Government of Gujarat

Netherlands Agro, Dairy

& Food Processing
Seminar
Proceedings Report

National Partner

Knowledge Partner

Table of Contents

Summary & Way forward

Technical Sessions

2.1

List of Speakers

2.2

Introduction about Netherlands Metropolitan Food Security

2.3

Indo Dutch Co-operation in agriculture & food chain

2.4

Practical training in dairy and development in the world

2.5

Genetic improvements in the dairy sector in Netherlands: research & practice

2.6

Market development with durable consumption within Europe, i.e. the transition from animal protein to
vegetable protein

Food processing the Dutch way

2.7

1. Summary & Way forward

No. of international speakers

No. of participants

400

No. of international participants

30

Way Forward
Government:

Solutions for addressing food security challenges are as follows:

o Reduce inefficiencies and (post harvest) losses
o Sustainable food production solutions Embrace technology to scale up production and enhance efficiency
o Help city economy and hinterland to interconnect

Netherlands Agro & Food Technology Center (NAFTC):

Open following Centres of Excellence:

Agriculture
o Chain approach
o Mechanization/Technology enhancement
o Knowledge transfer
o Expertise research

Dairy
o Genetics to milk processing
o Animal welfare

Potato
o Seed potato to added value creation
o Economy of scale

2. Technical Sessions
List of Speakers
Name

Designation

Organization

Mr. Ate Oostra

Director General of Agriculture

Former Ambassador to China

Mr. Marijn Leijten

Chief Representative

Netherlands Agro & Food Technology Center (NAFTC)

Mr. Arjen Heerema

Business Manager

PTC+

Mr. Jaap Boosch

Representative

University of Wageningen

Mr. Henk Schouten

CEO

GoodBite Schouten Europe B.V

Mr. Jan Hak

Representative

Netherlands Agri, Food & Technology Centres

Introduction about Netherlands Metropolitan Food Security

Mr. Oostra initiated the discussion
by talking about the global food
security challenges. He mentioned
that food availability is one of the
most serious challenges which
Government across the world are
facing. The problem is further
aggravated by large population
bases, purchasing power parity
and in accessible markets. He
shared with the audience that
population is expected to grow to
9 billion inhabitants by 2050,
purchasing power is growing
faster than diet change in favour of
(animal) proteins. The world needs
sustainable food practices in an
era of climate changes, high Costs,
difficulty in availability of raw
materials, energy, water, and
arable land.
He mentioned that as per the trend global population is increasing whereas the agricultural land area globally has
experienced decreasing rends due to industrialization, urbanization etc. This is leading to lower per capita agricultural land
globally resulting into lower food supply.

This graph shows purchasing power is growing fastest in Russia. Also China and Indonesia show a strong growth.
Therefore, he expects these markets to increase their share in global imports. Africa and India are lacking purchasing
power today and in 2020, as their GDP per capita stays low. Therefore, he doesn't expect imports of Africa and India to
grow at a high rate.
He finally suggested following solutions to address the global food security challenges:
Reduce inefficiencies and (post harvest) losses
Put sustainable food production centrally - ??
Embrace technology to scale up production and enhance efficiency
Connect centres of economy in urban areas with production sites in hinterland

Indo Dutch Co-operation in agriculture & food chain

Mr. Lejiten, talked about the current developments in India in this sector. He said that the rise of middleclass is leading to
high demand of convenience goods, big retail one-stop shops, branded food etc.
He suggested that a holistic approach should be used wherein business, government and academic institutions should
come together to innovate, share expertise, attain more with less pressure on the food chain.
Following are the initiatives which they should together take to achieve this goal.

Business
In the lead!
Chain liability
Chain is as strong as the weakest link
Chain partnering
Up / Downwards integration
Data sharing
Added value in whole chain
Risk / responsibility sharing
Less (economic) waste
Compete on same (chain) level
Leads to innovation, price reduction

Knowledge Institute

Government

(Scientific) Research focus

Facilitating

Specialization

Providing consistent policies

Close connection with the market

Long-term liable planning

Focus on innovation

Creating level playing field

Give viable answers

Allocate certain geographic areas

Integrated (chain) solutions

Sector promotion

Sector / umbrella associations

Endorse sector importance

Gain, share and distribute knowledge

Dialogue with the sector

General and discrete

All governmental levels same objective

Figure : The Golden Triangle

He further concluded that the following Centres of Excellence are proposed by Netherlands Agro & Food Technology
Center (NAFTC):
Agriculture

Dairy

o Chain approach

o Genetics to milk processing

o Mechanization/Technology enhancement

o Animal welfare

o Knowledge transfer
o Expertise research

Potato
o Seed potato to added value creation
o Economy of scale

Practical training in dairy and development in the world

Mr. Heerema gave a brief on his company 'profile. The company is part of Aeres Group of Education in the Agricultural and
Green sector with an annual turnover of around 10 million euro. It employs 20, 000 mid-career professionals and students
from all over the world. It has experience of working in variety of agricultural projects around 70 countries
Following are the expertise centres it has:
Rural environmental development & animal husbandry

Engineering technology

Refrigeration

Pigs, Poultry & Animal feed

Dairy farming & milk processing

Cooperative development

He further informed that, PTC+'s training concept is simple, but not easy to implement. Learning by doing also means that
all training really takes place in practice. Theory is necessary, but with them it is always stems from a carefully selected
practical problem, originating directly from professional practice.

Genetic improvements in the dairy sector in Netherlands:

research & practice
Mr. Boosch informed that his company is a leading customer-focused cattle improvement co-operative, fully committed to
adding value to farmers' produce. They are involved into Livestock improvements which are based on insights from farmer
expectations and quality of the herd. They provide solutions like genetic material, management solutions, services and
combination of three of them.

Figure : CRV offices

Fertility solutions offered by CRV are as follows:

Ovalert
Heat detection with step counters and integration into management system
CRV Fertiplan
Service provided by CRV fertility specialists
Estrotect
Coloured adhesive strips for heat detection

Market development with durable consumption within Europe,

i.e. the transition from animal protein to vegetable protein
Mr. Schouten informed that his company believed during its foundation that there must be a sustainable alternative to
meat. Hence, the company developed around 30 different food products based on soya, wheat and pea protein. Company
serves to retail markets, food chains and industry based out in Europe and Middle East.
He believes that, due to continually increasing world population, and standard of living, certain human activities with
huge environmental impacts, rather than gradual improvements, require a radical systems change: a societal transition.
Within the food area, meat production has a disproportionate environmental impact via both:
Resource utilization (land use, biodiversity, freshwater)
Pollution (climate change, pesticides, eutrophication)
He informed that at this stage the transition to consumption of a food range that is less dependent on animals and more
on plants is required. It is better for the environment and nature; fewer gas emissions, less deforestation, less loss of natural
habitat, lower energy and water consumption, lower manure surplus. It is better for health; lower risk, of cardiac and
vascular diseases, cancer, weight problems and diabetes. It is also better for animal welfare: more space for animals, fewer
animal diseases and less animal sufferings.
He feels that rural Indian food is often vegetarian. With meat substitutes it will help many Indian vegetarian people get
nutrients Finally he informed that his company is looking for partners for production, distribution, supply of raw materials
etc. in India

Food processing the Dutch way

Mr. Hak shared information on the history of relationship between India and the Netherlands. During the year 2011
Governments developed an action plan for the food processing sector and since August, 2012 the implementation of the
plan has begun. Some of the partners who have been formed under this understanding and action plan are as follows:
Netherlands Agro, Food & Technology Centre - public private partnership representing Dutch Agriculture, Food &
Agro/Food Technology enterprises in selected countries. It facilitates business development for its members & has
established offices in India
Greenport Holland International - independent organisation, set up by the Dutch horticultural Industry. They have over
thirty of the leading businesses and organizations in the Dutch horticulture cluster work jointly on international
development

Centers of Excellence
No Sector

Project name

State

Effective

Horticulture

Center of excellence

Karnataka

March 2013

Horticulture

Center of Excellence

Maharashtra

March 2013

Dairy

Center of Excellence Genetic and Animal Health

Punjab

March 2013

Dairy

Center of Excellence Genetic and Animal Health

Gujarat

March 2013

Education

Trainings and Research Center

Kerala

March 2013

Potato

Expertise Centers

Himachal Pradesh

March 2013

Potato

Post-Harvest Knowledge Center

Punjab & Gujarat respectively

March 2013

Education

Educational Trainings Center in Meat and

Meat processing / establishing slaughter houses

Uttar Pradesh

March 2013

Table : Indo-Dutch Centres of Excellence in Food Processing

The core areas for establishing partnerships for forming Centres of Excellence are as follows:
Horticulture, i.e. fruits & vegetables, flowers
Plant Protection Variety, i.e. new seeds & breeding techniques
Animal Husbandry, i.e. Diary, Piggery, Fisheries
potato, a-biotic stress research program, saffron bulb production, biological pest management & pollination
Food Processing, i.e. meat, poultry