Highlights Agroberichten Buitenland is de wekelijkse nieuwsbrief van het Landbouwattachénetwerk. U wordt iedere week geattendeerd op nieuws, activiteiten en achtergrondinformatie van onze landbouwteams die werkzaam zijn op de economische afdelingen van 60 Nederlandse ambassades en/of consulaten en van daaruit 80 landen bedienen. Via de link onderaan kunt u collega's attenderen om zich ook te abonneren.
Bent u geïnteresseerd in het betreden van de Duitse markt en wilt u de Duitse consument leren kennen? Heeft u al jaren een handelsrelatie met Duitsland en blijft u graag in contact met uw klanten? Of uw netwerk in de agro en food sector uitbreiden? Dan is de Internationale Grüne Woche (IGW) van 19-28 januari 2024, Berlijneen interessante beurs voor u.
NL Paviljoen op de Internationale Grüne Woche, 19-28 januari 2024, Berlijn
Het geschatte aantal katten en honden in Frankrijk is 15,1 miljoen katten en 7,5 miljoen honden (laatste cijfers uit 2020). Ondanks de verplichte registratie worden niet alle huisdieren aangemeld. Een onderzoek toont aan dat het aantal dieren dat wordt opgevangen in asielen en opvangcentra, of ze nu achtergelaten zijn of niet, rond de 200.000 dieren per jaar ligt.
Frankrijk: de overheid zet zich in voor het welzijn van huisdieren
De Franse slachthuissector kampt met grote economische problemen. Om deze sector daarin te ondersteunen kondigde het Franse ministerie van Landbouw -en Voedselsoevereiniteit een actieplan aan om het netwerk van slachthuizen te consolideren ten bate van de veehouderijsector en het dierenwelzijn.
Prices rise further, industrial putput declines, Nestlé invests €231 in capacity expansion, crop cultivation facing hard times, the effect of new EPR rules on small farmers, invasive Asian bee hunting hornets worry beekeepers, and the reappearance and worrying rise of the golden jackal. Read more in this weekly briefing on agriculture, food and nature news from Hungary
Important information for Dutch organizations that send humanitarian goods to Ukraine
On 6. October the Agriculture and Food Industry Ministry of the Republic of Moldova organized an event on the launch of the Agro-food Partnership Platform, an initiative aimed on the collaboration and support of EU member states, stimulating the cooperation and speeding up the reforms in Moldova’s agro-food sector.
Launch Agro-food Partnership Platform Moldova and EU member states
The fruit processing is a well-developed sector of the Polish food industry. Its development is supported by a rich and growing raw material base and demand for fruit products.
The Romanian Ministry of Agriculture has just announced the schedule of calls for projects to be launched by the Agency for Rural Investment Financing - AFIR, this autumn. The applications for funding are related to the interventions under Pillar II of the CAP National Strategic Plan. No less than 10 interventions are expected to be launched this autumn, which means that farmers/entrepreneurs need to hurry up. Applications should be submitted online to AFIR, same as before, once the calls are open.
Romanian calendar of launching calls for EU funded projects (CAP-NSP)
Small farm issues, rising food prices, expo representation, rural development program and Lidl's success in Serbia. Read more in this weekly briefing on agriculture, food and nature news from Serbia
The General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSİ) of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is updating the piped systems in agricultural enterprises with prepaid electronic meters in order to prevent the water shortage that is increasingly being felt with global warming.
Türkiye : pre-payment meters will increase efficiency in agricultural irrigation
Stating that technology can be used in different stages of agricultural production, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Yumaklı said: “In order to increase productivity and quality, you absolutely need to install technological developments in every stage of production.”
Türkiye: use of technology increases productivity and quality in agriculture
From December 1, new procedure for customs clearance of humanitarian aid, as well as military and dual-use goods imported as humanitarian aid into Ukraine
Important information for Dutch organizations that send humanitarian goods to Ukraine
Ondanks dat Egypte een uitdagende markt kan zijn, zijn er diverse kansen voor Nederlandse bedrijven om zaken te doen in dit prachtige land. Daarom willen wij u graag uitnodigen voor een unieke workshop op 6 november, waarbij Nederlandse landbouwbedrijven en importeurs samenkomen bij de Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO) om mogelijkheden te bespreken op het gebied van klimaat- en watervriendelijke landbouw in Egypte.
The Ziway-Shalla Basin in Balance program addresses the root causes of the decline in water quantity and quality in the basin. The program uses an integrated landscape approach to support farmer communities in improving their productivity, using water more efficiently and restoring soil fertility in the landscape. The program is a public-private partnership financed by the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) that runs from 2019 to 2024.
Revitalizing landscapes and ecosystems in Ethiopia’s Central Rift Valley
From 15 - 17 September the Kunming International Flowers and Plants Expo took place. We are proud to have been the guest of honor and with 29 companies in the NL pavilion, it is safe to say that the expo was a great success!
Impression Kunming International Flowers and Plants Expo 2023
Agroforestry has made a big contribution to the lives of many Indonesian farmers, especially small-scale ones. With help of programs such as Working Landscape and TRACTIONS, which is financed by the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and TRACTIONS, which is funded by RVO, they have succeeded not only in increasing their income, enhancing farmer organizational skills, but also in making a significant contribution to carbon sequestration and biodiversity conservation.
Agroforestry in Indonesia contributes to making lives better
To demonstrate the opportunities for sustainable food production, the Netherlands Embassy and local grower Greenheart Farms teamed up to organize farm tours and a seminar on “Sustainable Horticulture in the Cameron Highlands” for regional farmers and a Government delegation from Indonesia in September, with a great turnout as a result.
Big turnout for seminar on sustainable horticulture in the Cameron Highlands in Malaysia
From September 17 to 21, 2023, Veteffect, RVO and the Dutch Consulate General-agricultural team organized a Horticultural Orientation Mission to the Kurdistan region of Iraq (KRI).
Dutch Horticultural Orientation Mission visits Kurdistan region of Iraq
Nature-inclusive agriculture in Iraq is providing opportunities to help sustain Iraqi ecosystems and achieve long-term food security as well as to support crop rotation, water and soil management, agroforestry and integrated pest management. Areas that companies from the Netherlands are experts in.
Iraq invests in integrated pest control, regeneration of wetlands and reforestation
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