Presentatie

Topsector Tuinbouw & Uitgangsmaterialen

“Drivers of Dutch horticulture development”

Rubert Konijn

Topsector Horticulture & Starting Materials

Top 10 exporters of agricultural

products (in billion US $)

2013 2014 Growth

United States 166 174 4,9%

The Netherlands 107 108 1,2%

Germany 98 100 2,1%

Brazil 88 84 -4,4%

France 83 81 -3,3%

China 69 73 6,2%

Canada 59 61 4,4%

Spain 50 53 4,3%

Belgium 51 49 -4,6%

Italy 46 47 2,4%

39% of

agricultural

production is from

horticulture

Horticulture

Import

Eur 8.2 billion

Value technical

supply Horticulture

Eur 2 billion

Turn over Starting Materials = € 2,1 billion

Export Starting Materials = € 1,6 billion

Horticulture

Export

Eur 16.5 billion

Horticulture

Import

Eur 8.2 billion

The Dutch Value Chain

Education,

R&D

Breeding, Propagating

Primaryproduction

Sales TradeRetail and

otherbuyers

Seed treatmentGreenhouse

building

Water

systems

Consulting &

Financial services

Processing, ICT and

logisticsCrop protection Climate controlEnergy systems

Internal

logistics

Private, Public, Knowledge

cooperation

9 Topsectors in the Netherlands

“World market leader in sustainable

solutions for improved food security,

food safety and happiness”

Growing and ageing world population

Climate change

Economic

inequality

Urbanisation

#1 Added value

#1 Knowledge and innovation

# 1-2 Market share export

#1 Productivity

#1 Sustainablity

World Challenges World Solutions World Leader

FOOD

HEALTH

HAPPINESS

ENERGY

WATERSPACE

MINERALS & CROP PROTECTION

“More with Less”

Innovation

The promise of developing vegetable

chains in Africa

7 reasons for more attention for horticulture

1

Nutrition security

vs

Food security

2

Horticulture is especially “Climate Smart Agriculture”

3

Vegetable farming is very suitable for (peri) urban farming

4

Horticulture is very suitable to attract youth into agriculture

200 million Africans between 15 and 24 ( doubling in 25 year)

5

The Gender GapAbout 50% more production if

women can use the same

production means as men.

“Vegetable farming is women’s

business” 6

The Netherlands is leading in

the world in horticulture and

companies are able and

willing to invest into

horticultural production

chains in Africa.

7

Breeding for Africa

The “African Greenhouse”