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Romanian delegation gains insights into the Spanish...
Mar 2025
HORT INTEGRA is a branch union that unites a significant number of Romanian cooperatives in the fruit and vegetable sector under its umbrella. Its primary objective is to...
Romanian cooperatives learn from best practices in Western...
Mar 2025
The National Branch Union of Cooperatives in the Vegetable Sector ( UNCSV ) brings together the majority of cooperatives in Romania’s arable crops sector. These cooperatives...
Connecting horticulture in Moldova and the Netherlands
Jan 2025
HollandDoor is involved in two parallel projects in Moldova. The first is a scoping study commissioned by the Dutch government, through the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (...
HollandDoor enhances dairy sector expertise in Lebanon...
Jan 2025
HollandDoor has successfully run a a study tour focused on Dairy Value Chain Management for 20 participants from the Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training ( LOST )....
“Smart Agriculture” course students of Nanjing Luhe...
Dec 2024
Nanjing, the modern capital of Jiangsu Province in eastern China, is renowned for its rich history, economic significance, and scientific contributions. With a population of...
Empowering transformation: Karim’s impact on Ahmad Al...
Dec 2024
It’s now always easy to show the impact of our work, but in this case, the results speak for themselves. The tailor-made training (TMT) in dairy farming given in Lebanon had...
Palestinian delegation explores the Dutch seed potato sector
Nov 2024
On behalf of the Netherlands Representative Office in Ramallah (NRO) and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency , HollandDoor organized a study visit for a Palestinian delegation...
HollandHolstein Show the highlight for DFA Haryana board
Nov 2024
In November 2024, the executive board of DFA Haryana, India embarked on a study travel to the Netherlands. The study travel focused on genetics, breeding, robotics, and...
Chinese business delegation explores vertical farming
Oct 2024
On October 15, 2024, a Chinese business delegation with a focus on real estate development visited the Netherlands as part of a European study tour. Their goal was to...
European market entry for Cambodian agrifood products
Oct 2024
HollandDoor Cooperative U.A. is working together with the Cambodia Australia Partnership for Resilient Economic Development CAPRED to advance the global ambitions of...
Value chain development in the Kurdistan region of Iraq
Sep 2024
The protected horticulture sector in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, has expanded significantly over the past 15 years. Since 2007, the Bazian...
Thailand's journey toward the future of farming
Sep 2024
With 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...
First pilot sites for drainage water recycling established...
Sep 2024
The arrival of two VitaLite systems from the Ridder Group and water tanks from Royal Brinkman mark the start of a new phase in the project"Improving water availability and...
Korean strawberry farmers visit the Dutch strawberry sector
Aug 2024
South-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 2024
A group of twelve teachers from Berusbildungzentrum Natur & Ernährung Luzern in Switzerland decided to make the most of their holiday by combining professional development...
Pitch your bussiness plan: Farming in Ethiopia as a...
Aug 2024
In March 2023, HollandDoor launched a TMT project funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, entitled: "Strengthening, updating and rolling out practical agricultural...
Korean horticulture students in the Netherlands for an...
Jul 2024
After successful editions in 2022 and 2023 , the Chonnam National University (CNU) in South Korea asked HollandDoor again to make a training program for her students. This...
Chambre d' Agriculture de Finistère visits Dutch livestock...
Jul 2024
Sovat 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 2024
Sovat 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...
Value chain training to empower small-scale dairy farmers...
Jun 2024
Last December, we announced the launch of an ambitious project to strengthen the position of small-scale dairy farmers in Lebanon. This initiative is in collaboration with...
Scoping mission to Vietnam on TVET and aquaculture
Jun 2024
HollandDoor recently conducted a scoping mission to Vietnam on technical and vocational education (TVET) for aquaculture, where it explored educational cooperation...
Enhancing the value chain for agricultural products in the...
Jun 2024
The UNDP is supporting the Government of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq to foster regional development. For the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources, enhancing the...
Export development of Cambodian agrifood products
May 2024
HollandDoor has embarked on an exciting assignment for the Cambodia Australia Partnership for Resilient Economic Development CAPRED . As the lead implementer, HollandDoor is...
Interesting study trip on dairy robotics and sensor...
Apr 2024
HollandDoor 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 2024
This 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...
Ethiopian TMT project focuses on creating employment for...
Mar 2024
In some cases, physical training may not be possible due to safety concerns. But sometimes we offer blended training on purpose. This combines online and face-to-face...
The role of agricultural cooperatives in rural development
Mar 2024
Agricultural cooperatives, also known as co-ops, are business models owned and operated by their members, primarily farmers. These cooperatives serve to unite individual...
A comprehensive and insightful study week for Indonesian...
Mar 2024
The 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 2024
At 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 2024
Hannes 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...
Sustainable poultry sector in Sri-Lanka
Feb 2024
For the past two years, Lisanne Oskam of HollandDoor has had the privilege of supervising the RVO Project "Sustainable Poultry Sector" in Sri Lanka, in partnership with...
Supporting Moldova in establishing a Horticulture Office
Feb 2024
The Republic of Moldova aims to establish a public institution, the Horticulture Office, that will professionalize and accelerate the development of the horticulture sector....
Driving progress in Sri Lanka's dairy sector
Jan 2024
For 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...
Promoting CowSignals® at the Dairy & Agri Expo in Haryana,...
Jan 2024
In January 2024, Ad Merks from HollandDoor attended the professional Dairy & Agri Expo in Kurukshetra, Haryana, organized by the Dairy Farmer Association (DFA). This yearly...
Update on sustainable aquaculture and agribusiness...
Jan 2024
In September 2023 we started a new project in Indonesia in sustainable aquaculture and agribusiness, in collaboration with our Indonesian partners BBPPMPV Cianjur and IPB...
New project launched in Indonesia
Dec 2023
You 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...
Lebanese dairy sector receives support from HollandDoor
Dec 2023
Two 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...
Cedric van Oene, our first affiliated partner
Dec 2023
To 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 2023
South 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 2023
HollandDoor 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 2023
The Republic of Moldova has been working on modernizing its agriculture for years. Against that background, HollandDoor organised a learning and inspiration study tour on...
Insect farming in agriculture: a pathway to sustainable...
Sep 2023
In 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...
HollandDoor serves the Red Cross
Sep 2023
A 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 2023
We 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...
28 Korean horticulture students in the Netherlands for...
Aug 2023
After a successful edition in 2022 , the Chonnam National University (CNU) in South Korea asked HollandDoor to organize another training event. This year, they came with 20...
Dairy study tour DFA Haryana to the Netherlands
Jul 2023
In 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...
Introducing GoatSignals in India
Jun 2023
Almost 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...
Three years after our training program in Indonesia ended,...
May 2023
Indonesia 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...
Touched by Prabath, a Sri Lankan dairy farmer
May 2023
During 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...
Supporting Georgian advisors and farmers toward improved...
May 2023
Georgian 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...
'Bright Future in Agriculture' holds final conference in...
Mar 2023
On 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...
With CowSignals® at the Dairy & Agri Expo in Punjab
Feb 2023
In early February 2023, HollandDoor was at the Dairy & Agri Expo in Ludhiana, organized by the Progressive Dairy Farmers Association (PDFA) from Punjab. The Dairy & Agri...
Training for female extension workers in Iraq
Jan 2023
Twenty-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....
Implementing practical education in Ethiopia
Jan 2023
At the beginning of November, HollandDoor visited Ethiopia with Mark Bos from Qpoint as part of the Bright Future in Agriculture project. Our focus this time was on...
OKP Project in Benin comes to an end
Dec 2022
At the end of 2022, we wrapped up the OKP (Orange Knowledge Programme) project in Benin. In a final course given by an expert on didactics, we taught the 60 teachers from...
Linking agricultural cooperatives and the market in Cambodia
Nov 2022
Linking agricultural cooperatives with the private sector and the market is high on the agenda of the Cambodian government. In November 2022, HollandDoor organized and...
Ethiopian agricultural teachers trained in practical...
Nov 2022
At the beginning of November, Lisanne Oskam of HollandDoor visited Ethiopia together with Mark Bos from Qpoint as part of the Bright Future in Agriculture project. The focus...
Registration open for practical training "Greenhouse...
Nov 2022
HollandDoor 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...
Climate-proof and circular dairy farming in India
Oct 2022
In the “Climate-proof and circular dairy farming in India” project, Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences (VHL) joined forces with HollandDoor to investigate...
Innovating the value chain of Palestinian olives
Oct 2022
HollandDoor 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...
Succesful demos of CowSignals® training in three Indian...
Oct 2022
Ocotober 2022, HollandDoor started giving on-site (live demo) CowSignals® training sessions in India. After two years of online training during the K2K (knowledge to...
Training on poultry and pedagogical and didactical skills...
Oct 2022
From 24 to 28 October 2022 the second training on poultry was offered to the 20 teachers of four technical agricultural schools of Kika, Banikoara, Ina et Natitingou in...
Indian greenhouse farming - which regios to focus?
Oct 2022
On request of the Agricultural Department of the Dutch Embassy in New Delhi, HollandDoor developed an infographic focusing on greenhouse horticultural development trends in...
Webinars on horticulture in China
Oct 2022
To equip teachers at these vocational schools with the latest insights in modern and sustainable technologies in horticulture, it is important to update them regularly. That...
New Zealand Frost Fans to blow its way into Dutch fruit...
Oct 2022
On 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...
Korean CNU students visit Dutch greenhouse horticulture...
Oct 2022
Chonnam National University (CNU) from South Korea asked HollandDoor to organize a 1-month tailor-made training event in the Netherlands for a group of 19 horticultural...
Alentejo Region of Portugal links with Dutch horticultural...
Sep 2022
On request of CH Business Consulting , HollandDoor organized a two-day intensive business matchmaking program on September 12-13, 2022, for Mr. Joao Coelho ( NERBE Alentejo)...
Lur Berri cooperative from France studies Dutch...
Sep 2022
Sovat 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...
Jordan: A Training of Trainers program comes to an end
Sep 2022
After two years training, of 16 Master Trainers and members of the Jordan Agricultural Engineers Association (JAEA), this Nuffic -funded HollandDoor program is coming to an...
Jordan: And the winners are......?
Sep 2022
In a previous newsletter, we already mentioned how Jordanian vocational students impressed us with their enthusiasm, creativity, and skills in identifying business...
Practical training in goat farming and sheep husbandry in...
Aug 2022
In August 2022, Lisanne Oskam and Ad Merks visited Benin for the Nuffic Orange Knowledge Programme Tailor-made Training+ Livestock. This project was organized by HollandDoor...
Strong vocational education drives growth
Aug 2022
Indonesian 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...
Practical training in poultry farming in Benin
Jul 2022
From July 12 to 5, 2022 training in poultry farming was offered to the teachers of four technical agricultural schools (LTAs) of Kika, Banikoara, Ina et Natitingou in Benin...
Benin Horti Training 2: converting theory into application
Jun 2022
HollandDoor 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 2022
The 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...
Indonesia network event
Jun 2022
In June 2022, a large delegation of policymakers from the Ministry of Education In Indonesia, officials from the future vocational Centre of Excellence, and education...
Training for female engineers in Iraq
May 2022
In mid-May, 20 female-only participants followed an inspiring training course in Iraq. The course was given in cooperation with the Dutch NGO ZOA Iraq and the Al Khiamiat...
Egypt learns about climate-smart solutions
May 2022
Twelve Egyptian researchers, advisors, teachers, and entrepreneurs visited the Netherlands in May 2022 to gather ideas about best practices and solutions in climate-smart...
Jordan: impressed by the future agro-engineers
Apr 2022
Enthusiastic, creative, knowledgeable and energetic: these are some of the characteristics of the young students we got to know from the Al-Farouq and Al Zamalieh vocational...
Dairy training in Benin with motivated group
Apr 2022
April 2022, Ad Merrks from HollandDoor organized a practical dairy training in Benin. The four agricultural schools near Parakou expressed a keen interest in CowSignals®,...
Training program in Jordan has entered a new phase
Feb 2022
The 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 2022
In 2020, HollandDoor started an OKP TMT+ Project (Orange Knowledge Programme, Tailor- Made Training) in Benin to refresh and upgrade the vocational education capacities of...
Revitalizing vocational education in Indonesia: meeting...
Feb 2022
Our HollandDoor newsletters have brought you regular updates on programs that aim to strengthen TVET education in Indonesia. Thanks to our strong partnerships with valuable...
‘Work based learning’ study tour strengthens ties between...
Dec 2021
Despite 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...
Successful online training on dairy farming in India
Nov 2021
Last 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...
Value chain and agri-business development training in Iraq
Oct 2021
HollandDoor and ZOA are jointly implementing a Nuffic -funded program called “Enhancing the knowledge and skills of extension workers and farmers in efficient irrigation and...
Jordanian experts notice the power of collaboration
Oct 2021
As 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...
Improving food safety and water efficient production for...
Oct 2021
After 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...
First online, practical dairy training in Sri Lanka is a...
Sep 2021
Nearly 120 dairy farmers, farm managers, extension officers and other professionals in the fast-developing dairy sector in Sri Lanka have successfully completed a training...
Liberia: supporting the Farmers Union Network
Jul 2021
HollandDoor 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...
Jordan: Better job opportunities by linking education and...
Jul 2021
The 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...
Shanghai teachers respond enthusiastically to webinars
Jul 2021
Teachers at the Shanghai Vocational School in China are responsible for educating their students based on the latest insights of modern and sustainable horticultural...
Indonesia: Win-win partnerships for vocational schools and...
Jun 2021
Modern value chains are replacing traditional production supply chains in the agro-food sector. Increasingly, the focus is shifting towards sustainability, food safety,...
Ethiopia: Superb online training interaction in BFA Project
Jun 2021
Our 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...
Indonesia: Strengthen students' entrepreneurial skills
May 2021
The agrofood sector is evolving fast with new technologies and innovations, while society’s food habits, preferences and requirements are changing on a global and local...
Benin: Livestock training for schools as part of Nuffic...
May 2021
In 2020, HollandDoor began livestock training sessions for agricultural schools in Benin. These sessions are related to the Nuffic OKP project on horticulture, irrigation...
Sri Lanka: Sustainable feed and waste management for the...
May 2021
In 2020, HollandDoor started the ‘Sustainable feed & waste management in the dairy sector’ course in Sri Lanka on behalf of The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO:...
Sri Lanka and India: Improve your dairy business
May 2021
To strengthen the dairy sector, HollandDoor experts conducted lively online workshops in 2020 for dairy advisors and other professionals in Sri Lanka and India. We used a...
Iraq: Enhancing irrigation and climate-smart agriculture...
May 2021
From 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...
Egypt: 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...
Jordan: Strengthening vocational education to bolster...
Feb 2021
The Agri-Food sector is an important source of growth, employment, and entrepreneurship for Jordan’s economy. However, for the sector to reach its full potential it needs...
Vietnam farmers ready for water recycling technology
Feb 2021
After 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...
India training-of-trainers project reaches new milestone...
Feb 2021
The latest update of our three-year India project to realize market-driven greenhouse vegetable production came in July 2020. This project started in 2018 in collaboration...
Benin: Video conferencing enables weekly training sessions
Jan 2021
Some readers may be aware of the Nuffic-funded OKP project in Benin, in which we conduct training sessions in horticulture, irrigation, and animal production. We began this...
Contributing to climate smart agriculture in Egypt
Oct 2020
HollandDoor contributes to an Egyptian agricultural program that builds the capacity of government bodies and educational institutions with regard to modern irrigation,...
Successful start of the CowSignals® online trainings in...
Oct 2020
In India last month, HollandDoor started the first online CowSignals® advisor trainings. We organized these trainings online together with the Dutch Embassy in Delhi and the...
Train the trainer project in Iraq granted
Oct 2020
Nuffic granted HollandDoor an OKP plus ( Orange Knowledge Programme ) for a train the trainers project in the Anbar Region of Iraq. The project will be carried out with...
Members of HollandDoor join team of HortiXperts
Oct 2020
Dutch 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...
Strenghtening horticulture in Jordan
Jul 2020
HollandDoor is granted permission for a 2-year program to strengthen the horticultural sector in Jordan. In this project, funded by Nuffic and the Dutch ministry of foreign...
Effect of covid-19 pandemic: how do we move forward?
Jul 2020
With the many trainings and programs we are conducting internationally, the outbreak of Covid19 has obviously created many challenges for the implementation of our...
HollandDoor starts CowSignals training for dairy...
Jun 2020
As 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...
Update on India Training of Trainer project
Jun 2020
In earlier newsletters and via our website, we’ve informed you multiple times about the progress in our 3-year India project that HollandDoor started in 2018 in...
Dutch study tour for vocational educational institutes in...
Mar 2020
In 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...
Kick-off of TVET revitalization program in Indonesia
Feb 2020
In February 2020 the next step in the TVET (Technical Vocational Education and Training) revitalization program in Indonesia was kicked-off. After two years of piloting, the...
HollandDoor in India also active in the dairy sector
Feb 2020
The Dutch RVO (Netherlands Enterprise Agency) has asked HollandDoor to organize four trainings on dairy farming in four different states in India.This is a so-called K2K...
Further training of teachers and deans in the BFA project...
Feb 2020
In 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...
TMT sustainable feed & waste management in the dairy...
Jan 2020
At the beginning of 2020, HollandDoor started implementing training courses in Sri Lanka in the field of sustainable feed and waste management with the focus on dairy....
Zonguldak Province of Turkey visits Dutch horticulture to...
Dec 2019
Western Black Sea Region Development Agency ( Bakka ) requested HollandDoor to organize a dedicated intensive three-day study tour program for a delegation of high-ranking...
Market 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,...
Effective trainings in integrated pest management in Sri...
Dec 2019
For 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...
Postharvest and tissue culture in the spotlights during...
Nov 2019
The 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 2019
For many years already, HollandDoor has maintained a good relationship with Jains Irrigation from India, one of the global market leaders in irrigation equipment. In...
India ToT program starts deliver seminars and trainings on...
Oct 2019
In 2018 HollandDoor started a three-year project in India in collaboration with the Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Vegetables in Baramati (see Launch protected cultivation...
Japanese strawberry sector keeps visiting Dutch colleagues
Oct 2019
Greenbridge 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 2019
In 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 2019
The 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 2019
HollandDoor 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...
Next steps in the development of the tomato area in...
Sep 2019
In May eight stakeholders (farmer, traders, government employees, and consultants) related to the Narayangaon APMC market visited the Netherlands (read more). During this...
ToT training in Jordan on greenhouse climate and IPM
Sep 2019
In 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...
Chinese nursery sector shows continuous interest in the...
Aug 2019
On 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...
HollandDoor supports Ethiopian education in the BFA project
Jul 2019
Bright Future in Agriculture (BFA), which enhances employability and food security in Ethiopia through quality ATVETs (Agriculture Technical Vocational Education and...
Chinese tree nursery sector ready for change
Jul 2019
In 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 2019
In 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 2019
From 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 2019
In 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 2019
Every 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 2019
In 2018, HollandDoor organized three day-long tailor-made study tours for the Ministry of Agriculture of Bangladesh on themes such as “Mechanized Cropping”; “Vegetable...
Third training for staff of AgroTie and AgroStar
May 2019
AgroTie 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...
Vietnamese farmers focus on climate smart horticulture
Apr 2019
A 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...
Strengthening vocational education in Indonesia
Apr 2019
In Indonesia, various projects have been started to strengthen education, to ensure better coordination between education and the professional field and to introduce new...
Working towards modern horticultural practices in India
Apr 2019
In 2018 HollandDoor started a 3-year project in India in collaboration with the Center of Excellence (see Launch protected cultivation vegetable project ) . The main...
Integrated pest management training in Sri Lanka
Mar 2019
On 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...
Second visit to the Netherlands for CS Lait Laval students
Mar 2019
For 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 2019
Danish Farmers Abroad is an association of large international agricultural companies, suppliers of agricultural equipment and production means and private persons with a...
Training at the new greenhouse in Jordan Valley
Dec 2018
As part of the HAED-Jordan project, a new greenhouse at Abu Sido Farms in the Jordan Valley came into operation in November 2018. The greenhouse is quite modern for the...
Greenbridge and HollandDoor intensify co-operation to...
Dec 2018
Greenbridge International supports Japanese companies and individuals who want to do business with Europe, especially the Netherlands. HollandDoor and Greenbridge work...
AgroTie, a new center of horticultural expertise in...
Dec 2018
After 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,...
Successful first Sino-Dutch tree nursery training
Dec 2018
Since 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...
Training-of-Trainer project successfully started at CoE...
Nov 2018
In 2017, the Baramati Agricultural Development Trust, together with the Indian government, invested in a highly innovative Centre of Excellence (CoE) for vegetables, the...
Training the staff of Colombian companies and the University
Oct 2018
At the Utadeo Agricultural University near Bogota, Colombia, a demonstration project called “ Horticentro Colombia-Holanda ” using Dutch greenhouse technology was started in...
South Korean growers receive intensive tour and training...
Oct 2018
Aeres 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 2018
At 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....
Hydroponic Agriculture and Employment Development, Jordan
Jul 2018
July 2018 HollandDoor held the third ToT (train the trainer) training for the HAED (Hydroponic Agriculture and Employment Development) project in Jordan. The training...
German-Iranian association interested in Dutch greenhouse...
Jun 2018
Top 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 2018
In 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 2018
For 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...
HollandDoor launches a new three-year horticultural...
Jun 2018
During the largest Dutch trade mission ever organized to India, from 22-25 May 2018, Mrs Carola Schouten ( Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality of the...
Training programs for three Greece Vocational High Schools
May 2018
Groups of 15-18 students and their mentors of Vocational High Schools of Athens, Dafni and Piraeus visited the Netherlands for two weeks in February, March and April-May...
Indian floriculture learns from Dutch developments
May 2018
In 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...
FMach Italy students visit Dutch greenhouses
May 2018
Fondazione 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 2018
From 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 2018
Every 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 2018
In 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...
Support Yezin Agricultural University in Myanmar with...
Feb 2018
With financial support from Nuffic , the Dutch organization for internationalization in education, HollandDoor supported Yezin Agricultural University (YAU) in Myanmar to...
HollandDoor meets Indian Agro Industry at the Krushik 2018
Jan 2018
HollandDoor 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...
Chinese students submerged in Dutch horticultural sector...
Jan 2018
42 Chinese students have visited the Netherlands for one month from 20 November onwards, in order to get acquainted with all the aspects of the Dutch horticultural sector....
Giving a boost to IHITC
Dec 2017
The International Horticulture Innovation and Training Center (IHITC) located in Jaipur, is a governmental organization with the aim to collect and disseminate knowledge in...
Impressive opening of Center of Excellence, Baramati
Nov 2017
On 2 November 2017, the Maharashtra Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Vegetables, built at KVK, Baramati, was officially opened by a group of high-ranking Indian and Dutch...
Feeding Indian expanding cities
Oct 2017
Every year in October, the Dutch consulate in Mumbai organizes the “Holland meets Mumbai” event. The population of India is growing, whereas the available agricultural land...
European Nitrate Directive in the Netherlands
Oct 2017
HollandDoor 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 2017
Developments 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 2017
CARE 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 2017
Zespri 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 2017
The 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 2017
The conflict in Syria has got major consequences for their neighboring country Jordan. Not only has the country provided shelter for an extremely high number of Syrian...
AgroTie will boost the Horticultural sector in Karnataka
May 2017
AgroTie, which is a private sector initiative, has the mission to strengthen the economical perspective of farmers and rural communities in Karnataka. Through knowledge,...
Barbados’ agricultural ministry is being inspired by the...
Apr 2017
Minister-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...
Potential Business Partners for Cadila Pharmaceuticals
Apr 2017
Cadila Pharmaceuticals is a Gujarat based company, which does business in the pharmaceutical and the agricultural sector. A trip to the Netherlands brought the Chairman of...
Vietnamese trainees eager to learn more about protected...
Apr 2017
With financial support from EP-Nuffic, an organisation which supports the international cooperation of education, HollandDoor successfully provided a 2-week-training course...
Local government Nagasaka, Japan, would like to modernize...
Feb 2017
For 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...
Krushik2017 India Fair: HollandDoor organizes...
Jan 2017
Maharashtra 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...
Gadot Israel visits the Dutch horticultural sector once...
Jan 2017
At 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...
Technical training for grape growers from Sangli, India
Jan 2017
Sangli, 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...
Six-week training for CoE’s staff.
Nov 2016
Maharashtra 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...
Chinese tree nursery companies visit Europe for a second...
Oct 2016
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In 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 2016
The 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 2016
Sharad 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 2016
JSC 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 2016
Asian 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 2016
JICA (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 2016
Since 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 2016
UTZ ( 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 2016
Every 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 2016
In 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 2015
In 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 2015
On 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...
Potential new partner of DS Group visits India
Oct 2015
Early 2015, Dharampal Satyapal Group (DS Group / www.dsgroup.com ) from India approached HollandDoor to assist in their search for a Dutch joint-business development...
Chinese teachers learn about Food Safety and Quality Control
Aug 2015
In August, HollandDoor organized on request of Kenlog , a few training days about food safety and quality control in The Netherlands. The Chinese delegation existed of four...
DS Group India searches Dutch joint-business partner to...
Aug 2015
Early 2015, Dharampal Satyapal Group (DS Group / www.dsgroup.com ) from India approached HollandDoor to assist in their search for a Dutch joint-business development...
Study tour on advocacy and collective marketing for...
Jul 2015
HollandDoor 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 2015
During 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 2015
The 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 2015
HollandDoor 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 2015
The 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 2015
HollandDoor organized on request of Dr. Bruce Dunn of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department van Oklahoma State University , a tailor-made horti study tour...
HollandDoor supports Georgian agribusiness with...
Jan 2015
Under the title "Enhancing entrepreneurship in Georgian agribusiness, based on the value chain approach" HollandDoor has trained two Georgian organisations in October 2014...
Cuba agriculture reform committee studies Dutch agriculture
Dec 2014
The 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 2014
Windset 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 2014
Hypor (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 2014
HollandDoor 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 2014
An 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 2014
From 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...
Training for students of the Inner Mongolia Agricultural...
Oct 2014
Ho llandDoor facilitated 2 trainings during summer 2014 for teachers of Inner Mongolia Agricultural University and Henan Agricultural University . Both trainings were 4...
Press Release: HollandDoor supports Kafrelsheik University...
Sep 2014
Kafrelsheik University, which has 25,000 students, has occupied a prominent place in the Egyptian agriculture and horticulture sector for many decades. This year HollandDoor...
Training for researchers from Henan Agricultural...
Aug 2014
Between 3 and 17 August 2014, HollandDoor provided four days of training to a group of nine researchers from the Technical College of Henan Agricultural University (HAU) in...
Shandong Province Agro delegation visits the Netherlands
Aug 2014
CECEC Rotterdam requested HollandDoor to organize a tailor-made excursion on Thursday 9 October for a Chinese agro delegation from Shandong Province. The delegation...
Training for teachers from the Inner Mongolia Agricultural...
Jul 2014
From 14 July until 3 August 2014, HollandDoor provided four days of training to a group of nine Business Management teachers from the Vocational and Technical College of...
Equalance Suriname studies feasibility of greenhouse...
Jun 2014
Greenhouse 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 2014
On 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 2014
Demokwekerij 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 2014
IMEC 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 2014
Gadot 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 2014
On 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 2013
In 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 2013
HollandDoor organized a three-day familiarization tour for an investor from North Portugal that wanted to evaluate the business opportunities of investing in greenhouse...
Training for teachers from the Inner Mongolia Agricultural...
Sep 2013
In cooperation with the EUC association from Grootebroek, a province of Noord-Holland ( www.foundationeuc.nl ), HollandDoor has organized a three-week training for 14...
Two-week training for ADT-KVK, in Baramati, India
Sep 2013
Together with Van Hall Larenstein, University of Applied Sciences , HollandDoor organized a two week training on Horticultural Value Chain Development for KVK Baramati ,...
Agri-business in Tatarstan, Russian Federation gets...
Sep 2013
HollandDoor 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 2013
The population in India is growing rapidly, causing an increasing demand for products such as cereals, rice, chocolate, flowers, vegetables and fruit. Meeting this demand...
Romanian delegation gains insights into the Spanish...
Mar 2025
HORT INTEGRA is a branch union that unites a significant number of Romanian cooperatives in the fruit and vegetable sector under its umbrella. Its primary objective is to...
Romanian cooperatives learn from best practices in Western...
Mar 2025
The National Branch Union of Cooperatives in the Vegetable Sector ( UNCSV ) brings together the majority of cooperatives in Romania’s arable crops sector. These cooperatives...
Connecting horticulture in Moldova and the Netherlands
Jan 2025
HollandDoor is involved in two parallel projects in Moldova. The first is a scoping study commissioned by the Dutch government, through the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (...
HollandDoor enhances dairy sector expertise in Lebanon...
Jan 2025
HollandDoor has successfully run a a study tour focused on Dairy Value Chain Management for 20 participants from the Lebanese Organization for Studies and Training ( LOST )....
“Smart Agriculture” course students of Nanjing Luhe...
Dec 2024
Nanjing, the modern capital of Jiangsu Province in eastern China, is renowned for its rich history, economic significance, and scientific contributions. With a population of...
Empowering transformation: Karim’s impact on Ahmad Al...
Dec 2024
It’s now always easy to show the impact of our work, but in this case, the results speak for themselves. The tailor-made training (TMT) in dairy farming given in Lebanon had...
Palestinian delegation explores the Dutch seed potato sector
Nov 2024
On behalf of the Netherlands Representative Office in Ramallah (NRO) and the Netherlands Enterprise Agency , HollandDoor organized a study visit for a Palestinian delegation...
HollandHolstein Show the highlight for DFA Haryana board
Nov 2024
In November 2024, the executive board of DFA Haryana, India embarked on a study travel to the Netherlands. The study travel focused on genetics, breeding, robotics, and...
Chinese business delegation explores vertical farming
Oct 2024
On October 15, 2024, a Chinese business delegation with a focus on real estate development visited the Netherlands as part of a European study tour. Their goal was to...
European market entry for Cambodian agrifood products
Oct 2024
HollandDoor Cooperative U.A. is working together with the Cambodia Australia Partnership for Resilient Economic Development CAPRED to advance the global ambitions of...
Value chain development in the Kurdistan region of Iraq
Sep 2024
The protected horticulture sector in Sulaymaniyah Governorate, in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, has expanded significantly over the past 15 years. Since 2007, the Bazian...
Thailand's journey toward the future of farming
Sep 2024
With 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...
First pilot sites for drainage water recycling established...
Sep 2024
The arrival of two VitaLite systems from the Ridder Group and water tanks from Royal Brinkman mark the start of a new phase in the project"Improving water availability and...
Korean strawberry farmers visit the Dutch strawberry sector
Aug 2024
South-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 2024
A group of twelve teachers from Berusbildungzentrum Natur & Ernährung Luzern in Switzerland decided to make the most of their holiday by combining professional development...
Pitch your bussiness plan: Farming in Ethiopia as a...
Aug 2024
In March 2023, HollandDoor launched a TMT project funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, entitled: "Strengthening, updating and rolling out practical agricultural...
Korean horticulture students in the Netherlands for an...
Jul 2024
After successful editions in 2022 and 2023 , the Chonnam National University (CNU) in South Korea asked HollandDoor again to make a training program for her students. This...
Chambre d' Agriculture de Finistère visits Dutch livestock...
Jul 2024
Sovat 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 2024
Sovat 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...
Value chain training to empower small-scale dairy farmers...
Jun 2024
Last December, we announced the launch of an ambitious project to strengthen the position of small-scale dairy farmers in Lebanon. This initiative is in collaboration with...
Scoping mission to Vietnam on TVET and aquaculture
Jun 2024
HollandDoor recently conducted a scoping mission to Vietnam on technical and vocational education (TVET) for aquaculture, where it explored educational cooperation...
Enhancing the value chain for agricultural products in the...
Jun 2024
The UNDP is supporting the Government of the Kurdistan Region in Iraq to foster regional development. For the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources, enhancing the...
Export development of Cambodian agrifood products
May 2024
HollandDoor has embarked on an exciting assignment for the Cambodia Australia Partnership for Resilient Economic Development CAPRED . As the lead implementer, HollandDoor is...
Interesting study trip on dairy robotics and sensor...
Apr 2024
HollandDoor 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 2024
This 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...
Ethiopian TMT project focuses on creating employment for...
Mar 2024
In some cases, physical training may not be possible due to safety concerns. But sometimes we offer blended training on purpose. This combines online and face-to-face...
The role of agricultural cooperatives in rural development
Mar 2024
Agricultural cooperatives, also known as co-ops, are business models owned and operated by their members, primarily farmers. These cooperatives serve to unite individual...
A comprehensive and insightful study week for Indonesian...
Mar 2024
The 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 2024
At 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 2024
Hannes 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...
Sustainable poultry sector in Sri-Lanka
Feb 2024
For the past two years, Lisanne Oskam of HollandDoor has had the privilege of supervising the RVO Project "Sustainable Poultry Sector" in Sri Lanka, in partnership with...
Supporting Moldova in establishing a Horticulture Office
Feb 2024
The Republic of Moldova aims to establish a public institution, the Horticulture Office, that will professionalize and accelerate the development of the horticulture sector....
Driving progress in Sri Lanka's dairy sector
Jan 2024
For 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...
Promoting CowSignals® at the Dairy & Agri Expo in Haryana,...
Jan 2024
In January 2024, Ad Merks from HollandDoor attended the professional Dairy & Agri Expo in Kurukshetra, Haryana, organized by the Dairy Farmer Association (DFA). This yearly...
Update on sustainable aquaculture and agribusiness...
Jan 2024
In September 2023 we started a new project in Indonesia in sustainable aquaculture and agribusiness, in collaboration with our Indonesian partners BBPPMPV Cianjur and IPB...
New project launched in Indonesia
Dec 2023
You 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...
Lebanese dairy sector receives support from HollandDoor
Dec 2023
Two 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...
Cedric van Oene, our first affiliated partner
Dec 2023
To 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 2023
South 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 2023
HollandDoor 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 2023
The Republic of Moldova has been working on modernizing its agriculture for years. Against that background, HollandDoor organised a learning and inspiration study tour on...
Insect farming in agriculture: a pathway to sustainable...
Sep 2023
In 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...
HollandDoor serves the Red Cross
Sep 2023
A 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 2023
We 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...
28 Korean horticulture students in the Netherlands for...
Aug 2023
After a successful edition in 2022 , the Chonnam National University (CNU) in South Korea asked HollandDoor to organize another training event. This year, they came with 20...
Dairy study tour DFA Haryana to the Netherlands
Jul 2023
In 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...
Introducing GoatSignals in India
Jun 2023
Almost 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...
Three years after our training program in Indonesia ended,...
May 2023
Indonesia 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...
Touched by Prabath, a Sri Lankan dairy farmer
May 2023
During 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...
Supporting Georgian advisors and farmers toward improved...
May 2023
Georgian 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...
'Bright Future in Agriculture' holds final conference in...
Mar 2023
On 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...
With CowSignals® at the Dairy & Agri Expo in Punjab
Feb 2023
In early February 2023, HollandDoor was at the Dairy & Agri Expo in Ludhiana, organized by the Progressive Dairy Farmers Association (PDFA) from Punjab. The Dairy & Agri...
Training for female extension workers in Iraq
Jan 2023
Twenty-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....
Implementing practical education in Ethiopia
Jan 2023
At the beginning of November, HollandDoor visited Ethiopia with Mark Bos from Qpoint as part of the Bright Future in Agriculture project. Our focus this time was on...
OKP Project in Benin comes to an end
Dec 2022
At the end of 2022, we wrapped up the OKP (Orange Knowledge Programme) project in Benin. In a final course given by an expert on didactics, we taught the 60 teachers from...
Linking agricultural cooperatives and the market in Cambodia
Nov 2022
Linking agricultural cooperatives with the private sector and the market is high on the agenda of the Cambodian government. In November 2022, HollandDoor organized and...
Ethiopian agricultural teachers trained in practical...
Nov 2022
At the beginning of November, Lisanne Oskam of HollandDoor visited Ethiopia together with Mark Bos from Qpoint as part of the Bright Future in Agriculture project. The focus...
Registration open for practical training "Greenhouse...
Nov 2022
HollandDoor 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...
Climate-proof and circular dairy farming in India
Oct 2022
In the “Climate-proof and circular dairy farming in India” project, Van Hall Larenstein University of Applied Sciences (VHL) joined forces with HollandDoor to investigate...
Innovating the value chain of Palestinian olives
Oct 2022
HollandDoor 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...
Succesful demos of CowSignals® training in three Indian...
Oct 2022
Ocotober 2022, HollandDoor started giving on-site (live demo) CowSignals® training sessions in India. After two years of online training during the K2K (knowledge to...
Training on poultry and pedagogical and didactical skills...
Oct 2022
From 24 to 28 October 2022 the second training on poultry was offered to the 20 teachers of four technical agricultural schools of Kika, Banikoara, Ina et Natitingou in...
Indian greenhouse farming - which regios to focus?
Oct 2022
On request of the Agricultural Department of the Dutch Embassy in New Delhi, HollandDoor developed an infographic focusing on greenhouse horticultural development trends in...
Webinars on horticulture in China
Oct 2022
To equip teachers at these vocational schools with the latest insights in modern and sustainable technologies in horticulture, it is important to update them regularly. That...
New Zealand Frost Fans to blow its way into Dutch fruit...
Oct 2022
On 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...
Korean CNU students visit Dutch greenhouse horticulture...
Oct 2022
Chonnam National University (CNU) from South Korea asked HollandDoor to organize a 1-month tailor-made training event in the Netherlands for a group of 19 horticultural...
Alentejo Region of Portugal links with Dutch horticultural...
Sep 2022
On request of CH Business Consulting , HollandDoor organized a two-day intensive business matchmaking program on September 12-13, 2022, for Mr. Joao Coelho ( NERBE Alentejo)...
Lur Berri cooperative from France studies Dutch...
Sep 2022
Sovat 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...
Jordan: A Training of Trainers program comes to an end
Sep 2022
After two years training, of 16 Master Trainers and members of the Jordan Agricultural Engineers Association (JAEA), this Nuffic -funded HollandDoor program is coming to an...
Jordan: And the winners are......?
Sep 2022
In a previous newsletter, we already mentioned how Jordanian vocational students impressed us with their enthusiasm, creativity, and skills in identifying business...
Practical training in goat farming and sheep husbandry in...
Aug 2022
In August 2022, Lisanne Oskam and Ad Merks visited Benin for the Nuffic Orange Knowledge Programme Tailor-made Training+ Livestock. This project was organized by HollandDoor...
Strong vocational education drives growth
Aug 2022
Indonesian 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...
Practical training in poultry farming in Benin
Jul 2022
From July 12 to 5, 2022 training in poultry farming was offered to the teachers of four technical agricultural schools (LTAs) of Kika, Banikoara, Ina et Natitingou in Benin...
Benin Horti Training 2: converting theory into application
Jun 2022
HollandDoor 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 2022
The 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...
Indonesia network event
Jun 2022
In June 2022, a large delegation of policymakers from the Ministry of Education In Indonesia, officials from the future vocational Centre of Excellence, and education...
Training for female engineers in Iraq
May 2022
In mid-May, 20 female-only participants followed an inspiring training course in Iraq. The course was given in cooperation with the Dutch NGO ZOA Iraq and the Al Khiamiat...
Egypt learns about climate-smart solutions
May 2022
Twelve Egyptian researchers, advisors, teachers, and entrepreneurs visited the Netherlands in May 2022 to gather ideas about best practices and solutions in climate-smart...
Jordan: impressed by the future agro-engineers
Apr 2022
Enthusiastic, creative, knowledgeable and energetic: these are some of the characteristics of the young students we got to know from the Al-Farouq and Al Zamalieh vocational...
Dairy training in Benin with motivated group
Apr 2022
April 2022, Ad Merrks from HollandDoor organized a practical dairy training in Benin. The four agricultural schools near Parakou expressed a keen interest in CowSignals®,...
Training program in Jordan has entered a new phase
Feb 2022
The 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 2022
In 2020, HollandDoor started an OKP TMT+ Project (Orange Knowledge Programme, Tailor- Made Training) in Benin to refresh and upgrade the vocational education capacities of...
Revitalizing vocational education in Indonesia: meeting...
Feb 2022
Our HollandDoor newsletters have brought you regular updates on programs that aim to strengthen TVET education in Indonesia. Thanks to our strong partnerships with valuable...
‘Work based learning’ study tour strengthens ties between...
Dec 2021
Despite 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...
Successful online training on dairy farming in India
Nov 2021
Last 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...
Value chain and agri-business development training in Iraq
Oct 2021
HollandDoor and ZOA are jointly implementing a Nuffic -funded program called “Enhancing the knowledge and skills of extension workers and farmers in efficient irrigation and...
Jordanian experts notice the power of collaboration
Oct 2021
As 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...
Improving food safety and water efficient production for...
Oct 2021
After 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...
First online, practical dairy training in Sri Lanka is a...
Sep 2021
Nearly 120 dairy farmers, farm managers, extension officers and other professionals in the fast-developing dairy sector in Sri Lanka have successfully completed a training...
Liberia: supporting the Farmers Union Network
Jul 2021
HollandDoor 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...
Jordan: Better job opportunities by linking education and...
Jul 2021
The 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...
Shanghai teachers respond enthusiastically to webinars
Jul 2021
Teachers at the Shanghai Vocational School in China are responsible for educating their students based on the latest insights of modern and sustainable horticultural...
Indonesia: Win-win partnerships for vocational schools and...
Jun 2021
Modern value chains are replacing traditional production supply chains in the agro-food sector. Increasingly, the focus is shifting towards sustainability, food safety,...
Ethiopia: Superb online training interaction in BFA Project
Jun 2021
Our 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...
Indonesia: Strengthen students' entrepreneurial skills
May 2021
The agrofood sector is evolving fast with new technologies and innovations, while society’s food habits, preferences and requirements are changing on a global and local...
Benin: Livestock training for schools as part of Nuffic...
May 2021
In 2020, HollandDoor began livestock training sessions for agricultural schools in Benin. These sessions are related to the Nuffic OKP project on horticulture, irrigation...
Sri Lanka: Sustainable feed and waste management for the...
May 2021
In 2020, HollandDoor started the ‘Sustainable feed & waste management in the dairy sector’ course in Sri Lanka on behalf of The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO:...
Sri Lanka and India: Improve your dairy business
May 2021
To strengthen the dairy sector, HollandDoor experts conducted lively online workshops in 2020 for dairy advisors and other professionals in Sri Lanka and India. We used a...
Iraq: Enhancing irrigation and climate-smart agriculture...
May 2021
From 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...
Egypt: 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...
Jordan: Strengthening vocational education to bolster...
Feb 2021
The Agri-Food sector is an important source of growth, employment, and entrepreneurship for Jordan’s economy. However, for the sector to reach its full potential it needs...
Vietnam farmers ready for water recycling technology
Feb 2021
After 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...
India training-of-trainers project reaches new milestone...
Feb 2021
The latest update of our three-year India project to realize market-driven greenhouse vegetable production came in July 2020. This project started in 2018 in collaboration...
Benin: Video conferencing enables weekly training sessions
Jan 2021
Some readers may be aware of the Nuffic-funded OKP project in Benin, in which we conduct training sessions in horticulture, irrigation, and animal production. We began this...
Contributing to climate smart agriculture in Egypt
Oct 2020
HollandDoor contributes to an Egyptian agricultural program that builds the capacity of government bodies and educational institutions with regard to modern irrigation,...
Successful start of the CowSignals® online trainings in...
Oct 2020
In India last month, HollandDoor started the first online CowSignals® advisor trainings. We organized these trainings online together with the Dutch Embassy in Delhi and the...
Train the trainer project in Iraq granted
Oct 2020
Nuffic granted HollandDoor an OKP plus ( Orange Knowledge Programme ) for a train the trainers project in the Anbar Region of Iraq. The project will be carried out with...
Members of HollandDoor join team of HortiXperts
Oct 2020
Dutch 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...
Strenghtening horticulture in Jordan
Jul 2020
HollandDoor is granted permission for a 2-year program to strengthen the horticultural sector in Jordan. In this project, funded by Nuffic and the Dutch ministry of foreign...
Effect of covid-19 pandemic: how do we move forward?
Jul 2020
With the many trainings and programs we are conducting internationally, the outbreak of Covid19 has obviously created many challenges for the implementation of our...
HollandDoor starts CowSignals training for dairy...
Jun 2020
As 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...
Update on India Training of Trainer project
Jun 2020
In earlier newsletters and via our website, we’ve informed you multiple times about the progress in our 3-year India project that HollandDoor started in 2018 in...
Dutch study tour for vocational educational institutes in...
Mar 2020
In 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...
Kick-off of TVET revitalization program in Indonesia
Feb 2020
In February 2020 the next step in the TVET (Technical Vocational Education and Training) revitalization program in Indonesia was kicked-off. After two years of piloting, the...
HollandDoor in India also active in the dairy sector
Feb 2020
The Dutch RVO (Netherlands Enterprise Agency) has asked HollandDoor to organize four trainings on dairy farming in four different states in India.This is a so-called K2K...
Further training of teachers and deans in the BFA project...
Feb 2020
In 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...
TMT sustainable feed & waste management in the dairy...
Jan 2020
At the beginning of 2020, HollandDoor started implementing training courses in Sri Lanka in the field of sustainable feed and waste management with the focus on dairy....
Zonguldak Province of Turkey visits Dutch horticulture to...
Dec 2019
Western Black Sea Region Development Agency ( Bakka ) requested HollandDoor to organize a dedicated intensive three-day study tour program for a delegation of high-ranking...
Market 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,...
Effective trainings in integrated pest management in Sri...
Dec 2019
For 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...
Postharvest and tissue culture in the spotlights during...
Nov 2019
The 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 2019
For many years already, HollandDoor has maintained a good relationship with Jains Irrigation from India, one of the global market leaders in irrigation equipment. In...
India ToT program starts deliver seminars and trainings on...
Oct 2019
In 2018 HollandDoor started a three-year project in India in collaboration with the Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Vegetables in Baramati (see Launch protected cultivation...
Japanese strawberry sector keeps visiting Dutch colleagues
Oct 2019
Greenbridge 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 2019
In 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 2019
The 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 2019
HollandDoor 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...
Next steps in the development of the tomato area in...
Sep 2019
In May eight stakeholders (farmer, traders, government employees, and consultants) related to the Narayangaon APMC market visited the Netherlands (read more). During this...
ToT training in Jordan on greenhouse climate and IPM
Sep 2019
In 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...
Chinese nursery sector shows continuous interest in the...
Aug 2019
On 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...
HollandDoor supports Ethiopian education in the BFA project
Jul 2019
Bright Future in Agriculture (BFA), which enhances employability and food security in Ethiopia through quality ATVETs (Agriculture Technical Vocational Education and...
Chinese tree nursery sector ready for change
Jul 2019
In 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 2019
In 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 2019
From 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 2019
In 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 2019
Every 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 2019
In 2018, HollandDoor organized three day-long tailor-made study tours for the Ministry of Agriculture of Bangladesh on themes such as “Mechanized Cropping”; “Vegetable...
Third training for staff of AgroTie and AgroStar
May 2019
AgroTie 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...
Vietnamese farmers focus on climate smart horticulture
Apr 2019
A 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...
Strengthening vocational education in Indonesia
Apr 2019
In Indonesia, various projects have been started to strengthen education, to ensure better coordination between education and the professional field and to introduce new...
Working towards modern horticultural practices in India
Apr 2019
In 2018 HollandDoor started a 3-year project in India in collaboration with the Center of Excellence (see Launch protected cultivation vegetable project ) . The main...
Integrated pest management training in Sri Lanka
Mar 2019
On 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...
Second visit to the Netherlands for CS Lait Laval students
Mar 2019
For 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 2019
Danish Farmers Abroad is an association of large international agricultural companies, suppliers of agricultural equipment and production means and private persons with a...
Training at the new greenhouse in Jordan Valley
Dec 2018
As part of the HAED-Jordan project, a new greenhouse at Abu Sido Farms in the Jordan Valley came into operation in November 2018. The greenhouse is quite modern for the...
Greenbridge and HollandDoor intensify co-operation to...
Dec 2018
Greenbridge International supports Japanese companies and individuals who want to do business with Europe, especially the Netherlands. HollandDoor and Greenbridge work...
AgroTie, a new center of horticultural expertise in...
Dec 2018
After 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,...
Successful first Sino-Dutch tree nursery training
Dec 2018
Since 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...
Training-of-Trainer project successfully started at CoE...
Nov 2018
In 2017, the Baramati Agricultural Development Trust, together with the Indian government, invested in a highly innovative Centre of Excellence (CoE) for vegetables, the...
Training the staff of Colombian companies and the University
Oct 2018
At the Utadeo Agricultural University near Bogota, Colombia, a demonstration project called “ Horticentro Colombia-Holanda ” using Dutch greenhouse technology was started in...
South Korean growers receive intensive tour and training...
Oct 2018
Aeres 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 2018
At 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....
Hydroponic Agriculture and Employment Development, Jordan
Jul 2018
July 2018 HollandDoor held the third ToT (train the trainer) training for the HAED (Hydroponic Agriculture and Employment Development) project in Jordan. The training...
German-Iranian association interested in Dutch greenhouse...
Jun 2018
Top 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 2018
In 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 2018
For 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...
HollandDoor launches a new three-year horticultural...
Jun 2018
During the largest Dutch trade mission ever organized to India, from 22-25 May 2018, Mrs Carola Schouten ( Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality of the...
Training programs for three Greece Vocational High Schools
May 2018
Groups of 15-18 students and their mentors of Vocational High Schools of Athens, Dafni and Piraeus visited the Netherlands for two weeks in February, March and April-May...
Indian floriculture learns from Dutch developments
May 2018
In 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...
FMach Italy students visit Dutch greenhouses
May 2018
Fondazione 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 2018
From 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 2018
Every 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 2018
In 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...
Support Yezin Agricultural University in Myanmar with...
Feb 2018
With financial support from Nuffic , the Dutch organization for internationalization in education, HollandDoor supported Yezin Agricultural University (YAU) in Myanmar to...
HollandDoor meets Indian Agro Industry at the Krushik 2018
Jan 2018
HollandDoor 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...
Chinese students submerged in Dutch horticultural sector...
Jan 2018
42 Chinese students have visited the Netherlands for one month from 20 November onwards, in order to get acquainted with all the aspects of the Dutch horticultural sector....
Giving a boost to IHITC
Dec 2017
The International Horticulture Innovation and Training Center (IHITC) located in Jaipur, is a governmental organization with the aim to collect and disseminate knowledge in...
Impressive opening of Center of Excellence, Baramati
Nov 2017
On 2 November 2017, the Maharashtra Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Vegetables, built at KVK, Baramati, was officially opened by a group of high-ranking Indian and Dutch...
Feeding Indian expanding cities
Oct 2017
Every year in October, the Dutch consulate in Mumbai organizes the “Holland meets Mumbai” event. The population of India is growing, whereas the available agricultural land...
European Nitrate Directive in the Netherlands
Oct 2017
HollandDoor 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 2017
Developments 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 2017
CARE 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 2017
Zespri 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 2017
The 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 2017
The conflict in Syria has got major consequences for their neighboring country Jordan. Not only has the country provided shelter for an extremely high number of Syrian...
AgroTie will boost the Horticultural sector in Karnataka
May 2017
AgroTie, which is a private sector initiative, has the mission to strengthen the economical perspective of farmers and rural communities in Karnataka. Through knowledge,...
Barbados’ agricultural ministry is being inspired by the...
Apr 2017
Minister-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...
Potential Business Partners for Cadila Pharmaceuticals
Apr 2017
Cadila Pharmaceuticals is a Gujarat based company, which does business in the pharmaceutical and the agricultural sector. A trip to the Netherlands brought the Chairman of...
Vietnamese trainees eager to learn more about protected...
Apr 2017
With financial support from EP-Nuffic, an organisation which supports the international cooperation of education, HollandDoor successfully provided a 2-week-training course...
Local government Nagasaka, Japan, would like to modernize...
Feb 2017
For 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...
Krushik2017 India Fair: HollandDoor organizes...
Jan 2017
Maharashtra 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...
Gadot Israel visits the Dutch horticultural sector once...
Jan 2017
At 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...
Technical training for grape growers from Sangli, India
Jan 2017
Sangli, 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...
Six-week training for CoE’s staff.
Nov 2016
Maharashtra 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...
Chinese tree nursery companies visit Europe for a second...
Oct 2016
In 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 2016
The 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 2016
Sharad 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 2016
JSC 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 2016
Asian 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 2016
JICA (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 2016
Since 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 2016
UTZ ( 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 2016
Every 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 2016
In 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 2015
In 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 2015
On 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...
Potential new partner of DS Group visits India
Oct 2015
Early 2015, Dharampal Satyapal Group (DS Group / www.dsgroup.com ) from India approached HollandDoor to assist in their search for a Dutch joint-business development...
Chinese teachers learn about Food Safety and Quality Control
Aug 2015
In August, HollandDoor organized on request of Kenlog , a few training days about food safety and quality control in The Netherlands. The Chinese delegation existed of four...
DS Group India searches Dutch joint-business partner to...
Aug 2015
Early 2015, Dharampal Satyapal Group (DS Group / www.dsgroup.com ) from India approached HollandDoor to assist in their search for a Dutch joint-business development...
Study tour on advocacy and collective marketing for...
Jul 2015
HollandDoor 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 2015
During 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 2015
The 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 2015
HollandDoor 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 2015
The 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 2015
HollandDoor organized on request of Dr. Bruce Dunn of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Department van Oklahoma State University , a tailor-made horti study tour...
HollandDoor supports Georgian agribusiness with...
Jan 2015
Under the title "Enhancing entrepreneurship in Georgian agribusiness, based on the value chain approach" HollandDoor has trained two Georgian organisations in October 2014...
Cuba agriculture reform committee studies Dutch agriculture
Dec 2014
The 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 2014
Windset 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 2014
Hypor (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 2014
HollandDoor 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 2014
An 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 2014
From 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...
Training for students of the Inner Mongolia Agricultural...
Oct 2014
Ho llandDoor facilitated 2 trainings during summer 2014 for teachers of Inner Mongolia Agricultural University and Henan Agricultural University . Both trainings were 4...
Press Release: HollandDoor supports Kafrelsheik University...
Sep 2014
Kafrelsheik University, which has 25,000 students, has occupied a prominent place in the Egyptian agriculture and horticulture sector for many decades. This year HollandDoor...
Training for researchers from Henan Agricultural...
Aug 2014
Between 3 and 17 August 2014, HollandDoor provided four days of training to a group of nine researchers from the Technical College of Henan Agricultural University (HAU) in...
Shandong Province Agro delegation visits the Netherlands
Aug 2014
CECEC Rotterdam requested HollandDoor to organize a tailor-made excursion on Thursday 9 October for a Chinese agro delegation from Shandong Province. The delegation...
Training for teachers from the Inner Mongolia Agricultural...
Jul 2014
From 14 July until 3 August 2014, HollandDoor provided four days of training to a group of nine Business Management teachers from the Vocational and Technical College of...
Equalance Suriname studies feasibility of greenhouse...
Jun 2014
Greenhouse 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 2014
On 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 2014
Demokwekerij 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 2014
IMEC 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 2014
Gadot 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 2014
On 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 2013
In 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 2013
HollandDoor organized a three-day familiarization tour for an investor from North Portugal that wanted to evaluate the business opportunities of investing in greenhouse...
Training for teachers from the Inner Mongolia Agricultural...
Sep 2013
In cooperation with the EUC association from Grootebroek, a province of Noord-Holland ( www.foundationeuc.nl ), HollandDoor has organized a three-week training for 14...
Two-week training for ADT-KVK, in Baramati, India
Sep 2013
Together with Van Hall Larenstein, University of Applied Sciences , HollandDoor organized a two week training on Horticultural Value Chain Development for KVK Baramati ,...
Agri-business in Tatarstan, Russian Federation gets...
Sep 2013
HollandDoor 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 2013
The population in India is growing rapidly, causing an increasing demand for products such as cereals, rice, chocolate, flowers, vegetables and fruit. Meeting this demand...