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Op 12 en 13 april heeft een delegatie van 12 Duitse foodtech bedrijven een bezoek gebracht aan Nederland. Vanuit Duitsland is er veel interesse de Nederlandse foodtech sector beter te leren kennen.
Duitse foodtech op bezoek bij innovatieve bedrijven in Nederland
Van 3 tot 5 april vond de ministeriële handelsmissie naar de regio Hauts-de-France plaats, onder leiding van minister van buitenlandse handel Liesje Schreinemacher. Deze Noordelijke regio die hemelsbreed maar 60 km verwijderd van Nederland ligt, zet breed in op digitale en duurzame transitie van de voedselproductie en sluit goed aan op soortgelijke ontwikkelingen in Nederland.
Frankrijk: ministeriële handelsmissie Noord-Frankrijk legt focus op foodtech en eiwitten
Tijdens het traditionele festival “Fête des tulipes” in Saint-Denis, een ruim 110.000 bewoners tellende voorstad van Parijs, werd de lente ingeluid rond het symbool van de tulp. Dit jaar was de Nederlandse ambassade, in nauwe samenwerking met het Bloemenbureau en de Stichting Tulpenpromotie Nederland, actief betrokken bij dit festival. De allereerste Franse pluktuin werd hier georganiseerd, geïnspireerd op de pluktuin zoals die ieder jaar in Amsterdam plaatsvindt.
Allereerste Franse tulpen pluktuin in teken van Olympische Spelen
Similarly to Poland, Hungary issued a ban on Ukrainian agriculture products this week.
Hungary bans the import of agricultural products from Ukraine
At a government press conference on Thursday, Minister in charge of the Prime Minister’s Office Gergely Gulyás has stated that the government’s policy of capping the prices of certain food products will remain in place until June 30.
Poland is already the third player in the European Union when it comes to chocolate exports (with a result of 295 000 tons of chocolate - Eurostat data). Global corporations produce sweets in our country, but scattered Polish companies are also playing an increasingly important role.
New ministry project to support agriculture; more than 260 thousand farms registered in new digital system; massive irrigation scheme planned in Voivodina in coming years; €400 million investment into biogas in the country. Read this and more in the weekly briefing on agriculture, food and nature news in Serbia.
It has been received unevenly among farmers although no one questions it was necessary. Increased bureaucracy, farm size limit or adaptation of infrastructures are some of the most contentious topics. The Spanish bovine sector ranks second in terms of economic importance of livestock production with about 30% of national share.
De laatste agri-food nieuwsberichten van week 15 uit het Verenigd Koninkrijk in een behapbaar formaat.
Bite-sized: het wekelijkse nieuwsoverzicht uit het Verenigd Koninkrijk
Angolan bank BFA and Rabo Partnerships, with support of the Netherlands Embassy and Netherlands Enterprise Agency RVO, have signed an agreement to enhance financial and digital inclusion in the Angolan agricultural sector. The partnership in a first phase implemented through a Technical Assistance program was announced during a signing ceremony attended by Ambassador of the Netherlands to Angola Tsjeard Hoekstra and his agricultural team.
Enhancing financial and digital inclusion in the Angolan agricultural sector
With a potential to provide more harvest in a given piece of land compared to its closer energy dense crops such as maize and rice, the potato crop stands a high chance on ensuring both food security and adaptation to the ever-changing climate. However, more combined efforts from the stakeholders are required to holistically address challenges in the sector and find sustainable solutions to achieve a transformation from production all the way to consumption.
Unlocking synergies for sustainable potato industry in Tanzania
Tanzania is making significant strides towards a sustainable poultry sector with the launch of the Poultry Signal Book and the officiation of the Poultry Working Group. The two were presented during the seminar on poultry health organized by the NL Embassy in Dar es Salaam in collaboration with Royal GD Academy in the Netherlands.
Tanzania's horticultural sector presents significant opportunities for youth to earn lucrative incomes. However, the use of gasoline or diesel-powered irrigation pumps has negative environmental effects and is an expensive solution.
Tanzania is a country with a rich agricultural heritage, and the potato and avocado sectors play an important role in the country's economy and food security. However, there are many challenges these sectors facing, including issues related to seed quality and agrologistics.
Addressing challenges in Tanzania's potato and avocado sectors
Knowledge is the cornerstone of horticulture development in the Northern Circuit of Tanzania. With the right knowledge and skills taught in the education institutions, students can effectively learn to produce high crop yields, produce high-quality products, and increase their profits.
Unlocking the potential of horticulture development in Northern Tanzania
Agricultural exports from the Netherlands are back at pre-COVID levels with beer, chicken and dairy topping the list. Cuban agricultural exports to the Netherlands dropped by 49% in 2022.
Agri-exports from the Netherlands to Cuba back at pre-COVID levels
Startups from the Netherlands with solutions across the food value chain, including regenerative agriculture, will travel to Chicago from July 16-20, 2023 during IFT First. This mission is organized through the Scale NL Connect Chicago program, an initiative of the Consulate General of the Netherlands in Chicago and Scale NL.
The Central Authority of Plant Quarantine in Egypt announced last week that the door for import permits for seed potatoes will be open only from 15th of April to 15th of May.
Import permits for seed potatoes in Egypt open for limited time
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