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[[File:AIPH Logo.svg|thumb|right|International Association of Horticultural Producers logo]]
The '''International Association of Horticultural Producers''' ('''AIPH''' / '''IAHP''') is a [[Organization:Trade association|trade association]] dedicated to promoting horticultural producers and held the international garden / flora festivals or expositions.

AIPH aims to put flower, plant and landscaping services on a global agenda, with a vision to:
* Stimulate increased demand for ornamental trees, plants and flowers worldwide.
* Protect and promote the interests of the industry.
* Be an international hub for industry information and knowledge exchange.
* Lead best practice in ornamentals production

==History==
[[File:Floriade 2002-1.jpg|thumb|right|110px|Floriade 2002 ]]
In 1948, amid strained relationships following the end of the Second World War, a group of representatives from the national grower associations of Western Europe came together in Zurich to form the Association Internationale des Producteurs de l’Horticulture (AIPH).{{citation needed|date=August 2019}}

===1990s===
At least 4 events were held including the 1999 World Horticultural Exposition in Kunming, {{wipe|China}} and Expo '90 in {{wipe|Osaka}}, {{wipe|Japan}}.<ref name="autogenerated1">[http://www.aiph.org/site/index_en.cfm?act=teksten.tonen&parent=4683&varpag=4936#CategoryA1%7CAIPD Exhibitions, history] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015174128/http://www.aiph.org/site/index_en.cfm?act=teksten.tonen&parent=4683&varpag=4936 |date=15 October 2011 }}. Retrieved 8 January 2010.</ref>

===2000s===

15 events were held in the 2000s including Floriade 2002 in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands and an exhibition in Shenyang, China in 2006

===2010s ===

====Taipei 2010/2011====
The 2010 Taipei International Gardening and Horticulture Exposition was held in Taiwan from 6 November 2010 to 25 April 2011 hosted by the Taipei City Government and the Taiwan Floriculture Development Association (TFDA). This was an A2/B1 classification event<ref name="classes">{{cite web|url=http://www.aiph.org/site/index_en.cfm?act=teksten.tonen&parent=4683&varpag=4936#CategoryA1 |title=AIPH &#124; Exhibitions, history |accessdate=27 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015174128/http://www.aiph.org/site/index_en.cfm?act=teksten.tonen&parent=4683&varpag=4936 |archivedate=15 October 2011 }}</ref>

====Venlo 2012====
In 2012 the Floriade 2012 was held in Venlo. As with other Floriades this was an A1 classification event.<ref name="classes" />

====Suncheon 2013====
Suncheon Bay Garden Expo 2013 is a A2/B1 classified international horticultural exposition held in Suncheon, South Korea, from 20 April to 20 October, attracted over 4.4 million visitors.<ref>[http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/culture/2015/10/203_173546.html "Suncheon Bay Garden". koreatimes.] Retrieved 2015-10-17.</ref>

====Taichung 2018/2019====
Taichung World Flora Exposition is being held in Taichung between 3 November 2018 and 24 April 2019. This is a category A2|B1 event.<ref name="Taichung">{{cite web|url=http://aiph.org/events/exhibitions/|title=International Horticultural Exhibitions - International Association of Horticultural Producers|accessdate=19 February 2019}}</ref>{{Update after|2019|4|24|reason=Event will be over - tense needs to change}}

===2020s===
Floriade 2022 will be held between 14 April and 9 October 2022 in Almere with focus on the role of horticulture in city building.<ref name="AIPH">{{cite web|url=http://aiph.org/aiph_event/almere-the-netherlands-2022-a1/|access-date=31 May 2020|title=Expo 2022 Floriade Almere (A1) – International Association of Horticultural Producers|archive-date=6 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170706091716/http://aiph.org/aiph_event/almere-the-netherlands-2022-a1/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Structure==
The AIPH has been formerly headquartered in Theale, but since 2016 is now at the headquarters of the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) in Oxfordshire.

==Exhibitions==
AIPH has been approving and regulating International Horticultural Expos, with its partners BIE (www.bie-paris.org), since 1960.

AIPH recognises four different categories of Horticultural Exhibitions, with the following table summarising the main differences between each of them.<ref>{{Cite web |title=AIPH Approved Expo Categories • AIPH Expos |url=https://aiph.org/expos/categories/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=AIPH |language=en-GB}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|'''Categories'''
|'''Official Name'''
|'''Duration'''
|'''Minimum Exhibition Area'''
|'''Application'''
|-
|A1
|World Horticultural Exhibitions
|3 – 6 months
|50 Ha
|12 – 6 years before(BIE recognition required)
|-
|B
|International Horticultural Exhibitions
|3 – 6 months
|25 Ha
|10 – 3 years before
|-
|C
|International Horticultural Shows
|4 – 20 days
|6,000 m<sup>2</sup>
|5 – 0.5 years before
|-
|D
|International Horticultural Trade Exhibitions
|
|
|5 – 0.5 years before
|}
Category C includes former Category A2, B1 and B2.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of AIPH Approved Horticultural Expos • AIPH Expos |url=https://aiph.org/expos/history/ |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=AIPH |language=en-GB}}</ref>

This calendar shows both the approved exhibitions and those applied for http://aiph.org/current-events/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191010044346/http://aiph.org/current-events/ |date=10 October 2019 }}

==Membership and Committees==
A list of AIPH members can be found here http://aiph.org/members/aiph-member-organisations/

{| style="border: 1px solid darkgray;" |valign="top"
|{{flagicon|Australia}} Australia
|{{flagicon|Belgium}} Belgium
|'''{{flagicon|Canada}} Canada'''
|'''{{flagicon|China}} China'''
|{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Czech Republic
|-
|{{flagicon|Denmark}} Denmark
|
|'''{{flagicon|Germany}} Germany'''
|{{flagicon|Hungary}} Hungary
|{{flagicon|Indonesia}} Indonesia
|-
|'''{{flagicon|Italy}} Italy'''
|'''{{flagicon|Japan}} Japan'''
|P.R.China
|{{flagicon|Malaysia}} Malaysia
|'''{{flagicon|Netherlands}} Netherlands'''
|-
|{{flagicon|South Korea|}} Rep. Korea
|{{flagicon|Switzerland}} Switzerland
|{{flagicon|Spain}} Spain
|{{flagicon|Taiwan}} Republic of China
|'''{{flagicon|Thailand}} Thailand'''
|-
|'''{{flagicon|Turkey}} Turkey'''
|'''{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} United Kingdom'''
|Brazil
|Canada
|USA
|}
All members have the right to sit on a Committee. The Standing Committees include:
* Green City 
* Marketing and Exhibitions 
* Novelty Protection
* Environment and Plant Health
Other active groups include:
* Statistics
* Science and Education

==Relationships==
AIPH maintains relations with other organisations in the field, including the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) of the EU and Ciopora, the International Association of Plants Breeders. In line with the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV) – convention 1991, AIPH lobbies to maintain the rights of growers and to resist legislation that would reduce innovation in the sector.<ref name="rights">{{cite web|url=http://aiph.org/novelty-protection/|title=Novelty Protection - International Association of Horticultural Producers|accessdate=26 February 2019}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.aiph.org/ www.aiph.org]


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