Highlights Agroberichten Buitenland week 48, 2023

Wij nodigen u graag uit om mee te doen aan een onderzoek over de dienstverlening door de teams van ons wereldwijde LNV Attaché Netwerk. Onze teams zijn werkzaam op 60 Nederlandse ambassades en/of consulaten en bedienen van daaruit 80 landen. Ook zijn ze vertegenwoordigers voor Nederland bij internationale organisaties: FAO/WFP/IFAD in Rome, EU in Brussel en OESO in Parijs. Wij werken voortdurend aan de optimalisering van de dienstverlening en we zijn erg benieuwd naar uw ervaring. U kunt meedoen door het invullen van een korte vragenlijst tot uiterlijk 19 december 2023.

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Worrying news of livestock diseases; maize suffers while barley performs well; tomato import increasing; mandatory grocery discounts to be kept in place until June. Read more in this weekly briefing on agriculture, food and nature news in Hungary.

Hungary: A massive decline in cereals, farmers on the search for new crops

Farmers and landowners hold the key to positive change when it comes to nature-inclusive agriculture in Ireland. While many projects have been developed over the years and scaled up successfully, the long-term success will rely on the continued collaboration of farmers, local communities, government and industry working together to support one and other in the drive for change. It will also rely on ensuring that farmers see the positive impact they can make and equally that local communities see the positive change that farmers can make.

Farmers lead nature-inclusive approach in Ireland

Romania will have a new Black Sea port which will take over some of the traffic currently choking the port of Constanta, especially after the start of the Russian war against Ukraine which resulted in cereal flows being rerouted through this port. The new Black Sea port will be built on Romanian territory on the Poarta Albă-Midia Năvodari Canal and will facilitate the berthing and unloading of cargo ships. At present, it takes many days to clear customs.

Romania will have a new Black Sea port

The Safir Group is the only slow broiler producer in Romania to hold the 'Beter Leven 1 star' animal welfare certificate for the entire production chain; on the parent farms where the eggs come from, on the hatchery, on the broiler rearing farms, on the compound feed factory and on the slaughterhouse.This unique concept in Romania of slow growing chickens differentiates the Safir Group from other producers on the market.

Romanian broiler producer certified as “Beter Leven”

Farmers' protests ongoing; annual recommendations by the Foreign Investors Council; wine festival in Belgrade; commodity reserve to exchange fertilizer for cereals; rural internet program continues. Read more in this weekly briefing on agriculture, food and nature news in Serbia.

Land prices rising in Serbia

In 2024, the world's largest mealworm plant for human and animal consumption will open in Salamanca with an investment of 100 million euros. At present, Spain already has 37 insect farms in operation.

Worm megafarm in Spain

De laatste agri-food nieuwsberichten uit het Verenigd Koninkrijk in een behapbaar formaat, week 47, 2023. Opgesteld door het LAN team van de Nederlandse Ambassade in Londen.

Bite-sized, het wekelijkse nieuwsoverzicht uit het Verenigd Koninkrijk (week 47)

Cocoa has been the link between Ivory Coast and the Netherlands for centuries. A value chain today at the heart of major societal, environmental, economic and therefore political issues. In partnership with the National Center for Agronomic Research and the Coffee and Cocoa Council in Côte d'Ivoire, Wageningen University & Research, recognized worldwide as one of the leaders in cocoa research, is carrying out multidisciplinary research work. Results are starting to come out and are changing the equation. CommodAfrica asked three researchers from Wageningen - Ken Giller, Marieke Sassen and Yuca Waarts - about their research.

Côte d'Ivoire: Cocoa, the shared challenges between the two countries

De onderontwikkelde registratie van landeigendom in Brazilië is een systeem probleem dat sterk bijdraagt aan ontbossing in dit land. De LNV-raad van Brazilië interviewde Bastiaan Reydon, een Braziliaanse professor werkzaam bij het Kadaster in Nederland, over de wijze waarop het Kadaster bij landrechten in Brazilië, de Lula-regering kan helpen de goede cijfers op ontbossing vast te houden.  Dit in het kader van de COP28 waarbij president Lula da Silva en zijn delegatie voor het eerst kunnen laten zien hoe hij het roer op ontbossing en klimaat heeft omgegooid. De delegatie reist af met sterk verbeterde cijfers op ontbossing in de Amazone en met plannen voor groene landbouwfinanciering, herstel van gedegradeerde gronden en mogelijk een nieuw plan voor vergroting van transparantie in de ketens voor de grote commodities als soja en vlees. 

De rol van landregistratie in Brazilië’s klimaatagenda

The LAN team in Brazil promotes sustainable agricultural practices. One of these practices is ‘fruition of the forest’ and agroforestry in the Amazon. Starting this year they support the project “Absolutely Amazonian” in which Wageningen University and University College Dublin work with Brazilian partners to develop a system which can track and trace a product and proof/guarantee that it originates from a biodiverse system (forest or agroforestry system). The project focuses on three products: the superfood aҫaí, as well as cacoa and cupuaçu. Ramon Gerrits, Amazon specialist of the LAN team in Brazil and Max Garcia Hoogland, trainee at the Embassy in Brasília, took part in the first coordination meeting in Pará.

Brazil: working on transparency with WUR in the Amazon

In Guanajuato, in the heart of Mexico, Heineken and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) have joined forces to support barley farmers and suppliers in implementing sustainable agricultural practices. The collaboration has resulted in significant water savings of up to 20%, reduced fuel consumption, enhanced nitrogen efficiency, higher yields, and increased farmer incomes. This partnership aligns with Heineken Mexico's commitment to environmental stewardship and their ambitious goal of ensuring 100% sustainable barley sourcing by 2030.

Cultivando un México Mejor: 100% sustainable barley supply

This agroforestry workshop entitled “Scaling Agroforestry in Indonesia” took place on November 23 and was organized by Tropenbos International (TBI) and Tropenbos Indonesia (TI) in collaboration with the Kingdom of the Netherland Embassy in Indonesia.

Workshop “Scaling Agroforestry in Indonesia”

Over 140 geoinformatics scientists from universities, business communities, R&D institutes, and governmental agencies across the Kingdom of Thailand attended “The Netherlands – Thailand Space Technology Forum 2023” in Bangkok. The forum opens up another frontier within space technology and geoinformatics science for resilient agriculture and food systems.

Thai – Dutch Space Technology Forum 2023 Opens Up Another Agri Frontiers (EP.1)

To all Vietnamese participants who studied or had (vocational) trainings in the Netherlands or by the Netherlands: you are invited to the Dutch Agri-Water alumni event on 11 December 2023 in Can Tho University.

Invitation to the Dutch Agri-Water alumni event in Vietnam

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