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Dutch export of agricultural products exceeds 90 billion euro in 2018
Agricultural goods to the tune of € 90.3 billion were exported in 2018, representing a slight rise of 0.2% on 2017 (€ 90.1 ...
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 ...
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 written ...
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 does ...
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 ...
Export landwirtschaftlicher Produkte und Lebensmittel erreicht 2016 Rekordhöhe
Der niederländisch Sektor für landwirtschaftliche Produkte und Lebensmittel hat seine Führungsrolle auf dem Weltmarkt weiter ...
Dijksma to pursue international ban on trophy hunting
Minister for Agriculture Sharon Dijksma has written a letter to Parliament announcing her intention to investigate means for ...
The Netherlands organises international anti-poaching conference
Sharon Dijksma, Minister for Agriculture, is organising an international conference in February 2016 about wildlife crime in the ...
International conference: more cooperation to reduce food waste
A group of organisations in the public and private sectors are coming together to fight food waste. New forms of financing ...