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Food security

830 million people across the world aren’t getting enough good food. And if that wasn’t bad enough, that number is rising. Climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic are leaving millions more hungry than before. Who suffers the most? Women, the urban poor and small-scale farmers. It’s undeniable: food security is one of…
Keukenhof bulb garden

Learn the tale behind the tulips

Spring has arrived. And what better time than now to admire the flowers adorning the Dutch landscape. Our flower-growing region also flourishes with daffodils, hyacinths, lilies…and the national symbol: the tulips.
Event at Wageningen University

Sustainability champions: Women leading in agriculture innovation

In a world where the demand for agrifood products continues to surge alongside concerns about climate change, resource depletion, and biodiversity loss, sustainable horticulture practices have become an urgent global priority. In the Netherlands, female entrepreneurs are taking the helm in sustainable agrifood and…
organic vegetables

#WorldFoodDay: our global commitment to food security

October 16 marks World Food Day, an important global event that calls attention to one of humanity’s most pressing challenges: ensuring everyone has access to enough nutritious food. The theme for 2024, Rights to Food, speaks to the heart of this issue—food is a basic human right, and ensuring equitable access is more…
Drought

Turning knowledge into nourishment in Kazakhstan

On a planet where fertile soil is disappearing three times faster than it can regenerate, land degradation has quietly become one of the greatest threats to our food systems, ecosystems, and livelihoods. Worldwide, up to 40% of land is already degraded. And with climate change adding fuel to the fire, time is running…
Japan greenhouse

Dutch horticulture blossoms in Japan

As the world edges toward a population of 9 billion, the question of how we feed ourselves sustainably is no longer hypothetical, it’s urgent. At Expo 2025 in Osaka, the Netherlands is spotlighting one of its strongest contributions to the global food system: horticulture. But rather than arriving with all the answers…