The Netherlands is on a trade mission and horticulture was pay for . On tour through the mature grocery store when it comes to gardening , but one with two major challenges : the professional cultivation of vegetables and thereafter the itinerary from glasshouse to supermarket , without highways . The prescribed part of the swop mission , in which also King Willem - Alexander and Queen Maxíma join . They are simultaneously engaged in a state visit to India
A sum of 145 Dutch companies are taking part , divided into 4 incision ( in addition to water , health and gamy - technical school , also the agri - food sphere as it is call up formally ) . One of the participants is Jos van Doren from Dutch Plantin , director of the coco substrate producer . “ For us , India is our home market , however unknown that may sound . We have our own sale squad and factories here , although the share of substrate that we actually trade in India is still very little . Horticulture is still in its babyhood here . ”
Dutch companionship are give ample chance to make contacts . snap on the left : Jos van Doren
go forth center classIn aggregate there are only about two hundred Dutch companionship , including horticulture , that are active in India . " Surprisingly little really if you involve me , " pronounce Jos . “ India has 1.3 billion inhabitants . A large part of it is very poor , but meanwhile , there is an come out middle course of instruction from around 200 million people . They have an modal income , go to the supermarket and also just purchase a kilo of locally grow tomatoes . "
In anticipation of this ontogenesis , the Netherlands need to strengthen the ties and a swop mission is then a solvent . “ We have been here for about five days , in which we visited various area and met with university , and of grade had an official part with King Willem - Alexander and Queen Maxíma and also the president of India and derive into middleman with agriculturist in the large horticultural area in the country , Bangalore . There are currently already several hundred hectare of gardening . ”Tunnels and cultivation in the groundThe Indians still mostly build their own greenhouses . " These are shaping tunnel , which really do not require nursery detergent builder from the Netherlands or from afield yet , I think . Cultivation also involve place for the most part in the ground . Less than 5 % of cultivator are already grow on substratum , while that really is one of the first steps towards professional cultivation . "
What Jos did not know was that the Netherlands already has a firm foothold in India . " The Netherlands is say to be the eighth - large country in price of investment in India , already at this moment . Horticulture is still small in telling to , for example , weewee applied science , but it is expect that material growth is possible . "
make believe contactsBut how long it will take before India really becomes a large horticultural market for all Dutch horticultural suppliers ? " perchance five , maybe ten years , I dare not give a prediction , " Jos say . “ In the meantime , for lesson , also Israel is already present here with various suppliers , so we want to be there on time and make contact in advance . For model , with the various breeding companies , to play coco substratum at an former stagecoach to the care in the development of variety specially adapt to the Indian market . ”
For more information : Dutch Plantinwww.dutchplantin.com[email protected]Jos van Doren+31 ( 0)653 652 057
© FloralDaily.com/Thijmen Tiersma
