Central Association of Horticulture

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Central Horticultural Association
(ZVG)
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purpose Society for horticulture
Chair: Jürgen Mertz
Establishment date: 1948
Seat : Berlin
Website: www.g-net.de
ZVG headquarters, Claire Waldoff Strasse 7, Berlin

The Central Association of Horticulture e. V. ( ZVG ), with its headquarters in Berlin and one seat each in Bonn and Brussels, is an amalgamation of horticultural professional organizations and associations in Germany and represents the interests of horticultural companies. The ZVG logo is the "Green G".

history

Alliances of gardeners have a long tradition in Germany. After the Second World War, gardeners from the American, British and French zones met in Berlin on April 17, 1948 to found a general association for German horticulture. On August 12, 1948, the "Association of German Fruit, Vegetable and Horticulture" was constituted. In 1951 the name changed to Central Association of German Fruit, Vegetable and Horticulture. Today the professional representation is called the Gärtner Zentralverband Gartenbau eV (ZVG) and has its headquarters in Berlin.

Previous presidents

  • 1948–1968: Ernst Schröder
  • 1968–1969: Wilhelm Busch
  • 1969–1982: Karl Ley
  • 1982–1985: Bernd Hildebrandt
  • 1985–1991: Günter Rode
  • 1991-2006: Karl Zwermann
  • 2006–2012: Heinz Herker
  • since 2012: Jürgen Mertz

organization

tasks and goals

The tasks of the Central Horticultural Association include:

  • Safeguarding the economic and social interests of professionals and horticultural companies, in particular with federal and EU legislation.
  • Cooperation with the state and business as well as organizations and associations important for horticulture.
  • Promotion of basic and advanced training for the horticultural profession: The ZVG influences the content and organizational structure of basic and advanced training and supports teaching and research. Coordination of the nationwide recruiting for young professionals.
  • Informing the members about all important developments in horticulture. The association magazine "ZVG Gartenbau Report", the ZVG press service and the association's website are used for this purpose.
  • Promotion of technical, cultural and environmental developments in horticulture.
  • Dealing with the current legal, tax, social, business and environmental issues in horticulture.
  • Ideal sponsorship for the federal garden shows , which are an example of the professional design of an environment worth living in. Federal horticultural shows represent the productivity of the horticultural profession and serve as a performance competition for gardeners.
  • Information to the media and the public about the gardener's job and achievements as well as about the work of the association through the ZVG press service.
  • Advice and support for member companies in marketing and public relations.
  • Ideal sponsorship for the International Plant Fair in Essen (IPM).

structure

The Central Horticultural Association is both a professional and a business association. As an amalgamation of horticultural professional organizations and associations in Germany, it is the representative of the profession vis-à-vis the federal government, the political parties, other professional groups and consumers.

Regional associations

  • Bayerischer Härtnerei-Verband eV
  • Horticultural Association Berlin-Brandenburg eV
  • Horticultural Association North eV
  • Horticultural Association Baden-Württemberg-Hessen eV
  • Landesverband Gartenbau Nordrhein-Westfalen eV
  • Landesverband Gartenbau im Saarland eV
  • Landesverband Gartenbau Rheinland-Pfalz eV
  • Landesverband Gartenbau Sachsen eV
  • Landesverband Gartenbau Sachsen-Anhalt eV
  • Regional Association of Horticulture Thuringia eV
  • Provincial Association of Rhenish Fruit and Vegetable Growers eV
  • Association of Badischer Gartenbaubetriebe eV
  • Wirtschaftsverband Gartenbau Norddeutschland eV

Federal associations, represented on the ZVG board

Other professional associations and special groups

Projects

Other members

Bodies

General meeting

It is the highest body of the Central Horticultural Association and takes place once a year as part of the German Horticultural Day. The general assembly sets the guidelines for the policy of the ZVG. It elects the President and the two Vice-Presidents, receives the audit reports, gives discharge and approves the contribution budget.

The general assembly sets up permanent working committees and decides on their composition and dissolution. The members of the Presidium, the delegates of the member organizations, the chairmen of the standing working committees and the representatives of the supporting members are represented at the general assembly (with an advisory vote).

Bureau

In the Presidium, the presidents of the regional horticultural associations and the chairmen of the federal professional associations discuss and define the guidelines for professional policy issues in horticulture.

The president and the two vice-presidents are elected by the general assembly for three years each. In order to guarantee the continuity of the work, one of the three top representatives is elected every year.

Board

The board is the smallest official body of the ZVG. The president, the two vice-presidents and the chairmen of the departments are represented in it. The board decides on cross-divisional issues and coordinates the work of all organizations and bodies of the ZVG in accordance with the statutes.

The Executive Board (GV) deliberates monthly. As a working body, it consists of the President, the two Vice-Presidents and the General Secretary of the ZVG. The General Assembly resolves all current political issues.

President : Jürgen Mertz
Vice-President : Wilhelm Böck
Vice-President : Hartmut Weimann
General Secretary : Bertram Fleischer
Chair of the specialist divisions :
Olaf Beier, Chair of BVE
Matthias Bremkens, Chair of BVZ
Birgit Ehlers-Ascherfeld, Chair of BdF
Helmut Selders, President of BdB
Christian Ufen, Chair of the Federal Construction Department
Jens Stechmann , Chairman of the Fruit Growing Section

Jürgen Mertz was elected President of the Central Horticultural Association on September 27, 2012 at the ZVG general meeting at the German Horticultural Day in Berlin . Before that, he had been vice president of the association since 2006.

German flower fairy

A term of office of the Deutsche Blumenfee extends over a year until the next German Horticultural Day. The German Flower Fairy acts as a popular figure for flowers and greenery in public for the horticultural profession. After the liquidation of the CMA ( Centrale Marketing-Gesellschaft der deutschen Agrarwirtschaft mbH) in 2009, the office was in question, but the profession decided to keep it. In mid-2010, the Central Horticultural Association, together with the advertising committee of the Federal Association of Ornamental Plants (BVZ) and the Federal Association of Retail Gardeners (BVE), called on creative young women to apply for the office of "German Flower Fairy".

Work areas

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ "Central Horticultural Association gives up the Entente Florale project" , ZVG information service, July 31, 2014.