Together with Van Hall Larenstein, University of Applied Sciences, HollandDoor organized a two week training on Horticultural Value Chain Development for KVK Baramati, part of Agricultural Development Trust Baramati, India.

The population in India is growing rapidly, causing an increasing demand for products such as cereals, rice, chocolate, flowers, vegetables and fruit. Meeting this demand requires the use of modern technologies and a more efficient production chain. Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Science, together with HollandDoor, has provided intensive, customized training to eight Indian officials from the horticulture sector.

The conflict in Syria has got major consequences for their neighboring country Jordan. Not only has the country provided shelter for an extremely high number of Syrian refugees, but the export of fruits and vegetables has also decreased dramatically. Furthermore the shortage in water, with which they have to deal with, has increased.

The Netherlands is funding a 3-year-program to improve the horticulture sector in Jordan. This project, carried out by EcoConsult in collaboration with HollandDoor, WUR-greenhouse horticulture and Bureau Leeters, has some very ambitious goals.

Te main goal is to optimize the production with a decreased use off raw materials such as water, fertilizer and pesticides. To make such a thing possible, it is important that the Jordan growers and all other people who are involved extent their knowledge about specific crops. Moreover, prospects for export have to be extended and they also want to create employment opportunities for Syrian refugees.

Through this project collaboration between Dutch and Jordan agricultural companies, including suppliers, is stimulated.

Click here for more information about the project on WUR’s website.

For more information about this project you can contact  Engelie Beenen.

Cadila Pharmaceuticals is a Gujarat based company, which does business in the pharmaceutical and the agricultural sector. A trip to the Netherlands brought the Chairman of Cadila Pharmaceuticals in contact with several potential business partners, who could participate in the strategic ambitions of this innovative company. This intensive business match-making tour was organised, by HollandDoor, for the Indian Company who is involved with different disciplines such as research, education, tissue culture, food processing, biotechnology and more.

Strategic analysis

Before this visit, a detailed analysis of the company, its mission, their ambitions, the activities and criteria for potential partners had been executed. After making such a detailed description of the company’s profile, HollandDoor selected several Dutch companies who might be interested for this match-making activity. These companies were approached and a final list of interested companies  together with a visiting program were made for the Chairman of Cadila. 

Business matchmaking tour

Over the duration of 4 days an intensive program was composed with many meetings. Even a helicopter flight was organized to travel efficiently from Amsterdam to some meetings.

During the week orders were already given to the Cadila team in India to organize a follow-up of some of the meetings. We will know next year, what the final results are of this business-matchmaking activity.

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