“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...
Koppert Cress and its owner Rob Baan were hit hard by Covid-19. Overnight his turnover went down by 95%. Before the Covid-19 crisis his cresses were exported all over the world, mostly from a central...
Laurens van Klaveren is creatief directeur bij Onstuimig, de webpartner van Foodlog. Ter gelegenheid van de vijftiende verjaardag van Foodlog legt hij Dick Veerman het vuur na aan de schenen in een...
What explains – from a historical perspective – the innovation and yield per unit push in the Netherlands? That is the main question of IFAMA’s story line Dutch Agri. The first person to share...
What is the impact of Covid-19 on the food system? Is the world going to change the food system or are governments trying to go back to normalcy? Berry Marttin, executive member on the board of...
Ray Goldberg – one of the founders of IFAMA – looks back at 30 years of IFAMA. He coined the word 'agribusiness' to enable a systematic study of food as an ecosystem. To broaden the impact, he...
What is the state of digitalization in China? What could we learn from China? What could China learn form Western countries? Dick Veerman asked Tiffany Tsui (Springtide Consultancy). Digitalization...
Het derde online debat dit jaar van It’s the food, my friend! gaat over de weg naar een klimaatneutrale landbouw in 2050. Het geestelijk voedsel voor de eerste ronde wordt deze keer geleverd door...
The third story line of IFAMA2020 goes Digital is about Dutch agriculture.
Digitalization creates value in the whole food chain. While China is way ahead of Western countries in middle and front end e-commerce, the worldwide agri industry needs to start adopting technology...
IFAMA’s 30th World Conference: Food for the Future—initially planned for June 15-18, 2020 in Rotterdam, is canceled. Instead, the organizing partners have decided to develop something even...
What are the new challenges in sight? Hector Laurence, president of IFAMA, will provide his view on the world on a monthly basis. He will comment on the situation in the global food system.
De elfde jaargang van It’s the food, my friend! laat zich niet stoppen door de coronacrisis. Op 12 mei zou een groot debat plaatsvinden in De Rode Hoed in Amsterdam. Deze keer voeren we het debat...
