News - Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
79 news items of Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
Trade mission to India generates €170 million
This week’s trade mission to India has already generated an estimated €170 million in contracts between Dutch and Indian...
Broad government delegation on trade mission to India
Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Carola Schouten, Minister for Foreign Trade and...
Comprehensive Cabinet delegation on trade mission to China
From 8 to 13 April 2018, Prime Minister Mark Rutte, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Sigrid Kaag,...
Agricultural exports worth nearly €92 billion in 2017
In 2017 the Netherlands exported €91.7 billion in agricultural goods. This marked another new record, up 7% on 2016 when...
European Commission gives green light for dairy cattle phosphate system
The European Commission has agreed to the introduction of phosphate rights in Dutch dairy farming. This system and the...
Government wants €75 million for young farmers
The Dutch government is to earmark €75 million for young farmers who are establishing their own companies. Less than 4% of all...
Risk of bird flu diminished: national measures cancelled
Minister for Agriculture Martijn van Dam has withdrawn nearly all national measures taken to prevent the spread of bird flu,...
Dutch saline agricultural knowledge brings breakthrough in food security
Dutch researchers have found a way of cultivating specific crops on salinised agricultural soil which had previously been...
EU confirms: no patents on conventional plant breeding
Plant breeders must have free access to biological material in order to be able to breed new crop species. Patent law thus...
Agri & food exports achieve record high in 2016
The Dutch agri & food sector has further strengthened its leading position in the world market. In 2016, Agri & Food exports...