Key points for attention in the online sale of fruit and vegetables are quality and food safety. Another factor to take into consideration is packaging.

Food safety and quality critical success factors in online sales

Key points for attention in the online sale of fruit and vegetables are quality and food safety. Another factor to take into consideration is
Six parties have taken an important intermediary step towards the completion of the ‘Leiden Region Heat Supply’ project.

Zuid-Holland heat hub one step closer

Nuon, Heineken Netherlands, the municipalities of Rotterdam and Leiden, Warmtebedrijf Rotterdam (Rotterdam Heat Supply) and the province of Zuid-Holland have taken an important intermediary
The central theme of this very specal Jungle Talk is the relation between healthy plants, healthy food and healthy people.

Shaping the future: from agri- to nutri-culture

Prof. Dr. Ir. Tiny van Boekel, working in food quality and product design, Lars Charas, ‘gastronomic author’ and founder of Feeding Good and Peter
'Out of all the greenhouses in the world, 80 per cent have their origins in the Netherlands and that we are involved in a large number of these'.

Alumat Zeeman’s Green Boys Network

‘Of course we export. Out of all the greenhouses in the world, you can be assured that 80 per cent have their origins in
A fermentation plant on a greenhouse horticulture site will be fermenting biomass in a controlled manner as from 2017, in which biogas will be released.

Greenhouse horticulturists in Bergerden to buy sustainable CO2 from biogas plant

A fermentation plant on a greenhouse horticulture site in Bergerden will be fermenting biomass in a controlled manner as from 2017, in which biogas
A partnership contract was signed by Theo Sanders of the Hortivation Foundation and Sjaak Bakker of the Greenhouse Horticulture division of Wageningen UR.

Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture concludes strategic partnership with Horti...

A strategic partnership contract was signed by Theo Sanders and Harm Maters of the Hortivation Foundation and Sjaak Bakker of the Greenhouse Horticulture division
Four plants selected as promising suppliers of natural cosmetics

Four plants selected as promising suppliers of natural cosmetics

The ‘Plants4Cosmetics’ study that Wageningen UR–Food & Biobased Research was engaged to conduct by the Centre of Expertise for Plant Compounds, Bio Base Westland
Van Uffelen Flowers

Van Uffelen Flowers shows new high-tech chrysanthemum nursery

Van Uffelen Flowers held an open-doors day to show off its newly delivered four-hectare chrysanthemum greenhouse at Herenwerf in Maasland on Saturday 16 April,
If the drilling is successful, the participating growers will get a connection to the geothermal energy coming from the Triassic layer.

Over thirty growers are interested in geothermal energy from a depth of 4 km

KP Holland is one of the thirty growers who have signed an agreement to participate in the geothermal project Trias Westland. If the drilling
Machiel Reinders is currently focusing on trends in the agrifood market, in which capacity he is also involved in the Fresh ONLINE Pack project.

‘Online environment offers numerous opportunities.’

Machiel Reinders is a senior researcher of Marketing & Consumer Behaviour at LEI Wageningen University Research Centre. He is currently focusing on trends in
During the Innovation Expo a consortium of horticultural businesses will show a prototype of a green wall that produces clean air.

Consortium is working on a green wall for active air purification

During the Innovation Expo, taking place on April 14th in Amsterdam, a consortium of horticultural businesses will show a prototype of a green wall
Koppert Biological Systems is introducing videos featuring the most prevalent pests and their natural enemies in the lead roles.

Koppert introduces videos featuring nature’s little helpers

Koppert Biological Systems is introducing videos featuring the most prevalent pests and their natural enemies in the lead roles. The close-up visual material shows
BOM Group is building 18 hectares of greenhouses for 4Evergreen

BOM Group is building 18 hectares of greenhouses for 4Evergreen

Dutch bell pepper producer 4Evergreen is considerably expanding its acreage in the Zeeland Smidsschorrepolder. The company of the brothers Grootscholte has asked the BOM
At the well-attended EnergiekEvent 2016 in Bleiswijk was the 10th anniversary of Kas als Energiebron also celebrated.

EnergiekEvent 2016 looks back and forward

'We should not depreciate the closed greenhouse', 'Greenhouse growers should rely less on feelings and more on knowledge' and 'In the greenhouse sector of
According to Nicolette Quaedvlieg of GroentenFruit Huis there is still a world to conquer in online sale of fresh produce.

‘There is still a whole world to conquer.’

The consumption of fruit and vegetables is declining. The purchase of fresh vegetables by consumers dropped by three per cent and the purchase of
The Arie van den Berg Innovation award is given to a person or company that has a progressive idea for the logistics process in the greenhouse sector.

Winner Arie van den Berg Innovation Award announced

Leo de Jong is the winner of the Arie van den Berg Innovation award. In the context of the 50th anniversary of Berg Hortimotive,
Henri Hekman was major shareholder of the BLGG Group. In 2013 he sold the company but instead of enjoying his retirement, he founded Dutch Sprouts.

How Dutch Sprouts wants to conquer the world

Henri Hekman was major shareholder of the BLGG Group, the leading laboratory for soil analysis. In 2013 he sold the company to Eurofins. But
Wageningen UR launched a project to develop a full-fledged alternative growing medium based on natural, high-fibre materials.

Wageningen UR starts search for sustainable growing media

The greenhouse horticulture industry makes large-scale use of growing media, as these ensure better-quality produce in greater quantities. The current range of substrates, such
Urban Farm UF002 De Schilde open to the public on 20 May

Urban Farm UF002 De Schilde open to the public on 20 May

The biggest commercial urban farm in Europe will open its doors to the public on 20 May. UF002 De Schilde, the official name of
Fruit juice producer Haisheng, a Chinese company with more than 2,000 employees, recently ordered an Ultra Clima greenhouse from Kubo.

Kubo to supply turnkey Ultra Clima greenhouse in China

Fruit juice producer Haisheng, a Chinese company with more than 2,000 employees, recently ordered an Ultra Clima greenhouse from Kubo. This fully closed 12-hectare