The new Society of Chemical (SCI) Industry Horticulture Group should cover every aspect of horticulture and cater for the needs of everyone working or studying in the sector, the group agreed at its inaugural meeting last week.

Other key decisions included the need for a more international focus, and also to target members at an earlier stage of their career in horticulture.

A steering group has already been established to drive its activity, and a number of key areas identified for the group to focus on. The meeting’s organiser said: “Not only did the number of delegates exceed our expectations, but the discussions were really positive, resulting in many of them signing up for membership.

“The group, through SCI, can provide members with tangible activity. What struck me about the event was that there was a stated aim at the beginning of the meeting which the whole team worked through, resulting in a set of actions being drawn up to take the group forward.”

Some of the areas that the team agreed to develop activity around include global crop production systems, food management, marketing and technology, landscape design, amenity management, clean, low-carbon technology, waste and water management, and sustainability.

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