Portfolio Study tours
Thailand's journey toward the future of farming
Sep 2024With aspirations to become a key global food supplier, Thailand is actively working to foster innovation in its agricultural sector. The country is focusing on enhancing...
Korean strawberry farmers visit the Dutch strawberry sector
Aug 2024South-Korean based company Inkium Co. Ltd. offers a wide range of knowledge services to strengthen human resource capacity of companies and organizations. Supported by the...
Study tour for Swiss teachers to learn from Dutch...
Aug 2024A group of twelve teachers from Berusbildungzentrum Natur & Ernährung Luzern in Switzerland decided to make the most of their holiday by combining professional development...
Chambre d' Agriculture de Finistère visits Dutch livestock...
Jul 2024Sovat Agripass requested HollandDoor to organize a five-day tailored study tour program for Chambre d' Agriculture de Finistère , located in Brittany region in France from...
Coopérative Unéal studies Dutch agriculture
Jun 2024Sovat Agripass requested HollandDoor to organize a four-day study tour program for Coopérative Unéal from Monday 3 until Thursday 6 June 2024. Uneal Cooperative Group...
Scoping mission to Vietnam on TVET and aquaculture
Jun 2024HollandDoor recently conducted a scoping mission to Vietnam on technical and vocational education (TVET) for aquaculture, where it explored educational cooperation...
Interesting study trip on dairy robotics and sensor...
Apr 2024HollandDoor organizes various study trips focusing on fodder production, dairy farming, and dairy processing. For dairy farming, we emphasize feeding, genetics, health,...
Cornell University study tour: Dutch agriculture and...
Apr 2024This Easter, HollandDoor had the honor of hosting a study tour for students and faculty from Cornell University’s School of Integrative Plant Science . The visit focused on...
A comprehensive and insightful study week for Indonesian...
Mar 2024The study week in March 2024 as part of Nuffic 's Orange Knowledge Program, TMT+, was comprehensive and insightful, according to feedback received from eight master trainers...
Turkish delegation visits Dutch cooperatives
Feb 2024At the end of February, HollandDoor hosted a delegation from The Agricultural Credit Cooperatives of Turkey (TTKK) in the Netherlands. TTKK represents 850,000 members in...
South African university farm manager gains knowledge on...
Feb 2024Hannes Lombard, a farm manager from North-West University in South Africa, recently completed a study tour in Jordan and the Netherlands. The university has a model farm in...
Supporting Moldova in establishing a Horticulture Office
Feb 2024The Republic of Moldova aims to establish a public institution, the Horticulture Office, that will professionalize and accelerate the development of the horticulture sector....
New project launched in Indonesia
Dec 2023You may be aware of our longstanding involvement in revitalizing vocational education and training in Indonesia for a number of years. Though it has been almost a year since...
Cedric van Oene, our first affiliated partner
Dec 2023To expand HollandDoor’s reach in specific regions or networks, we have decided to start working with affiliated partners. An affiliated partner is a professional who lives...
Korean farmers and consultants inspired by Dutch...
Nov 2023South Korean-based company Inkium Co. Ltd. , known for its extensive range of knowledge services, plays an important role in enhancing the human resource capacity of...
Agricultural students from Denmark visit the Netherlands
Nov 2023HollandDoor received a request from Dalum Landbrugsskole (Dalum LS), based in Odense Denmark, to organize a two and a half day-long intensive study tour program for a group...
Supporting Moldova in establishing a Centre of Excellence...
Sep 2023The Republic of Moldova has been working on modernizing its agriculture for years. Against that background, HollandDoor organised a learning and inspiration study tour on...
HollandDoor serves the Red Cross
Sep 2023A delegation of the Botswana Red Cross visited the Netherlands. During their stay, HollandDoor organized a short study tour to a dairy farm and to the Farm of the Future ,...
Agrofood tour in Indonesia & Jordan
Aug 2023We mainly share our experiences about our training courses and study tours. In the summer of 2023, however, we spent our time also in a different way. Together with several...
Dairy study tour DFA Haryana to the Netherlands
Jul 2023In July 2023, members of the Dairy Farmers Association (DFA) of Haryana, India, mainly young farmers, visited the Netherlands. The aim of the study tour was to compare Dutch...
Linking agricultural cooperatives and the market in Cambodia
Nov 2022Linking agricultural cooperatives with the private sector and the market is high on the agenda of the Cambodian government. In November 2022, HollandDoor organized and...
Climate-proof and circular dairy farming in India
Oct 2022In the “Climate-proof and circular dairy farming in India” project, Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences (VHL) joined forces with HollandDoor to investigate...
Lur Berri cooperative from France studies Dutch...
Sep 2022Sovat Agri Pass asked HollandDoor to organize a four-day study tour program for the Lur Berri Cooperative Group from the Bordeaux region of France, which took place from...
Strong vocational education drives growth
Aug 2022Indonesian delegation on study tour to learn from the Dutch (vocational) education system in the agro-sector. For many years, Indonesia has attached great importance to...
Benin Horti Training 2: converting theory into application
Jun 2022HollandDoor has been implementing an OKP TMT+ Project (Orange Knowledge Programme, Tailor-Made Training) in Benin since 2020, funded by Nuffic. The objective is to refresh...
Setting up agri-food industrial parks in Cambodia
Jun 2022The Cambodian government, which intends to set up agri-food industrial parks in the country, decided to travel to the Netherlands to familiarize itself with different...
Egypt learns about climate-smart solutions
May 2022Twelve Egyptian researchers, advisors, teachers, and entrepreneurs visited the Netherlands in May 2022 to gather ideas about best practices and solutions in climate-smart...
Training program in Jordan has entered a new phase
Feb 2022The Nuffic-funded training program “Jordan's Horticulture: A business that matters” has just started its second phase. It involves training in the fields of hydroponics,...
Benin horticulture explores hydroponic cultivation
Feb 2022In 2020, HollandDoor started an OKP TMT+ Project (Orange Knowledge Programme, Tailor- Made Training) in Benin to refresh and upgrade the vocational education capacities of...
‘Work based learning’ study tour strengthens ties between...
Dec 2021Despite COVID-19 restrictions, HollandDoor gave 14 visitors from Georgia a lively and inspiring study visit to the Netherlands in December 2021. The tour was commissioned by...
Jordanian experts notice the power of collaboration
Oct 2021As part of the two-year Nuffic training program for experts from Jordan, HollandDoor organized (in late October 2021) a nine-day ‘inspiration’ tour to the Netherlands – the...
Members of HollandDoor join team of HortiXperts
Oct 2020Dutch horticulture has a lot to offer, and you can experience this at World Horti Center ! It’s the knowledge and innovation center of the international greenhouse...
Dutch study tour for vocational educational institutes in...
Mar 2020In the first week of March 2020, HollandDoor supported a study tour for directors and principles of vocational educational centres and recourse centres in Belarus.The...
CDI-WUR Training “Market Access for Food Security”...
Jan 2020Every year, the Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation , part of Wageningen University and Research (CDI-WUR), organizes the course “ Market Access for Food and...
Zonguldak Province of Turkey visits Dutch horticulture to...
Dec 2019Western Black Sea Region Development Agency ( Bakka ) requested HollandDoor to organize a dedicated intensive three-day study tour program for a delegation of high-ranking...
Postharvest and tissue culture in the spotlights during...
Nov 2019The Embassy of the Netherlands in Colombo and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) have collaborated to conduct a study visit to the Netherlands late November 2019 with...
Indian delegation from Madhya Pradesh interested in Dutch...
Nov 2019For many years already, HollandDoor has maintained a good relationship with Jains Irrigation from India, one of the global market leaders in irrigation equipment. In...
Japanese strawberry sector keeps visiting Dutch colleagues
Oct 2019Greenbridge International managed by Mr. Yu Mizuki supports Japanese companies and individuals who want to do business with Europe and especially The Netherlands. In 2018,...
Bangladesh government continues to study Dutch agribusiness
Oct 2019In 2018, HollandDoor organized at the request of Kernel International , based in Dhaka Bangladesh, three short tailor-made study tours for the Ministry of Agriculture of...
Danish farmers union visits the Netherlands
Sep 2019The Danish farmers union Vestjysk has asked HollandDoor to organize a 2-day visit to the Netherlands to take a closer look at a number of sectors. The participants visited a...
Moldova wishes to step into strawberry substrate farming
Sep 2019HollandDoor guided a Moldovan delegation visiting the Netherlands to learn how to grow strawberries on substrate. In a full week program in September 2019, the participants...
Chinese nursery sector shows continuous interest in the...
Aug 2019On the occasion of Plantarium , August 2019, a Chinese delegation under the leadership of Yang Kaiyun visited the Netherlands, Germany and Italy for a tree nursery business...
Chinese tree nursery sector ready for change
Jul 2019In June 2019, for the fifth year in a row, a Chinese tree nursery delegation visited the Netherlands under the leadership of Mr. Wang Jianming for a two-week study tour. The...
Czech group of farmers learn about Green Circles
Jun 2019In June a group of 23 farmers from the Association of Private Farming of the Czech Republic visited the Green Heart in the Netherlands. This was made possible by the...
Study tour CREA Santa Isabel, Argentina
Jun 2019From June 2 nd to June 8th, 2019 a group of ten Argentinean agribusiness companies, known as CREA Santa Isabel, toured throughout the Netherlands. In Argentina this CREA...
Value chain exposure visit of tomato stakeholders from the...
Jun 2019In the week of May 27, various stakeholders of the tomato supply chain in the Narayangaon region in Maharastrha, India visited the Netherlands for an intensive study tour....
Plant breeders' rights course visits Dutch flower auction
May 2019Every year, the Centre for Development Innovation of Wageningen UR (CDI-WUR) organizes the course “ Plant Breeders’ Rights for Food Security and Economic Development ". To...
Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture continues to study...
May 2019In 2018, HollandDoor organized three day-long tailor-made study tours for the Ministry of Agriculture of Bangladesh on themes such as “Mechanized Cropping”; “Vegetable...
Vietnamese farmers focus on climate smart horticulture
Apr 2019A group of six farmers from southern Vietnam visited the Netherlands and conducted a full-week study tour on the theme ‘climate smart horticulture’. Business Support...
Second visit to the Netherlands for CS Lait Laval students
Mar 2019For the second year in a row, the French school CS Lait Laval visited the Netherlands at the end of March. This new group of students took a one-week study tour, exploring...
Precision Farming study tour for Danish Farmers Abroad
Feb 2019Danish Farmers Abroad is an association of large international agricultural companies, suppliers of agricultural equipment and production means and private persons with a...
Greenbridge and HollandDoor intensify co-operation to...
Dec 2018Greenbridge International supports Japanese companies and individuals who want to do business with Europe, especially the Netherlands. HollandDoor and Greenbridge work...
South Korean growers receive intensive tour and training...
Oct 2018Aeres received a large group of South Korean strawberry and tomato growers as well as dairy farmers for a tailor-made tour and training program. Agriprogress was...
Spanish delegation informed about new energy
Sep 2018At the end of September, a delegation from the Spanish cooperative Coren visited the Netherlands. HollandDoor organized a 2 day study tour on the subject New Energy....
German-Iranian association interested in Dutch greenhouse...
Jun 2018Top Messe Service , located in Berlin, Germany, requested HollandDoor to organise a one day tailor-made horticultural tour for a delegation of the German-Iranian Chamber of...
Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture visits the Netherlands
Jun 2018In February, May and June HollandDoor was requested by Kernel International to organize a one day tailor-made study tour for three high-ranked delegations from various...
Chinese tree nursery tour 2018
Jun 2018For the fourth year in succession we organized a 2 week business tour for Chinese tree nursery companies. Initiator on the Chinese side is the owner of Handan city...
FMach Italy students visit Dutch greenhouses
May 2018Fondazione Edmund Mach , an agricultural research and education centre located in San Michele all'Adige (Trento) in Italy requested HollandDoor to organize a 1 day...
Study tour for 40 Indian farmers from Madhya Pradesh
Apr 2018From 18 to 22 April 2018 a group of 40 Indian farmers from the state of Madhya Pradesh (central India) visited the Netherlands for a diverse program of farm visits. The...
CDI-WUR Training “Market Access for Food Security” again...
Apr 2018Every year, the Centre for Development Innovation of Wageningen UR (CDI-WUR) organizes the course “Market Access for Food Security”. The course is targeting on mid-career...
Study tour for French students animal husbandry
Mar 2018In March students from CS-Lait Laval, France, visited the Netherlands for a one-week study tour. They explored the developments on animal husbandry. The group was surprised...
European Nitrate Directive in the Netherlands
Oct 2017HollandDoor welcomed a group of civil servants from the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture, who were guests of Sweco in the Netherlands. The group followed a study tour through...
Innovations in plant factory practices
Sep 2017Developments in plant factory practices have a lot of interest. Whether this is embedded in urban farming or in industrial applications, many people are interested in the...
Georgian farmers and cooperatives acquaint with Dutch...
Sep 2017CARE International in the Caucasus, supports farmers from the western part of Georgia by introducing modern agricultural practices and it stimulates cooperative models....
Zespri delegation visits fruit growers in the Netherlands
Aug 2017Zespri International Limited is a consumer-driven, grower-owned company dedicated to the global marketing of kiwifruit. In August 2017, HollandDoor had a delegation of 2...
Chinese Tree nursery Business Tour in June 2017
Jun 2017The Chinese tree nursery sector is rapidly changing. Labor costs are rising and the number of large governmental projects is decreasing. This leads to increased interests...
Reconstructing the Jordanian horticulture sector
Jun 2017(copy of article from Hortidaily of 21 September 2017) In order to give a new impulse to Jordan's horticulture industry, an extensive training mission is currently in...
Improvement of the position of greenhouse horticulture and...
Jun 2017The 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...
Barbados’ agricultural ministry is being inspired by the...
Apr 2017Minister-president Marc Rutte visited Cuba as a representor of the Dutch Caribbean Isle’s in June 2016. He spoke with Barbados’ head of government. This Caribbean isle has...
Local government Nagasaka, Japan, would like to modernize...
Feb 2017For years HollandDoor has had a very good relationship with Inochio Group Japan ( www.inochio.co.jp ). They are an important partner in the Japanese horticulture sector. On...
Gadot Israel visits the Dutch horticultural sector once...
Jan 2017At the request of Gadot Agro from Israel, HollandDoor organized a short tailor made visitation program for two of their employees. The program offered them insight and...
Chinese tree nursery companies visit Europe for a second...
Oct 2016In the summer of 2015 a study tour was successfully organised by HollandDoor. This tour was arranged for a group of 16 top entrepreneurs from the Chinese tree nursery. The...
India Training Group at Demokwekerij Westland
Sep 2016The staff of an Indian company have undergone a super intensive course during the summer. Some took a 1-month-training others even took a 2-month-training. These courses...
Delegation of Maharashtra government, chaired by Mr....
Jul 2016Sharad Pawar Mr Sharad Pawar is member of the India parliament and president of the Nationalist Congress Party which he founded in 1999, after separating from the Indian...
HollandDoor assists with the switch from grapes to...
Jul 2016JSC Bagrationi 1882 is the market leader for sparkling wines in Georgia. The grapes which are necessary for the production of these wines are grown by the company itself. In...
Asia interested in Dutch greenhouse and installation...
Apr 2016Asian countries are investing in their agricultural sector and intend to develop their greenhouse horticultural sector. GPI Consultancy , who is active in the ICT offshore...
Albanian agro microfinance delegation learns from Dutch...
Mar 2016JICA (Japan International Corporation Agency / ( www.jica.go.jp ) contacted the services of PlaNet Finance Japan (PFJ / www.planetfinance.or.jp ) to implement the research...
Georgian Farmers Association benefits from HollandDoor and...
Feb 2016Since 2014 HollandDoor is involved in the agricultural sector in Georgia and built a relationship with the Georgian Farmers Association (GFA). In February 2016 HollandDoor,...
UTZ country representatives trigger their mindsets by...
Jan 2016UTZ ( www.utz.org ), who is known for its ongoing efforts to make this world more sustainable, requested HollandDoor to organize an inspiring visit to a high-tech Dutch...
Market Access training for 56 participants from 14 countries
Jan 2016Every year, the Centre for Development Innovation, part of Wageningen UR (CDI-WUR) organizes the course “Market access for sustainable development’’, which targets...
Chinese researchers informed on breeding of vegetables
Jan 2016In January a group of researchers from China participated in an intensive training program in the Netherlands in the field of breeding, propagation and the cultivation of...
Vietnamese informed on trends and best practices in...
Dec 2015In May 2015, HollandDoor organized on request of the Center for High-Tech Application and Development in Agriculture (HTES) in Hanoi, Vietnam, a tailor-made training on...
Pre-conference Tour GMCC 2015
Nov 2015On Tuesday 17th November HollandDoor organized on behalf of the Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy Group of Wageningen University the pre-conference tour of the 7th...
Study tour on advocacy and collective marketing for...
Jul 2015HollandDoor offered a successful one week study tour in the Netherlands with visits of sector and farmer organisations for the Georgian Farmers Association. This study visit...
Chinese tree nursery business visit to Europe
Jul 2015During the past 10 years the tree nursery sector in China has increased rapidly, as well in number as in size of the companies. The top entrepreneurs of the Chinese tree...
Annual Study Tour Farm Consultancy Group UK
Jun 2015The Farm Consultancy Group (FCG, www.fcgagric.com ) requested HollandDoor to organize their annual study tour from 22nd to 24th June. The FCG is a group of farm consultants...
Export promotion course for Vietnamese fruit and...
May 2015HollandDoor offered a 3-days tailor-made course in the Netherlands in May 2015 for 6 Vietnamese producers and exporters of fresh fruits and vegetables on exporting to...
International Business Immersion Program (IBIP) visits...
May 2015The International Business Immersion Program (IBIP) of Illinois University from USA visits frequently The Netherlands when their tours target at Europe. The primary goal of...
Oklahoma State University horticulture students touring...
May 2015HollandDoor organized on request of Dr. Bruce Dunn of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department van Oklahoma State University , a tailor-made horti study tour...
Cuba agriculture reform committee studies Dutch agriculture
Dec 2014The Dutch embassy in Cuba requested HollandDoor to organize a tailormade study trip of 1 week for 4 members of the Cuban agricultural reform committee: Mr. Roberto Ramón...
Windset Farms visits Arava District, Israel
Nov 2014Windset Farms from USA and Canada requested HollandDoor to organize a tailor made study trip to the Arava District in Israel. Mr. Steven Newell (CEO) and Mr. Robert...
New Hope Liuhe China delegation visits pork companies
Nov 2014Hypor (Hendrix Genetics) requested HollandDoor to organize a study tour on Friday 21 November for a Chinese management delegation of New Hope Liuhe. The managers of New Hope...
40 trainees from 15 countries visit SION and GreenQ
Nov 2014HollandDoor organized at 18 November an excursion as part of course Market Access for Sustainable Development. This course for mid-career professionals is yearly organized...
Successful Moldova Trademission to The Netherlands
Oct 2014An agricultural trademission from Moldova visited in period of 13 until 17 October Belgium and The Netherlands. This roadshow was initiated by CCI (Moldavan chamber of...
Guatemala development program
Oct 2014From 6 to 18 October, a delegation from Guatemala studied the European system of quality and phytosanitary control. The aim was to develop a common control system for the...
Press Release: HollandDoor supports Kafrelsheik University...
Sep 2014Kafrelsheik University, which has 25,000 students, has occupied a prominent place in the Egyptian agriculture and horticulture sector for many decades. This year HollandDoor...
Shandong Province Agro delegation visits the Netherlands
Aug 2014CECEC Rotterdam requested HollandDoor to organize a tailor-made excursion on Thursday 9 October for a Chinese agro delegation from Shandong Province. The delegation...
Equalance Suriname studies feasibility of greenhouse...
Jun 2014Greenhouse vegetable production is becoming more popular in Surinam. The Zeister Zendings genootschap (ZZg) from the Netherlands and its Surinam partner Equalance want to...
Colombian flowergrowers visit Dutch colleagues
Jun 2014On 13 June HollandDoor organized an excursion for Colombian cut flower growers from Agricola El Cactus . They mainly produce carnations and roses. The guests were very...
HollandDoor organizes excursion for Minimaster course
Apr 2014Demokwekerij Westland organized in cooperation with Lentiz Cursus en Consult and HortiBedrijfsschool the course "Minimaster Technic and Maintenance Horticulture"....
IMEC / High Tech Campus Eindhoven studies sensor usage in...
Apr 2014IMEC is a leading research institute in nanoelectronics. IMEC has offices in Belgium, the Netherlands, Taiwan, USA, China, India and Japan and has over 2080 employees. Click...
Dieffenbachia and Aglaonema cultivation knowledge exchange...
Feb 2014Gadot Agro from Israel requested HollandDoor to organize a short tailored study trip for its relation Atzmona . A major objective of this visit was to familiarize Atzmona...
Japan National Research Project visits the Netherlands
Jan 2014On 14 January HollandDoor organized a short tour for a Japanese National Research Project. A group of academic researchers visited the Netherlands to experience the current...
Delegation from Gambella Ethiopia visits the Netherlands
Dec 2013In late December 2013, a government delegation from the Gambella region of Ethiopia visited the Netherlands. HollandDoor organized an introduction program at the request of...
Greenhouse horticulture interest in North Portugal
Dec 2013HollandDoor organized a three-day familiarization tour for an investor from North Portugal that wanted to evaluate the business opportunities of investing in greenhouse...
Agri-business in Tatarstan, Russian Federation gets...
Sep 2013HollandDoor organized a customised study programme for a one-week visit to the Netherlands at the request of the Ministry of Agriculture in Kazan. Kazan is the capital city...
Van Hall Larenstein and HollandDoor train Indian...
May 2013The population in India is growing rapidly, causing an increasing demand for products such as cereals, rice, chocolate, flowers, vegetables and fruit. Meeting this demand...
Thailand's journey toward the future of farming
Sep 2024With aspirations to become a key global food supplier, Thailand is actively working to foster innovation in its agricultural sector. The country is focusing on enhancing...
Korean strawberry farmers visit the Dutch strawberry sector
Aug 2024South-Korean based company Inkium Co. Ltd. offers a wide range of knowledge services to strengthen human resource capacity of companies and organizations. Supported by the...
Study tour for Swiss teachers to learn from Dutch...
Aug 2024A group of twelve teachers from Berusbildungzentrum Natur & Ernährung Luzern in Switzerland decided to make the most of their holiday by combining professional development...
Chambre d' Agriculture de Finistère visits Dutch livestock...
Jul 2024Sovat Agripass requested HollandDoor to organize a five-day tailored study tour program for Chambre d' Agriculture de Finistère , located in Brittany region in France from...
Coopérative Unéal studies Dutch agriculture
Jun 2024Sovat Agripass requested HollandDoor to organize a four-day study tour program for Coopérative Unéal from Monday 3 until Thursday 6 June 2024. Uneal Cooperative Group...
Scoping mission to Vietnam on TVET and aquaculture
Jun 2024HollandDoor recently conducted a scoping mission to Vietnam on technical and vocational education (TVET) for aquaculture, where it explored educational cooperation...
Interesting study trip on dairy robotics and sensor...
Apr 2024HollandDoor organizes various study trips focusing on fodder production, dairy farming, and dairy processing. For dairy farming, we emphasize feeding, genetics, health,...
Cornell University study tour: Dutch agriculture and...
Apr 2024This Easter, HollandDoor had the honor of hosting a study tour for students and faculty from Cornell University’s School of Integrative Plant Science . The visit focused on...
A comprehensive and insightful study week for Indonesian...
Mar 2024The study week in March 2024 as part of Nuffic 's Orange Knowledge Program, TMT+, was comprehensive and insightful, according to feedback received from eight master trainers...
Turkish delegation visits Dutch cooperatives
Feb 2024At the end of February, HollandDoor hosted a delegation from The Agricultural Credit Cooperatives of Turkey (TTKK) in the Netherlands. TTKK represents 850,000 members in...
South African university farm manager gains knowledge on...
Feb 2024Hannes Lombard, a farm manager from North-West University in South Africa, recently completed a study tour in Jordan and the Netherlands. The university has a model farm in...
Supporting Moldova in establishing a Horticulture Office
Feb 2024The Republic of Moldova aims to establish a public institution, the Horticulture Office, that will professionalize and accelerate the development of the horticulture sector....
New project launched in Indonesia
Dec 2023You may be aware of our longstanding involvement in revitalizing vocational education and training in Indonesia for a number of years. Though it has been almost a year since...
Cedric van Oene, our first affiliated partner
Dec 2023To expand HollandDoor’s reach in specific regions or networks, we have decided to start working with affiliated partners. An affiliated partner is a professional who lives...
Korean farmers and consultants inspired by Dutch...
Nov 2023South Korean-based company Inkium Co. Ltd. , known for its extensive range of knowledge services, plays an important role in enhancing the human resource capacity of...
Agricultural students from Denmark visit the Netherlands
Nov 2023HollandDoor received a request from Dalum Landbrugsskole (Dalum LS), based in Odense Denmark, to organize a two and a half day-long intensive study tour program for a group...
Supporting Moldova in establishing a Centre of Excellence...
Sep 2023The Republic of Moldova has been working on modernizing its agriculture for years. Against that background, HollandDoor organised a learning and inspiration study tour on...
HollandDoor serves the Red Cross
Sep 2023A delegation of the Botswana Red Cross visited the Netherlands. During their stay, HollandDoor organized a short study tour to a dairy farm and to the Farm of the Future ,...
Agrofood tour in Indonesia & Jordan
Aug 2023We mainly share our experiences about our training courses and study tours. In the summer of 2023, however, we spent our time also in a different way. Together with several...
Dairy study tour DFA Haryana to the Netherlands
Jul 2023In July 2023, members of the Dairy Farmers Association (DFA) of Haryana, India, mainly young farmers, visited the Netherlands. The aim of the study tour was to compare Dutch...
Linking agricultural cooperatives and the market in Cambodia
Nov 2022Linking agricultural cooperatives with the private sector and the market is high on the agenda of the Cambodian government. In November 2022, HollandDoor organized and...
Climate-proof and circular dairy farming in India
Oct 2022In the “Climate-proof and circular dairy farming in India” project, Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences (VHL) joined forces with HollandDoor to investigate...
Lur Berri cooperative from France studies Dutch...
Sep 2022Sovat Agri Pass asked HollandDoor to organize a four-day study tour program for the Lur Berri Cooperative Group from the Bordeaux region of France, which took place from...
Strong vocational education drives growth
Aug 2022Indonesian delegation on study tour to learn from the Dutch (vocational) education system in the agro-sector. For many years, Indonesia has attached great importance to...
Benin Horti Training 2: converting theory into application
Jun 2022HollandDoor has been implementing an OKP TMT+ Project (Orange Knowledge Programme, Tailor-Made Training) in Benin since 2020, funded by Nuffic. The objective is to refresh...
Setting up agri-food industrial parks in Cambodia
Jun 2022The Cambodian government, which intends to set up agri-food industrial parks in the country, decided to travel to the Netherlands to familiarize itself with different...
Egypt learns about climate-smart solutions
May 2022Twelve Egyptian researchers, advisors, teachers, and entrepreneurs visited the Netherlands in May 2022 to gather ideas about best practices and solutions in climate-smart...
Training program in Jordan has entered a new phase
Feb 2022The Nuffic-funded training program “Jordan's Horticulture: A business that matters” has just started its second phase. It involves training in the fields of hydroponics,...
Benin horticulture explores hydroponic cultivation
Feb 2022In 2020, HollandDoor started an OKP TMT+ Project (Orange Knowledge Programme, Tailor- Made Training) in Benin to refresh and upgrade the vocational education capacities of...
‘Work based learning’ study tour strengthens ties between...
Dec 2021Despite COVID-19 restrictions, HollandDoor gave 14 visitors from Georgia a lively and inspiring study visit to the Netherlands in December 2021. The tour was commissioned by...
Jordanian experts notice the power of collaboration
Oct 2021As part of the two-year Nuffic training program for experts from Jordan, HollandDoor organized (in late October 2021) a nine-day ‘inspiration’ tour to the Netherlands – the...
Members of HollandDoor join team of HortiXperts
Oct 2020Dutch horticulture has a lot to offer, and you can experience this at World Horti Center ! It’s the knowledge and innovation center of the international greenhouse...
Dutch study tour for vocational educational institutes in...
Mar 2020In the first week of March 2020, HollandDoor supported a study tour for directors and principles of vocational educational centres and recourse centres in Belarus.The...
CDI-WUR Training “Market Access for Food Security”...
Jan 2020Every year, the Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation , part of Wageningen University and Research (CDI-WUR), organizes the course “ Market Access for Food and...
Zonguldak Province of Turkey visits Dutch horticulture to...
Dec 2019Western Black Sea Region Development Agency ( Bakka ) requested HollandDoor to organize a dedicated intensive three-day study tour program for a delegation of high-ranking...
Postharvest and tissue culture in the spotlights during...
Nov 2019The Embassy of the Netherlands in Colombo and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) have collaborated to conduct a study visit to the Netherlands late November 2019 with...
Indian delegation from Madhya Pradesh interested in Dutch...
Nov 2019For many years already, HollandDoor has maintained a good relationship with Jains Irrigation from India, one of the global market leaders in irrigation equipment. In...
Japanese strawberry sector keeps visiting Dutch colleagues
Oct 2019Greenbridge International managed by Mr. Yu Mizuki supports Japanese companies and individuals who want to do business with Europe and especially The Netherlands. In 2018,...
Bangladesh government continues to study Dutch agribusiness
Oct 2019In 2018, HollandDoor organized at the request of Kernel International , based in Dhaka Bangladesh, three short tailor-made study tours for the Ministry of Agriculture of...
Danish farmers union visits the Netherlands
Sep 2019The Danish farmers union Vestjysk has asked HollandDoor to organize a 2-day visit to the Netherlands to take a closer look at a number of sectors. The participants visited a...
Moldova wishes to step into strawberry substrate farming
Sep 2019HollandDoor guided a Moldovan delegation visiting the Netherlands to learn how to grow strawberries on substrate. In a full week program in September 2019, the participants...
Chinese nursery sector shows continuous interest in the...
Aug 2019On the occasion of Plantarium , August 2019, a Chinese delegation under the leadership of Yang Kaiyun visited the Netherlands, Germany and Italy for a tree nursery business...
Chinese tree nursery sector ready for change
Jul 2019In June 2019, for the fifth year in a row, a Chinese tree nursery delegation visited the Netherlands under the leadership of Mr. Wang Jianming for a two-week study tour. The...
Czech group of farmers learn about Green Circles
Jun 2019In June a group of 23 farmers from the Association of Private Farming of the Czech Republic visited the Green Heart in the Netherlands. This was made possible by the...
Study tour CREA Santa Isabel, Argentina
Jun 2019From June 2 nd to June 8th, 2019 a group of ten Argentinean agribusiness companies, known as CREA Santa Isabel, toured throughout the Netherlands. In Argentina this CREA...
Value chain exposure visit of tomato stakeholders from the...
Jun 2019In the week of May 27, various stakeholders of the tomato supply chain in the Narayangaon region in Maharastrha, India visited the Netherlands for an intensive study tour....
Plant breeders' rights course visits Dutch flower auction
May 2019Every year, the Centre for Development Innovation of Wageningen UR (CDI-WUR) organizes the course “ Plant Breeders’ Rights for Food Security and Economic Development ". To...
Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture continues to study...
May 2019In 2018, HollandDoor organized three day-long tailor-made study tours for the Ministry of Agriculture of Bangladesh on themes such as “Mechanized Cropping”; “Vegetable...
Vietnamese farmers focus on climate smart horticulture
Apr 2019A group of six farmers from southern Vietnam visited the Netherlands and conducted a full-week study tour on the theme ‘climate smart horticulture’. Business Support...
Second visit to the Netherlands for CS Lait Laval students
Mar 2019For the second year in a row, the French school CS Lait Laval visited the Netherlands at the end of March. This new group of students took a one-week study tour, exploring...
Precision Farming study tour for Danish Farmers Abroad
Feb 2019Danish Farmers Abroad is an association of large international agricultural companies, suppliers of agricultural equipment and production means and private persons with a...
Greenbridge and HollandDoor intensify co-operation to...
Dec 2018Greenbridge International supports Japanese companies and individuals who want to do business with Europe, especially the Netherlands. HollandDoor and Greenbridge work...
South Korean growers receive intensive tour and training...
Oct 2018Aeres received a large group of South Korean strawberry and tomato growers as well as dairy farmers for a tailor-made tour and training program. Agriprogress was...
Spanish delegation informed about new energy
Sep 2018At the end of September, a delegation from the Spanish cooperative Coren visited the Netherlands. HollandDoor organized a 2 day study tour on the subject New Energy....
German-Iranian association interested in Dutch greenhouse...
Jun 2018Top Messe Service , located in Berlin, Germany, requested HollandDoor to organise a one day tailor-made horticultural tour for a delegation of the German-Iranian Chamber of...
Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture visits the Netherlands
Jun 2018In February, May and June HollandDoor was requested by Kernel International to organize a one day tailor-made study tour for three high-ranked delegations from various...
Chinese tree nursery tour 2018
Jun 2018For the fourth year in succession we organized a 2 week business tour for Chinese tree nursery companies. Initiator on the Chinese side is the owner of Handan city...
FMach Italy students visit Dutch greenhouses
May 2018Fondazione Edmund Mach , an agricultural research and education centre located in San Michele all'Adige (Trento) in Italy requested HollandDoor to organize a 1 day...
Study tour for 40 Indian farmers from Madhya Pradesh
Apr 2018From 18 to 22 April 2018 a group of 40 Indian farmers from the state of Madhya Pradesh (central India) visited the Netherlands for a diverse program of farm visits. The...
CDI-WUR Training “Market Access for Food Security” again...
Apr 2018Every year, the Centre for Development Innovation of Wageningen UR (CDI-WUR) organizes the course “Market Access for Food Security”. The course is targeting on mid-career...
Study tour for French students animal husbandry
Mar 2018In March students from CS-Lait Laval, France, visited the Netherlands for a one-week study tour. They explored the developments on animal husbandry. The group was surprised...
European Nitrate Directive in the Netherlands
Oct 2017HollandDoor welcomed a group of civil servants from the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture, who were guests of Sweco in the Netherlands. The group followed a study tour through...
Innovations in plant factory practices
Sep 2017Developments in plant factory practices have a lot of interest. Whether this is embedded in urban farming or in industrial applications, many people are interested in the...
Georgian farmers and cooperatives acquaint with Dutch...
Sep 2017CARE International in the Caucasus, supports farmers from the western part of Georgia by introducing modern agricultural practices and it stimulates cooperative models....
Zespri delegation visits fruit growers in the Netherlands
Aug 2017Zespri International Limited is a consumer-driven, grower-owned company dedicated to the global marketing of kiwifruit. In August 2017, HollandDoor had a delegation of 2...
Chinese Tree nursery Business Tour in June 2017
Jun 2017The Chinese tree nursery sector is rapidly changing. Labor costs are rising and the number of large governmental projects is decreasing. This leads to increased interests...
Reconstructing the Jordanian horticulture sector
Jun 2017(copy of article from Hortidaily of 21 September 2017) In order to give a new impulse to Jordan's horticulture industry, an extensive training mission is currently in...
Improvement of the position of greenhouse horticulture and...
Jun 2017The 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...
Barbados’ agricultural ministry is being inspired by the...
Apr 2017Minister-president Marc Rutte visited Cuba as a representor of the Dutch Caribbean Isle’s in June 2016. He spoke with Barbados’ head of government. This Caribbean isle has...
Local government Nagasaka, Japan, would like to modernize...
Feb 2017For years HollandDoor has had a very good relationship with Inochio Group Japan ( www.inochio.co.jp ). They are an important partner in the Japanese horticulture sector. On...
Gadot Israel visits the Dutch horticultural sector once...
Jan 2017At the request of Gadot Agro from Israel, HollandDoor organized a short tailor made visitation program for two of their employees. The program offered them insight and...
Chinese tree nursery companies visit Europe for a second...
Oct 2016In the summer of 2015 a study tour was successfully organised by HollandDoor. This tour was arranged for a group of 16 top entrepreneurs from the Chinese tree nursery. The...
India Training Group at Demokwekerij Westland
Sep 2016The staff of an Indian company have undergone a super intensive course during the summer. Some took a 1-month-training others even took a 2-month-training. These courses...
Delegation of Maharashtra government, chaired by Mr....
Jul 2016Sharad Pawar Mr Sharad Pawar is member of the India parliament and president of the Nationalist Congress Party which he founded in 1999, after separating from the Indian...
HollandDoor assists with the switch from grapes to...
Jul 2016JSC Bagrationi 1882 is the market leader for sparkling wines in Georgia. The grapes which are necessary for the production of these wines are grown by the company itself. In...
Asia interested in Dutch greenhouse and installation...
Apr 2016Asian countries are investing in their agricultural sector and intend to develop their greenhouse horticultural sector. GPI Consultancy , who is active in the ICT offshore...
Albanian agro microfinance delegation learns from Dutch...
Mar 2016JICA (Japan International Corporation Agency / ( www.jica.go.jp ) contacted the services of PlaNet Finance Japan (PFJ / www.planetfinance.or.jp ) to implement the research...
Georgian Farmers Association benefits from HollandDoor and...
Feb 2016Since 2014 HollandDoor is involved in the agricultural sector in Georgia and built a relationship with the Georgian Farmers Association (GFA). In February 2016 HollandDoor,...
UTZ country representatives trigger their mindsets by...
Jan 2016UTZ ( www.utz.org ), who is known for its ongoing efforts to make this world more sustainable, requested HollandDoor to organize an inspiring visit to a high-tech Dutch...
Market Access training for 56 participants from 14 countries
Jan 2016Every year, the Centre for Development Innovation, part of Wageningen UR (CDI-WUR) organizes the course “Market access for sustainable development’’, which targets...
Chinese researchers informed on breeding of vegetables
Jan 2016In January a group of researchers from China participated in an intensive training program in the Netherlands in the field of breeding, propagation and the cultivation of...
Vietnamese informed on trends and best practices in...
Dec 2015In May 2015, HollandDoor organized on request of the Center for High-Tech Application and Development in Agriculture (HTES) in Hanoi, Vietnam, a tailor-made training on...
Pre-conference Tour GMCC 2015
Nov 2015On Tuesday 17th November HollandDoor organized on behalf of the Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy Group of Wageningen University the pre-conference tour of the 7th...
Study tour on advocacy and collective marketing for...
Jul 2015HollandDoor offered a successful one week study tour in the Netherlands with visits of sector and farmer organisations for the Georgian Farmers Association. This study visit...
Chinese tree nursery business visit to Europe
Jul 2015During the past 10 years the tree nursery sector in China has increased rapidly, as well in number as in size of the companies. The top entrepreneurs of the Chinese tree...
Annual Study Tour Farm Consultancy Group UK
Jun 2015The Farm Consultancy Group (FCG, www.fcgagric.com ) requested HollandDoor to organize their annual study tour from 22nd to 24th June. The FCG is a group of farm consultants...
Export promotion course for Vietnamese fruit and...
May 2015HollandDoor offered a 3-days tailor-made course in the Netherlands in May 2015 for 6 Vietnamese producers and exporters of fresh fruits and vegetables on exporting to...
International Business Immersion Program (IBIP) visits...
May 2015The International Business Immersion Program (IBIP) of Illinois University from USA visits frequently The Netherlands when their tours target at Europe. The primary goal of...
Oklahoma State University horticulture students touring...
May 2015HollandDoor organized on request of Dr. Bruce Dunn of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department van Oklahoma State University , a tailor-made horti study tour...
Cuba agriculture reform committee studies Dutch agriculture
Dec 2014The Dutch embassy in Cuba requested HollandDoor to organize a tailormade study trip of 1 week for 4 members of the Cuban agricultural reform committee: Mr. Roberto Ramón...
Windset Farms visits Arava District, Israel
Nov 2014Windset Farms from USA and Canada requested HollandDoor to organize a tailor made study trip to the Arava District in Israel. Mr. Steven Newell (CEO) and Mr. Robert...
New Hope Liuhe China delegation visits pork companies
Nov 2014Hypor (Hendrix Genetics) requested HollandDoor to organize a study tour on Friday 21 November for a Chinese management delegation of New Hope Liuhe. The managers of New Hope...
40 trainees from 15 countries visit SION and GreenQ
Nov 2014HollandDoor organized at 18 November an excursion as part of course Market Access for Sustainable Development. This course for mid-career professionals is yearly organized...
Successful Moldova Trademission to The Netherlands
Oct 2014An agricultural trademission from Moldova visited in period of 13 until 17 October Belgium and The Netherlands. This roadshow was initiated by CCI (Moldavan chamber of...
Guatemala development program
Oct 2014From 6 to 18 October, a delegation from Guatemala studied the European system of quality and phytosanitary control. The aim was to develop a common control system for the...
Press Release: HollandDoor supports Kafrelsheik University...
Sep 2014Kafrelsheik University, which has 25,000 students, has occupied a prominent place in the Egyptian agriculture and horticulture sector for many decades. This year HollandDoor...
Shandong Province Agro delegation visits the Netherlands
Aug 2014CECEC Rotterdam requested HollandDoor to organize a tailor-made excursion on Thursday 9 October for a Chinese agro delegation from Shandong Province. The delegation...
Equalance Suriname studies feasibility of greenhouse...
Jun 2014Greenhouse vegetable production is becoming more popular in Surinam. The Zeister Zendings genootschap (ZZg) from the Netherlands and its Surinam partner Equalance want to...
Colombian flowergrowers visit Dutch colleagues
Jun 2014On 13 June HollandDoor organized an excursion for Colombian cut flower growers from Agricola El Cactus . They mainly produce carnations and roses. The guests were very...
HollandDoor organizes excursion for Minimaster course
Apr 2014Demokwekerij Westland organized in cooperation with Lentiz Cursus en Consult and HortiBedrijfsschool the course "Minimaster Technic and Maintenance Horticulture"....
IMEC / High Tech Campus Eindhoven studies sensor usage in...
Apr 2014IMEC is a leading research institute in nanoelectronics. IMEC has offices in Belgium, the Netherlands, Taiwan, USA, China, India and Japan and has over 2080 employees. Click...
Dieffenbachia and Aglaonema cultivation knowledge exchange...
Feb 2014Gadot Agro from Israel requested HollandDoor to organize a short tailored study trip for its relation Atzmona . A major objective of this visit was to familiarize Atzmona...
Japan National Research Project visits the Netherlands
Jan 2014On 14 January HollandDoor organized a short tour for a Japanese National Research Project. A group of academic researchers visited the Netherlands to experience the current...
Delegation from Gambella Ethiopia visits the Netherlands
Dec 2013In late December 2013, a government delegation from the Gambella region of Ethiopia visited the Netherlands. HollandDoor organized an introduction program at the request of...
Greenhouse horticulture interest in North Portugal
Dec 2013HollandDoor organized a three-day familiarization tour for an investor from North Portugal that wanted to evaluate the business opportunities of investing in greenhouse...
Agri-business in Tatarstan, Russian Federation gets...
Sep 2013HollandDoor organized a customised study programme for a one-week visit to the Netherlands at the request of the Ministry of Agriculture in Kazan. Kazan is the capital city...
Van Hall Larenstein and HollandDoor train Indian...
May 2013The population in India is growing rapidly, causing an increasing demand for products such as cereals, rice, chocolate, flowers, vegetables and fruit. Meeting this demand...