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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...
Read MoreDriving progress in Sri Lanka's dairy sector
Jan 2024For some time now, HollandDoor has been involved in the development of the online Dairy Training Center (DTC) in Sri Lanka. This initiative was set up by the Embassy of the...
Read MorePromoting CowSignals® at the Dairy & Agri Expo in Haryana,...
Jan 2024In January 2024, Ad Merks from HollandDoor attended the professional Dairy & Agri Expo in Kurukshetra, Haryana, organized by the Dairy Farmer Association (DFA). This yearly...
Read MoreLebanese dairy sector receives support from HollandDoor
Dec 2023Two years after the first meeting with the board of the Lebanese organization LOST , HollandDoor has started to work with a team of specialists to strengthen the capacity on...
Read MoreCedric 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...
Read MoreSupporting 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...
Read MoreInsect farming in agriculture: a pathway to sustainable...
Sep 2023In the beginning of 2023 we introduced a new member, Marian Peters, who is one of the most experienced insect farming expert in the Netherlands. In this article, Marian...
Read MoreAgrofood 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...
Read MoreDairy 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...
Read MoreIntroducing GoatSignals in India
Jun 2023Almost three years ago, HollandDoor started to conduct CowSignals® training activities in India. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first sessions were held online, but for...
Read MoreThree years after our training program in Indonesia ended,...
May 2023Indonesia is an agricultural country where most of the people work as farmers. The quality of human resources (HR) in agriculture can be strengthened through education at...
Read MoreTouched by Prabath, a Sri Lankan dairy farmer
May 2023During a visit to Sri Lanka for the kick-off of a poultry project, Lisanne Oskam also visited a farmer who completed the online RVO Dairy project on sustainable feed and...
Read MoreSupporting Georgian advisors and farmers toward improved...
May 2023Georgian company Noblex Ltd . recently hired HollandDoor to run training sessions for its staff and farmers on the topic of greenhouse management. In May 2023, HollandDoor...
Read More'Bright Future in Agriculture' holds final conference in...
Mar 2023On March 7 and 8 2023, the Bright Future in Agriculture (BFA) project held its closing conference at Harmony Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The event was attended by partners...
Read MoreTraining for female extension workers in Iraq
Jan 2023Twenty-five female extension workers received their second training in Anbar, Iraq, in January 2023. The training had a special focus on extension work and extension skills....
Read MoreRegistration open for practical training "Greenhouse...
Nov 2022HollandDoor is initiating a practical greenhouse vegetable cultivation training titled “The Eye of the Grower”. It targets on those who want to expand their theoretical and...
Read MoreClimate-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...
Read MoreInnovating the value chain of Palestinian olives
Oct 2022HollandDoor launched the inception phase of a new multi-year project in the olive oil sector in the Palestinian Territories. HollandDoor is leading a consortium of...
Read MoreSuccesful demos of CowSignals® training in three Indian...
Oct 2022Ocotober 2022, HollandDoor started giving on-site (live demo) CowSignals® training sessions in India. After two years of online training during the K2K (knowledge to...
Read MoreIndian greenhouse farming - which regios to focus?
Oct 2022On request of the Agricultural Department of the Dutch Embassy in New Delhi, HollandDoor developed an infographic focusing on greenhouse horticultural development trends in...
Read MoreNew Zealand Frost Fans to blow its way into Dutch fruit...
Oct 2022On request of New Zealand Frost Fans (NZFF), HollandDoor organized an intensive, two-day business matchmaking program on October 17-18, 2022, for Mr. Chris Kay (Manager of...
Read MoreLur 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...
Read MoreBenin 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...
Read MoreSetting 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...
Read MoreIndonesia network event
Jun 2022In June 2022, a large delegation of policymakers from the Ministry of Education In Indonesia, officials from the future vocational Centre of Excellence, and education...
Read MoreEgypt 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...
Read MoreTraining 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,...
Read MoreBenin 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...
Read More‘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...
Read MoreSuccessful online training on dairy farming in India
Nov 2021Last year HollandDoor proved that the CowSignals® platform is an effective method for training of Indian dairy professionals online on how to improve health and milk...
Read MoreValue chain and agri-business development training in Iraq
Oct 2021HollandDoor and ZOA are jointly implementing a Nuffic -funded program called “Enhancing the knowledge and skills of extension workers and farmers in efficient irrigation and...
Read MoreJordanian 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...
Read MoreImproving food safety and water efficient production for...
Oct 2021After a long period of only being able to hold courses online due to COVID-19, in the first week of October 2021, HollandDoor trainers were finally able to conduct a...
Read MoreFirst online, practical dairy training in Sri Lanka is a...
Sep 2021Nearly 120 dairy farmers, farm managers, extension officers and other professionals in the fast-developing dairy sector in Sri Lanka have successfully completed a training...
Read MoreLiberia: supporting the Farmers Union Network
Jul 2021HollandDoor has the experience and skills to strengthen the capacity of farmers’ organizations. Within the framework of a training and coaching program by BE Link Academy on...
Read MoreJordan: Better job opportunities by linking education and...
Jul 2021The agro-food sector can become an essential source of growth, employment, and entrepreneurship for Jordan's economy. However, to reach the potential and align with modern...
Read MoreEthiopia: Superb online training interaction in BFA Project
Jun 2021Our dairy specialist Lisanne Oskam has been involved in a project called the Bright Future in Agriculture (BFA). It’s a three-year project providing support to the Ethiopian...
Read MoreIraq: Enhancing irrigation and climate-smart agriculture...
May 2021From May 24-27, the second edition of the Nuffic -funded OKP course ‘Enhancing knowledge and skills of extension workers and farmers in efficient irrigation and...
Read MoreEgypt: Working on climate-smart agriculture solutions
Apr 2021‘Climate-smart agriculture and modern water management’ is a multiyear collaboration project between HollandDoor and Aeres University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands), the...
Read MoreVietnam farmers ready for water recycling technology
Feb 2021After wrapping up a feasibility study with Fresh Studio and Ridder Growing Solutions , HollandDoor’s Geerten Van der Lugt and Jos Leeters concluded that the greenhouse...
Read MoreMembers 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...
Read MoreHollandDoor starts CowSignals training for dairy...
Jun 2020As part of the K2K (knowledge to knowledge) program in India, HollandDoor, together with the Dutch Embassy and RVO, is planning an (online) CowSignals training. Depending on...
Read MoreFurther training of teachers and deans in the BFA project...
Feb 2020In mid-February 2020, for the second time, Bishoftu in Ethiopia was visited for the "Bright Future in Agriculture" (BFA) project. The focus in the week in February was...
Read MoreCDI-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...
Read MoreMarket opportunities for Dutch greenhouse industry in India
Dec 2019“Analyze the market potential for Dutch vegetable greenhouse technology, services and knowhow”: that was the request from HollandDoor to Akash Pawar, an Indian student,...
Read MoreEffective trainings in integrated pest management in Sri...
Dec 2019For the second year in a row, HollandDoor was project manager, on behalf of Lentiz Cursus and Consult, for Integrated pest management trainings for protected and open field...
Read MorePostharvest 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...
Read MoreIndian 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...
Read MoreJapanese 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,...
Read MoreDanish 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...
Read MoreMoldova 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...
Read MoreNext steps in the development of the tomato area in...
Sep 2019In May eight stakeholders (farmer, traders, government employees, and consultants) related to the Narayangaon APMC market visited the Netherlands (read more). During this...
Read MoreToT training in Jordan on greenhouse climate and IPM
Sep 2019In Jordan the sixth ToT (trainer to trainer) training of the HAED-Jo project was held in August this year. Topics of this training were Greenhouse Climate and Integrated...
Read MoreChinese 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...
Read MoreChinese 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...
Read MoreCzech 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...
Read MoreStudy 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...
Read MoreValue 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....
Read MorePlant 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...
Read MoreThird training for staff of AgroTie and AgroStar
May 2019AgroTie is a training and service center located near Bangalore, India. It is a private sector initiative, with the mission to strengthen the economical perspective of...
Read MoreVietnamese 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...
Read MoreStrengthening vocational education in Indonesia
Apr 2019In Indonesia, various projects have been started to strengthen education, to ensure better coordination between education and the professional field and to introduce new...
Read MoreIntegrated pest management training in Sri Lanka
Mar 2019On behalf of Lentiz , HollandDoor organized, for the second year, a series of workshops on Integrated Pest Management in Sri Lanka. The five workshops are organized by the...
Read MorePrecision 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...
Read MoreGreenbridge 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...
Read MoreAgroTie, a new center of horticultural expertise in...
Dec 2018After a long period of preparation, exchange of ideas, exploring the needs of the market, recruiting staff, visits to the Netherlands, and planning by a board of experts,...
Read MoreSuccessful first Sino-Dutch tree nursery training
Dec 2018Since 2015 we organized every year a two-week business tour for Chinese tree nursery companies. The initiator on the Chinese side is Mr. Wang Jianming, the owner of Handan...
Read MoreTraining the staff of Colombian companies and the University
Oct 2018At the Utadeo Agricultural University near Bogota, Colombia, a demonstration project called “ Horticentro Colombia-Holanda ” using Dutch greenhouse technology was started in...
Read MoreSouth 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...
Read MoreSpanish 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....
Read MoreHydroponic Agriculture and Employment Development, Jordan
Jul 2018July 2018 HollandDoor held the third ToT (train the trainer) training for the HAED (Hydroponic Agriculture and Employment Development) project in Jordan. The training...
Read MoreChinese 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...
Read MoreIndian floriculture learns from Dutch developments
May 2018In April 2018 a group of 12 persons from Centre of Excellence Talegaon Flower Staff and Saveer company , both from India, followed a course at the World Horti Centre in the...
Read MoreStudy 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...
Read MoreHollandDoor meets Indian Agro Industry at the Krushik 2018
Jan 2018HollandDoor participated from 19-22 January 2018 for the second time at the Krushik Expo organized by the Agricultural Development Trust and KVK Baramati . More than 200,000...
Read MoreInnovations 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...
Read MoreGeorgian 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....
Read MoreZespri 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...
Read MoreChinese 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...
Read MoreReconstructing 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...
Read MoreImprovement 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...
Read MoreAgroTie will boost the Horticultural sector in Karnataka
May 2017AgroTie, which is a private sector initiative, has the mission to strengthen the economical perspective of farmers and rural communities in Karnataka. Through knowledge,...
Read MorePotential Business Partners for Cadila Pharmaceuticals
Apr 2017Cadila 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...
Read MoreVietnamese trainees eager to learn more about protected...
Apr 2017With financial support from EP-Nuffic, an organisation which supports the international cooperation of education, HollandDoor successfully provided a 2-week-training course...
Read MoreKrushik2017 India Fair: HollandDoor organizes...
Jan 2017Maharashtra Centre of Excellence Vegetables Since the autumn of 2016 the development and building of the "Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Vegetable Production" has been in...
Read MoreGadot 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...
Read MoreTechnical training for grape growers from Sangli, India
Jan 2017Sangli, a region in the state of Maharashtra in India, is an area where the grape culture is extremely important. Only second after the Nashik region, Sangli has the largest...
Read MoreChinese 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...
Read MoreIndia 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...
Read MoreHollandDoor 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...
Read MoreAlbanian 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...
Read MoreGeorgian 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,...
Read MoreVietnamese 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...
Read MorePre-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...
Read MorePotential new partner of DS Group visits India
Oct 2015Early 2015, Dharampal Satyapal Group (DS Group / www.dsgroup.com ) from India approached HollandDoor to assist in their search for a Dutch joint-business development...
Read MoreDS Group India searches Dutch joint-business partner to...
Aug 2015Early 2015, Dharampal Satyapal Group (DS Group / www.dsgroup.com ) from India approached HollandDoor to assist in their search for a Dutch joint-business development...
Read MoreStudy 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...
Read MoreChinese 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...
Read MoreExport 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...
Read MoreWindset 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...
Read MoreNew 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...
Read MoreSuccessful 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...
Read MoreShandong 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...
Read MoreColombian 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...
Read MoreHollandDoor 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"....
Read MoreDieffenbachia 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...
Read MoreGreenhouse 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...
Read MoreTurkish 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...
Read MoreDriving progress in Sri Lanka's dairy sector
Jan 2024For some time now, HollandDoor has been involved in the development of the online Dairy Training Center (DTC) in Sri Lanka. This initiative was set up by the Embassy of the...
Read MorePromoting CowSignals® at the Dairy & Agri Expo in Haryana,...
Jan 2024In January 2024, Ad Merks from HollandDoor attended the professional Dairy & Agri Expo in Kurukshetra, Haryana, organized by the Dairy Farmer Association (DFA). This yearly...
Read MoreLebanese dairy sector receives support from HollandDoor
Dec 2023Two years after the first meeting with the board of the Lebanese organization LOST , HollandDoor has started to work with a team of specialists to strengthen the capacity on...
Read MoreCedric 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...
Read MoreSupporting 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...
Read MoreInsect farming in agriculture: a pathway to sustainable...
Sep 2023In the beginning of 2023 we introduced a new member, Marian Peters, who is one of the most experienced insect farming expert in the Netherlands. In this article, Marian...
Read MoreAgrofood 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...
Read MoreDairy 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...
Read MoreIntroducing GoatSignals in India
Jun 2023Almost three years ago, HollandDoor started to conduct CowSignals® training activities in India. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first sessions were held online, but for...
Read MoreThree years after our training program in Indonesia ended,...
May 2023Indonesia is an agricultural country where most of the people work as farmers. The quality of human resources (HR) in agriculture can be strengthened through education at...
Read MoreTouched by Prabath, a Sri Lankan dairy farmer
May 2023During a visit to Sri Lanka for the kick-off of a poultry project, Lisanne Oskam also visited a farmer who completed the online RVO Dairy project on sustainable feed and...
Read MoreSupporting Georgian advisors and farmers toward improved...
May 2023Georgian company Noblex Ltd . recently hired HollandDoor to run training sessions for its staff and farmers on the topic of greenhouse management. In May 2023, HollandDoor...
Read More'Bright Future in Agriculture' holds final conference in...
Mar 2023On March 7 and 8 2023, the Bright Future in Agriculture (BFA) project held its closing conference at Harmony Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The event was attended by partners...
Read MoreTraining for female extension workers in Iraq
Jan 2023Twenty-five female extension workers received their second training in Anbar, Iraq, in January 2023. The training had a special focus on extension work and extension skills....
Read MoreRegistration open for practical training "Greenhouse...
Nov 2022HollandDoor is initiating a practical greenhouse vegetable cultivation training titled “The Eye of the Grower”. It targets on those who want to expand their theoretical and...
Read MoreClimate-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...
Read MoreInnovating the value chain of Palestinian olives
Oct 2022HollandDoor launched the inception phase of a new multi-year project in the olive oil sector in the Palestinian Territories. HollandDoor is leading a consortium of...
Read MoreSuccesful demos of CowSignals® training in three Indian...
Oct 2022Ocotober 2022, HollandDoor started giving on-site (live demo) CowSignals® training sessions in India. After two years of online training during the K2K (knowledge to...
Read MoreIndian greenhouse farming - which regios to focus?
Oct 2022On request of the Agricultural Department of the Dutch Embassy in New Delhi, HollandDoor developed an infographic focusing on greenhouse horticultural development trends in...
Read MoreNew Zealand Frost Fans to blow its way into Dutch fruit...
Oct 2022On request of New Zealand Frost Fans (NZFF), HollandDoor organized an intensive, two-day business matchmaking program on October 17-18, 2022, for Mr. Chris Kay (Manager of...
Read MoreLur 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...
Read MoreBenin 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...
Read MoreSetting 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...
Read MoreIndonesia network event
Jun 2022In June 2022, a large delegation of policymakers from the Ministry of Education In Indonesia, officials from the future vocational Centre of Excellence, and education...
Read MoreEgypt 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...
Read MoreTraining 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,...
Read MoreBenin 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...
Read More‘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...
Read MoreSuccessful online training on dairy farming in India
Nov 2021Last year HollandDoor proved that the CowSignals® platform is an effective method for training of Indian dairy professionals online on how to improve health and milk...
Read MoreValue chain and agri-business development training in Iraq
Oct 2021HollandDoor and ZOA are jointly implementing a Nuffic -funded program called “Enhancing the knowledge and skills of extension workers and farmers in efficient irrigation and...
Read MoreJordanian 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...
Read MoreImproving food safety and water efficient production for...
Oct 2021After a long period of only being able to hold courses online due to COVID-19, in the first week of October 2021, HollandDoor trainers were finally able to conduct a...
Read MoreFirst online, practical dairy training in Sri Lanka is a...
Sep 2021Nearly 120 dairy farmers, farm managers, extension officers and other professionals in the fast-developing dairy sector in Sri Lanka have successfully completed a training...
Read MoreLiberia: supporting the Farmers Union Network
Jul 2021HollandDoor has the experience and skills to strengthen the capacity of farmers’ organizations. Within the framework of a training and coaching program by BE Link Academy on...
Read MoreJordan: Better job opportunities by linking education and...
Jul 2021The agro-food sector can become an essential source of growth, employment, and entrepreneurship for Jordan's economy. However, to reach the potential and align with modern...
Read MoreEthiopia: Superb online training interaction in BFA Project
Jun 2021Our dairy specialist Lisanne Oskam has been involved in a project called the Bright Future in Agriculture (BFA). It’s a three-year project providing support to the Ethiopian...
Read MoreIraq: Enhancing irrigation and climate-smart agriculture...
May 2021From May 24-27, the second edition of the Nuffic -funded OKP course ‘Enhancing knowledge and skills of extension workers and farmers in efficient irrigation and...
Read MoreEgypt: Working on climate-smart agriculture solutions
Apr 2021‘Climate-smart agriculture and modern water management’ is a multiyear collaboration project between HollandDoor and Aeres University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands), the...
Read MoreVietnam farmers ready for water recycling technology
Feb 2021After wrapping up a feasibility study with Fresh Studio and Ridder Growing Solutions , HollandDoor’s Geerten Van der Lugt and Jos Leeters concluded that the greenhouse...
Read MoreMembers 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...
Read MoreHollandDoor starts CowSignals training for dairy...
Jun 2020As part of the K2K (knowledge to knowledge) program in India, HollandDoor, together with the Dutch Embassy and RVO, is planning an (online) CowSignals training. Depending on...
Read MoreFurther training of teachers and deans in the BFA project...
Feb 2020In mid-February 2020, for the second time, Bishoftu in Ethiopia was visited for the "Bright Future in Agriculture" (BFA) project. The focus in the week in February was...
Read MoreCDI-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...
Read MoreMarket opportunities for Dutch greenhouse industry in India
Dec 2019“Analyze the market potential for Dutch vegetable greenhouse technology, services and knowhow”: that was the request from HollandDoor to Akash Pawar, an Indian student,...
Read MoreEffective trainings in integrated pest management in Sri...
Dec 2019For the second year in a row, HollandDoor was project manager, on behalf of Lentiz Cursus and Consult, for Integrated pest management trainings for protected and open field...
Read MorePostharvest 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...
Read MoreIndian 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...
Read MoreJapanese 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,...
Read MoreDanish 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...
Read MoreMoldova 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...
Read MoreNext steps in the development of the tomato area in...
Sep 2019In May eight stakeholders (farmer, traders, government employees, and consultants) related to the Narayangaon APMC market visited the Netherlands (read more). During this...
Read MoreToT training in Jordan on greenhouse climate and IPM
Sep 2019In Jordan the sixth ToT (trainer to trainer) training of the HAED-Jo project was held in August this year. Topics of this training were Greenhouse Climate and Integrated...
Read MoreChinese 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...
Read MoreChinese 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...
Read MoreCzech 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...
Read MoreStudy 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...
Read MoreValue 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....
Read MorePlant 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...
Read MoreThird training for staff of AgroTie and AgroStar
May 2019AgroTie is a training and service center located near Bangalore, India. It is a private sector initiative, with the mission to strengthen the economical perspective of...
Read MoreVietnamese 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...
Read MoreStrengthening vocational education in Indonesia
Apr 2019In Indonesia, various projects have been started to strengthen education, to ensure better coordination between education and the professional field and to introduce new...
Read MoreIntegrated pest management training in Sri Lanka
Mar 2019On behalf of Lentiz , HollandDoor organized, for the second year, a series of workshops on Integrated Pest Management in Sri Lanka. The five workshops are organized by the...
Read MorePrecision 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...
Read MoreGreenbridge 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...
Read MoreAgroTie, a new center of horticultural expertise in...
Dec 2018After a long period of preparation, exchange of ideas, exploring the needs of the market, recruiting staff, visits to the Netherlands, and planning by a board of experts,...
Read MoreSuccessful first Sino-Dutch tree nursery training
Dec 2018Since 2015 we organized every year a two-week business tour for Chinese tree nursery companies. The initiator on the Chinese side is Mr. Wang Jianming, the owner of Handan...
Read MoreTraining the staff of Colombian companies and the University
Oct 2018At the Utadeo Agricultural University near Bogota, Colombia, a demonstration project called “ Horticentro Colombia-Holanda ” using Dutch greenhouse technology was started in...
Read MoreSouth 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...
Read MoreSpanish 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....
Read MoreHydroponic Agriculture and Employment Development, Jordan
Jul 2018July 2018 HollandDoor held the third ToT (train the trainer) training for the HAED (Hydroponic Agriculture and Employment Development) project in Jordan. The training...
Read MoreChinese 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...
Read MoreIndian floriculture learns from Dutch developments
May 2018In April 2018 a group of 12 persons from Centre of Excellence Talegaon Flower Staff and Saveer company , both from India, followed a course at the World Horti Centre in the...
Read MoreStudy 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...
Read MoreHollandDoor meets Indian Agro Industry at the Krushik 2018
Jan 2018HollandDoor participated from 19-22 January 2018 for the second time at the Krushik Expo organized by the Agricultural Development Trust and KVK Baramati . More than 200,000...
Read MoreInnovations 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...
Read MoreGeorgian 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....
Read MoreZespri 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...
Read MoreChinese 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...
Read MoreReconstructing 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...
Read MoreImprovement 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...
Read MoreAgroTie will boost the Horticultural sector in Karnataka
May 2017AgroTie, which is a private sector initiative, has the mission to strengthen the economical perspective of farmers and rural communities in Karnataka. Through knowledge,...
Read MorePotential Business Partners for Cadila Pharmaceuticals
Apr 2017Cadila 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...
Read MoreVietnamese trainees eager to learn more about protected...
Apr 2017With financial support from EP-Nuffic, an organisation which supports the international cooperation of education, HollandDoor successfully provided a 2-week-training course...
Read MoreKrushik2017 India Fair: HollandDoor organizes...
Jan 2017Maharashtra Centre of Excellence Vegetables Since the autumn of 2016 the development and building of the "Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Vegetable Production" has been in...
Read MoreGadot 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...
Read MoreTechnical training for grape growers from Sangli, India
Jan 2017Sangli, a region in the state of Maharashtra in India, is an area where the grape culture is extremely important. Only second after the Nashik region, Sangli has the largest...
Read MoreChinese 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...
Read MoreIndia 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...
Read MoreHollandDoor 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...
Read MoreAlbanian 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...
Read MoreGeorgian 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,...
Read MoreVietnamese 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...
Read MorePre-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...
Read MorePotential new partner of DS Group visits India
Oct 2015Early 2015, Dharampal Satyapal Group (DS Group / www.dsgroup.com ) from India approached HollandDoor to assist in their search for a Dutch joint-business development...
Read MoreDS Group India searches Dutch joint-business partner to...
Aug 2015Early 2015, Dharampal Satyapal Group (DS Group / www.dsgroup.com ) from India approached HollandDoor to assist in their search for a Dutch joint-business development...
Read MoreStudy 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...
Read MoreChinese 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...
Read MoreExport 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...
Read MoreWindset 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...
Read MoreNew 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...
Read MoreSuccessful 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...
Read MoreShandong 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...
Read MoreColombian 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...
Read MoreHollandDoor 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"....
Read MoreDieffenbachia 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...
Read MoreGreenhouse 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...
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