What is natural capital? What does a natural capital approach to production and consumption mean for producers, consumers, governments, the environment, and everything in between? In this chat with...
Let’s talk about space! Why, space? Well, food production, like horticulture, can learn a lot from space exploration and the concept of living in space. And vice versa. That’s why we will present...
'How can the sustainability, productivity, and market access of smallholder sugar cane farmers be improved?' That was the main question in the IFAMA2020 Essay Challenge. In the live session on the...
Emeritus WUR-professor Olaf van Kooten neemt na 10 jaar afscheid als lector Duurzame verbindingen aan de Hogeschool InHolland in Delft. In 2012 maakte hij vanaf Foodlog zijn inaugurele rede...
Op 17 november lanceerde de activistische Farmers Defence Force het Farmer Friendly-logo. Daarmee eisen ze 3% over de totale omzet van de Nederlandse supermarkten (verenigd in belangenkoepel CBL),...
What is an ‘entrepreneurial tribe’? At first glance, the phrase could cause confusion. It sounds like an oxymoron in the context of the 21st century. In fact, however, the entrepreneurial tribe is...
Bulle Koster is dierenarts en uitvinder. Hij bedacht onder meer de stal die dieren een kans geeft tegen brand. Afgelopen voorjaar bedacht hij samen met zijn technische partner Fred Dijkstra een zo...
"The jewel in the crown of Dutch horticulture is not the produce- it’s the technology that produces the produce. And wouldn’t one expect that that is where the real value is? Why? Because that’s...
Let’s talk about space! Why, space? Well, food production, like horticulture, can learn a lot from space exploration and the concept of living in space. And vice versa. That’s why we will present...
What explains – from a historical perspective – the innovation and yield per unit push in the Netherlands? Niek Koning, Food Policy Analyst and emeritus assistant professor Wageningen University &...
Organizing transparency in food chains is no longer a question of technologies. They are available and widely tested. A growing number of IT solution providers are competing to be the single go-to...
Ons willen deugen zit Nederland dwars. Forum voor Democratie vraagt Nederlanders weer wat ze echt willen. Terwijl Drees en Den Uyl Nederland al vol vonden en de eerste na de Tweede Wereldoorlog een...
“I think that governments, consumers and also suppliers have become increasingly much more aware of safe food and security. And so for highly perishable products. There is an accelerated interest in...
Let’s talk about space! Why, space? Well, food production, like horticulture, can learn a lot from space exploration and the concept of living in space. And vice versa. That’s why we will present...
Vijf maanden nadat ik het initiatief heb genomen om aan de hand van Sjouk het systeem van de (melk)veehouderij te ontrafelen, ben ik het spoor bijster. Ik heb ‘het raampunt’ bereikt.
What explains – from a historical perspective – the innovation and yield per unit push in the Netherlands? Niek Koning, Food Policy Analyst and emeritus assistant professor Wageningen University &...
Let’s talk about space! Why, space? Well, food production, like horticulture, can learn a lot from space exploration and the concept of living in space. And vice versa. That’s why we will present...
The need for youths to be proactively involved in building resilience of food and agricultural systems was the central message of the interactive session organized by the Young Board of the...
"Integrate health, horticulture, agriculture, ecology, and energy. Redesign the whole food system and create shared value on all aspects." That true triple helix is what worldwide horticulture...
Adri Bom-Lemstra is the chair of Greenport West-Holland. She is possitive about the Green Deal and what it can do for Horticulture. The Dutch modus operandi fits the European ambitions perfectly....
The global pandemic is radically altering humanity, economic growth, and business at every turn. While it’s difficult now to see beyond the wake of COVID-19—we must.
Is sustainability in the meat sector perceived the same across the pond? To answer briefly: no, there is a real divide. A Dutch and two American pig farmers agreed to disagree. Annechien ten Have, the...
Berry Marttin, who you saw earlier on this platform, advocates nature costing instead of true costing. Peter van Bodegom, environmental biologist, saw the interview and needed to respond. He doesn’t...
In a previous interview Berry Marttin, executive member of the board of Rabobank, underlined the need to sit down together, define what we want as mankind, and take the outcome to the drawing table....
What does the future of the Dutch Horticulture cluster look like? Adri Bom-Lemstra, president of Greenport West Holland, provides her view: expertise should be the Netherland's most important export...
