eyes of China will be on this horticultural project. The intention behind NERCPA is to prove that the use of modern, sustainable technologies can increase the production of tomatoes, among other things, while consuming less energy and water.
For this reason, the project makes use of ATES: Aquifer Thermal Energy Storage. In this way, less energy will be consumed for cooling and heating the greenhouse. Priva will also use NERCPA as a training centre, where Chinese growers can learn how to achieve energy-efficient cultivation through the optimum use of modern facilities and the latest products and methods.

Dutch consortium

The project is the result of the special relationship between Priva, SAAS (Shanghai Academy for Agricultural Sciences) and Dushi Green. It is being implemented by Priva and its dealers Dushi Green, ArendSosef and Voshol.

The greenhouse was designed by the BOM group, but is being constructed by Dushi Green. Furthermore, everything is being supplied by Dutch partners: Voshol is carrying out the installation, Installect is providing the design for the ATES, ArendSosef is taking care of the irrigation and Codema is responsible for the internal pump circuits. In March of this year, all the partners met in the Netherlands to coordinate the various activities. The project will be launched in April 2013. The kick-off meeting will take place in Shanghai on April 9th, at which, Priva, Voshol, Installect and Dushi Green will also be present. The goal is to be able to deliver an outstanding project by July 2013.

The meeting was set up in collaboration with Andres da Silva from EACEA, who worked together in this with our dealer Richel, and Priva dealer TropClima.

The training was intended for the mid-end dealers and centred on the Priva Maximizer, a cost-effective, easy-to-use control system, specifically developed for the greenhouse. The aim was to increase the participants' knowledge of the Priva Maximizer so that they could make optimal use of the product.
The instructors were very pleased with the participants. Alfredo Morales said, "it was a great group who asked many questions during the sessions and brought up problems that help to develop the training. This made the training dynamic and productive." Jimmy Jaktlund noted that the training had "an outstanding group of technicians, each and every one of them was very intelligent and proactive. It was an outstanding training course."

When the course finished, the group were able to exchange ideas and experiences over drinks. It was an informative day for the participants. A number of other training courses are planned for 2013. Sharing knowledge and know-how is one of Priva's ambitions.

About Ceickor

Ceickor is a prominent local training and knowledge centre for the Mexican horticulture industry. The centre offers training to help local entrepreneurs produce a higher yield and a better quality of horticultural products at reduced costs using high-quality technology.

This course will be delivered by renowned Priva expert, Peter Mos, who is travelling from the Netherlands to deliver this training. Peter will be delivering the training using the Intégro 730/Connext 903 software program.

Topics will include:
• Ventilation and heating strategy: efficiency and influences
• CO2 dosing: why and how?
• Shade & energy curtain strategies: why and influences
• Boiler control: efficient energy production
• Irrigation: strategies and influences
• Graphics: graph interpretation and usage
• Overview of the latest Priva Office Direct software

Course details:
• Friday the 19th of April, 2013
• 08.00-17.30 hours
• This is a full day course, lunch and refreshments will be provided on site.
• Places are strictly limited, so early booking is advisable.

Registrations can be made via e mail at: tony.bundock@chisholm.edu.au
For further information about participating in this course, please contact: Tony Bundock, on 0409 007 610.

Read more about Priva Intégro in this article or read the leaflet.

Around 500 guests were present when Francisco Viteri of Priva dealer Popoyán and Priva founder Jan Prins performed the official opening ceremony. Among the guests were the Guatemalan Ministers of Agriculture, Economy and Labour and the Dutch Consul.

CCIPPP is the first training centre for the horticulture industry in Central America. The centre is a collaboration between Popoyán and Priva. The training centre covers 2.5 hectares of greenhouses: two hectares for production and training, and half an acre for research projects. The site also has offices, an irrigation room and a modern auditorium. Tomatoes and peppers are grown in the greenhouses. A further expansion of the production and training facilities is scheduled for 2015 onwards.

For further information please read the story. The opening was also an item at TV Agro (starting at 8:06).

• Monday April 1 (Easter Monday)
• Tuesday April 30 (Abdication and Invenstiture)
• Thursday May 9 and Friday May 10 (Ascension day and the day after Ascension day)
• Monday May 20 (Whit Monday).

The service department can be reached as usual at telephone +31 (0)10 434 90 10.
If you have any questions concerning our holiday hours, please contact tel. +31 (0)174 522 600.

CCIPPP (Centro de Capacitación, Innovación y Producción Popoyán Priva) has been set up as a production campus where innovative, successful horticulture technologies are demonstrated and explained and their capabilities are tested under local conditions. Vegetables are produced using the latest horticulture practices and there is capacity for research by other companies in the production chain. CCIPPP concentrates on advancing horticulture in Guatemala and surrounding Central American countries.

CCIPPP is a joint venture between Popoyán and Priva. The training centre site covers 2.5 hectares of greenhouses, where two hectares are for production and training and half a hectare is for research projects. In addition to this, the site has offices, an irrigation area and a modern auditorium. Tomatoes and paprikas are grown in the greenhouses. A further expansion of the production and training facilities is planned for 2015. 

About Popoyán

Popoyán has been involved in innovation in the agriculture industry for more than thirty years. CCIPPP initiatives dovetail with Popoyán's core activities of introducing innovative solutions to the region and thereby increasing production. The arrival of the CCIPPP training centre makes new technology available to the growers in the region.

Why is Priva involved? 

Priva offers growers worldwide solutions for realizing their growing ambitions. Growers who participate in CCIPPP learn how they can increase their production in a responsible manner. Using Priva's technological solutions and the right knowledge, they achieve an increase in production with less use of water and energy. In addition to this, methods are supplied to reduce the use of pesticides in the horticulture industry or even to eradicate use completely.

Priva has plans to open a total of ten international training centers in the coming years, with the aim of helping horticultural entrepreneurs around the globe to achieve their ambitions. CCIPPP was made possible by a subsidy from NL EVD International's PSI (Private Sector Investment program).

Priva International Beijing will be closed on the following date:

Saturday the 9th of February 2013 through Monday the 19th of February 2013. On Tuesday the 19th of February the office will be open as of 09.00 a.m. 

If you have any questions, please contact Priva in the Netherlands: tel. +31 (0)174 522 600.