Portfolio Asia

With CowSignals® at the Dairy & Agri Expo in Punja...
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 &  [ ... ]

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Linking agricultural cooperatives and the market i...
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 gui [ ... ]

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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 investigat [ ... ]

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Succesful demos of CowSignals® training in three I...
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 knowle [ ... ]

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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  [ ... ]

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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 i [ ... ]

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Korean CNU students visit Dutch greenhouse horticu...
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 stud [ ... ]

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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 importanc [ ... ]

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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 indust [ ... ]

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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 profes [ ... ]

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Revitalizing vocational education in Indonesia: me...
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 valuab [ ... ]

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Successful online training on dairy farming in Ind...
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 producti [ ... ]

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Value chain and agri-business development training...
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  [ ... ]

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Improving food safety and water efficient producti...
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 training  [ ... ]

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First online, practical dairy training in Sri Lank...
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 cou [ ... ]

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Shanghai teachers respond enthusiastically to webi...
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 productio [ ... ]

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Indonesia: Win-win partnerships for vocational sch...
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, techno [ ... ]

Read More
Indonesia: Strengthen students' entrepreneurial s...
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 le [ ... ]

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Sri Lanka: Sustainable feed and waste management f...
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: R [ ... ]

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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 we [ ... ]

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Vietnam farmers ready for water recycling technol...
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 cult [ ... ]

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India training-of-trainers project reaches new mi...
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 b [ ... ]

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Successful start of the CowSignals® online trainin...
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  [ ... ]

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Effect of covid-19 pandemic: how do we move forwar...
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 activitie [ ... ]

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HollandDoor starts CowSignals training for dairy p...
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 t [ ... ]

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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 collaboratio [ ... ]

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Kick-off of TVET revitalization program in Indones...
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 o [ ... ]

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HollandDoor in India also active in the dairy sect...
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 (know [ ... ]

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TMT sustainable feed & waste management in the dai...
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.   [ ... ]

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Market opportunities for Dutch greenhouse industry...
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, st [ ... ]

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Effective trainings in integrated pest management ...
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 ve [ ... ]

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Postharvest and tissue culture in the spotlights d...
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 15  [ ... ]

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Indian delegation from Madhya Pradesh interested i...
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  [ ... ]

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Japanese strawberry sector keeps visiting Dutch co...
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,  [ ... ]

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Bangladesh government continues to study Dutch agr...
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 B [ ... ]

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Next steps in the development of the tomato area i...
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 trip [ ... ]

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Chinese nursery sector shows continuous interest i...
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 t [ ... ]

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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 g [ ... ]

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Value chain exposure visit of tomato stakeholders ...
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. A [ ... ]

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Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture continues to st...
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 [ ... ]

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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 farme [ ... ]

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Vietnamese farmers focus on climate smart horticul...
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 App [ ... ]

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Working towards modern horticultural practices in ...
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 objective [ ... ]

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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 tea [ ... ]

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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 De [ ... ]

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Greenbridge and HollandDoor intensify co-operati...
Dec 2018

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

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AgroTie, a new center of horticultural expertise i...
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, the  [ ... ]

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Successful first Sino-Dutch tree nursery trainin...
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 Cit [ ... ]

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Training-of-Trainer project successfully started a...
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 first [ ... ]

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South Korean growers receive intensive tour and tr...
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 sub-contracte [ ... ]

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Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture visits the Neth...
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 departm [ ... ]

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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 Qicaiyuanli [ ... ]

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HollandDoor launches a new three-year horticultura...
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 Netherla [ ... ]

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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 Net [ ... ]

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Study tour for 40 Indian farmers from Madhya Prade...
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 farmer [ ... ]

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Support Yezin Agricultural University in Myanmar w...
Feb 2018

With financial support from Nuffic, the Dutch organization for internationalization in education, HollandDoor supported Yezin Agricultural University (YAU) in M [ ... ]

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HollandDoor meets Indian Agro Industry at the Krus...
Jan 2018

HollandDoor participated from 19-22 January 2018 for the second time at the Krushik Expo organized by the Agricultural Development Trust and KV [ ... ]

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Chinese students submerged in Dutch horticultural ...
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. The [ ... ]

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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  [ ... ]

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Impressive opening of Center of Excellence, Barama...
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 offici [ ... ]

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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 lan [ ... ]

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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 from [ ... ]

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AgroTie will boost the Horticultural sector in Kar...
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, pract [ ... ]

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Potential Business Partners for Cadila Pharmaceuti...
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 o [ ... ]

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Vietnamese trainees eager to learn more about prot...
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 ab [ ... ]

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Local government Nagasaka, Japan, would like to mo...
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 a re [ ... ]

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Krushik2017 India Fair: HollandDoor organizes part...
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 i [ ... ]

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Technical training for grape growers from Sangli, ...
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 g [ ... ]

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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 i [ ... ]

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Chinese tree nursery companies visit Europe for a ...
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 Net [ ... ]

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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 took  [ ... ]

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Delegation of Maharashtra government, chaired by M...
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 Nati [ ... ]

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Asia interested in Dutch greenhouse and installati...
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 (out [ ... ]

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UTZ country representatives trigger their mindsets...
Jan 2016UTZ country representatives trigger their mindsets by visiting Dutch high-tech greenhouse

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 greenhou [ ... ]

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Market Access training for 56 participants from 14...
Jan 2016Market Access training for 56 participants from 14 countries

Every year, the Centre for Development Innovation, part of Wageningen UR (CDI-WUR) organizes the course “Market access for sustainable development’’, which targets mid [ ... ]

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Chinese researchers informed on breeding of vegeta...
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 vege [ ... ]

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Vietnamese informed on trends and best practices i...
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 Expo [ ... ]

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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 Inter [ ... ]

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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 partn [ ... ]

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Chinese teachers learn about Food Safety and Quali...
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 fou [ ... ]

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DS Group India searches Dutch joint-business partn...
Aug 2015DS Group India searches Dutch joint-business partner to produce essential flower oils.

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 partner.&n [ ... ]

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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 nurse [ ... ]

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Export promotion course for Vietnamese fruit and v...
May 2015Export promotion course for Vietnamese fruit and vegetables exporters

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 internat [ ... ]

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New Hope Liuhe China delegation visits pork compan...
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 L [ ... ]

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40 trainees from 15 countries visit SION and Green...
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 organize [ ... ]

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Training for students of the Inner Mongolia Agricu...
Oct 2014

HollandDoor facilitated 2 trainings during summer 2014 for teachers of Inner Mongolia Agricultural University and Henan Agricultural University. Both trainings were  [ ... ]

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Training for researchers from Henan Agricultural U...
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 ( [ ... ]

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Shandong Province Agro delegation visits the Nethe...
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 consi [ ... ]

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Training for teachers from the Inner Mongolia Agri...
Jul 2014Training for teachers from the Inner Mongolia Agricultural University in China

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& [ ... ]

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IMEC / High Tech Campus Eindhoven studies sensor u...
Apr 2014IMEC / High Tech Campus Eindhoven studies sensor usage in greenhouse horticulture

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&n [ ... ]

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Japan National Research Project visits the Netherl...
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 s [ ... ]

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With CowSignals® at the Dairy & Agri Expo in Punja...
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 &  [ ... ]

Read More
Linking agricultural cooperatives and the market i...
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 gui [ ... ]

Read More
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 investigat [ ... ]

Read More
Succesful demos of CowSignals® training in three I...
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 knowle [ ... ]

Read More
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  [ ... ]

Read More
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 i [ ... ]

Read More
Korean CNU students visit Dutch greenhouse horticu...
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 stud [ ... ]

Read More
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 importanc [ ... ]

Read More
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 indust [ ... ]

Read More
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 profes [ ... ]

Read More
Revitalizing vocational education in Indonesia: me...
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 valuab [ ... ]

Read More
Successful online training on dairy farming in Ind...
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 producti [ ... ]

Read More
Value chain and agri-business development training...
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  [ ... ]

Read More
Improving food safety and water efficient producti...
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 training  [ ... ]

Read More
First online, practical dairy training in Sri Lank...
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 cou [ ... ]

Read More
Shanghai teachers respond enthusiastically to webi...
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 productio [ ... ]

Read More
Indonesia: Win-win partnerships for vocational sch...
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, techno [ ... ]

Read More
Indonesia: Strengthen students' entrepreneurial s...
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 le [ ... ]

Read More
Sri Lanka: Sustainable feed and waste management f...
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: R [ ... ]

Read More
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 we [ ... ]

Read More
Vietnam farmers ready for water recycling technol...
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 cult [ ... ]

Read More
India training-of-trainers project reaches new mi...
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 b [ ... ]

Read More
Successful start of the CowSignals® online trainin...
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  [ ... ]

Read More
Effect of covid-19 pandemic: how do we move forwar...
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 activitie [ ... ]

Read More
HollandDoor starts CowSignals training for dairy p...
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 t [ ... ]

Read More
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 collaboratio [ ... ]

Read More
Kick-off of TVET revitalization program in Indones...
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 o [ ... ]

Read More
HollandDoor in India also active in the dairy sect...
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 (know [ ... ]

Read More
TMT sustainable feed & waste management in the dai...
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.   [ ... ]

Read More
Market opportunities for Dutch greenhouse industry...
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, st [ ... ]

Read More
Effective trainings in integrated pest management ...
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 ve [ ... ]

Read More
Postharvest and tissue culture in the spotlights d...
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 15  [ ... ]

Read More
Indian delegation from Madhya Pradesh interested i...
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  [ ... ]

Read More
Japanese strawberry sector keeps visiting Dutch co...
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,  [ ... ]

Read More
Bangladesh government continues to study Dutch agr...
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 B [ ... ]

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Next steps in the development of the tomato area i...
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 trip [ ... ]

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Chinese nursery sector shows continuous interest i...
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 t [ ... ]

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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 g [ ... ]

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Value chain exposure visit of tomato stakeholders ...
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. A [ ... ]

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Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture continues to st...
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 [ ... ]

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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 farme [ ... ]

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Vietnamese farmers focus on climate smart horticul...
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 App [ ... ]

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Working towards modern horticultural practices in ...
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 objective [ ... ]

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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 tea [ ... ]

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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 De [ ... ]

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Greenbridge and HollandDoor intensify co-operati...
Dec 2018

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

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AgroTie, a new center of horticultural expertise i...
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, the  [ ... ]

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Successful first Sino-Dutch tree nursery trainin...
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 Cit [ ... ]

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Training-of-Trainer project successfully started a...
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 first [ ... ]

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South Korean growers receive intensive tour and tr...
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 sub-contracte [ ... ]

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Bangladesh Ministry of Agriculture visits the Neth...
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 departm [ ... ]

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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 Qicaiyuanli [ ... ]

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HollandDoor launches a new three-year horticultura...
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 Netherla [ ... ]

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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 Net [ ... ]

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Study tour for 40 Indian farmers from Madhya Prade...
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 farmer [ ... ]

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Support Yezin Agricultural University in Myanmar w...
Feb 2018

With financial support from Nuffic, the Dutch organization for internationalization in education, HollandDoor supported Yezin Agricultural University (YAU) in M [ ... ]

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HollandDoor meets Indian Agro Industry at the Krus...
Jan 2018

HollandDoor participated from 19-22 January 2018 for the second time at the Krushik Expo organized by the Agricultural Development Trust and KV [ ... ]

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Chinese students submerged in Dutch horticultural ...
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. The [ ... ]

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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  [ ... ]

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Impressive opening of Center of Excellence, Barama...
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 offici [ ... ]

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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 lan [ ... ]

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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 from [ ... ]

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AgroTie will boost the Horticultural sector in Kar...
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, pract [ ... ]

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Potential Business Partners for Cadila Pharmaceuti...
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 o [ ... ]

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Vietnamese trainees eager to learn more about prot...
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 ab [ ... ]

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Local government Nagasaka, Japan, would like to mo...
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 a re [ ... ]

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Krushik2017 India Fair: HollandDoor organizes part...
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 i [ ... ]

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Technical training for grape growers from Sangli, ...
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 g [ ... ]

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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 i [ ... ]

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Chinese tree nursery companies visit Europe for a ...
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 Net [ ... ]

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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 took  [ ... ]

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Delegation of Maharashtra government, chaired by M...
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 Nati [ ... ]

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Asia interested in Dutch greenhouse and installati...
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 (out [ ... ]

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UTZ country representatives trigger their mindsets...
Jan 2016UTZ country representatives trigger their mindsets by visiting Dutch high-tech greenhouse

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 greenhou [ ... ]

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Market Access training for 56 participants from 14...
Jan 2016Market Access training for 56 participants from 14 countries

Every year, the Centre for Development Innovation, part of Wageningen UR (CDI-WUR) organizes the course “Market access for sustainable development’’, which targets mid [ ... ]

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Chinese researchers informed on breeding of vegeta...
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 vege [ ... ]

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Vietnamese informed on trends and best practices i...
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 Expo [ ... ]

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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 Inter [ ... ]

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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 partn [ ... ]

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Chinese teachers learn about Food Safety and Quali...
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 fou [ ... ]

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DS Group India searches Dutch joint-business partn...
Aug 2015DS Group India searches Dutch joint-business partner to produce essential flower oils.

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 partner.&n [ ... ]

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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 nurse [ ... ]

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Export promotion course for Vietnamese fruit and v...
May 2015Export promotion course for Vietnamese fruit and vegetables exporters

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 internat [ ... ]

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New Hope Liuhe China delegation visits pork compan...
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 L [ ... ]

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40 trainees from 15 countries visit SION and Green...
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 organize [ ... ]

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Training for students of the Inner Mongolia Agricu...
Oct 2014

HollandDoor facilitated 2 trainings during summer 2014 for teachers of Inner Mongolia Agricultural University and Henan Agricultural University. Both trainings were  [ ... ]

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Training for researchers from Henan Agricultural U...
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 ( [ ... ]

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Shandong Province Agro delegation visits the Nethe...
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 consi [ ... ]

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Training for teachers from the Inner Mongolia Agri...
Jul 2014Training for teachers from the Inner Mongolia Agricultural University in China

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& [ ... ]

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IMEC / High Tech Campus Eindhoven studies sensor u...
Apr 2014IMEC / High Tech Campus Eindhoven studies sensor usage in greenhouse horticulture

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&n [ ... ]

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Japan National Research Project visits the Netherl...
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 s [ ... ]

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Training for teachers from the Inner Mongolia Agri...
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 teachers f [ ... ]

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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 Baramat [ ... ]

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Van Hall Larenstein and HollandDoor train Indian a...
May 2013Van Hall Larenstein and HollandDoor train Indian agricultural advisors

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 [ ... ]

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