Experienced consultants who make things happen

Milco Rikken, with a Master's Degree in Economics, is a specialist in market research and in the international floricultural and horticultural trade.

After having worked as a consultant trade promotion for clients as CBI, Coleacp and ProTrade, he further specialised in the floricultural trade as a Marketing Analyst at the Flower Auction in Aalsmeer (VBA). As key staff member, he was involved in market research and marketing planning and advised the board of directors on strategic issues.

Recent activities include training as part of export development programmes for cut flowers in Kenya, Ethiopia, Colombia, South Africa and Egypt; horticulture sector development in Ethiopia, Rwanda and Surinam; evaluations and feasibility studies of CBI export promotion programmes, and the introduction, promotion and sales of various ornamental products on the European market.

Milco Rikken is author of many market surveys, manuals, export guides, including the annually published CBI market surveys "Cut flowers and foliage", "Plants and young plant material", "Tropical flowers" and "Summer flowers".

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Milco Rikken during seminar for Ugandan and Zambian growers.

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