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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...

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...

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 (...

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 )....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Jun 2024

HollandDoor recently conducted a scoping mission to Vietnam on technical and vocational education (TVET) for aquaculture, where it explored educational cooperation...

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...

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...

Apr 2024

HollandDoor organizes various study trips focusing on fodder production, dairy farming, and dairy processing. For dairy farming, we emphasize feeding, genetics, health,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Apr 2021

‘Climate-smart agriculture and modern water management’ is a multiyear collaboration project between HollandDoor and Aeres University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands), the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Jan 2020

Every year, the Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation , part of Wageningen University and Research (CDI-WUR), organizes the course “ Market Access for Food and...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Dec 2018

Greenbridge International supports Japanese companies and individuals who want to do business with Europe, especially the Netherlands. HollandDoor and Greenbridge work...

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,...

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...

Oct 2018

At the Utadeo Agricultural University near Bogota, Colombia, a demonstration project called “ Horticentro Colombia-Holanda ” using Dutch greenhouse technology was started in...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Apr 2014

Demokwekerij Westland organized in cooperation with Lentiz Cursus en Consult and HortiBedrijfsschool the course "Minimaster Technic and Maintenance Horticulture"....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 (...

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 )....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Jun 2024

HollandDoor recently conducted a scoping mission to Vietnam on technical and vocational education (TVET) for aquaculture, where it explored educational cooperation...

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...

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...

Apr 2024

HollandDoor organizes various study trips focusing on fodder production, dairy farming, and dairy processing. For dairy farming, we emphasize feeding, genetics, health,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Apr 2021

‘Climate-smart agriculture and modern water management’ is a multiyear collaboration project between HollandDoor and Aeres University of Applied Sciences (Netherlands), the...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Jan 2020

Every year, the Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation , part of Wageningen University and Research (CDI-WUR), organizes the course “ Market Access for Food and...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Dec 2018

Greenbridge International supports Japanese companies and individuals who want to do business with Europe, especially the Netherlands. HollandDoor and Greenbridge work...

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,...

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...

Oct 2018

At the Utadeo Agricultural University near Bogota, Colombia, a demonstration project called “ Horticentro Colombia-Holanda ” using Dutch greenhouse technology was started in...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Apr 2014

Demokwekerij Westland organized in cooperation with Lentiz Cursus en Consult and HortiBedrijfsschool the course "Minimaster Technic and Maintenance Horticulture"....

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...

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...