LAN Pretoria 🌾

LVVN Attaché Netwerk | Agricultural Network at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in #SouthAfrica | #Agrifood | #Horticulture @Agrobericht 🇳🇱🇿🇦

[EvertJan Krajenbrink @ejkrajenbrink]

Opening van de fototentoonstelling van drie combitracks: Vietnam, Ivoorkust en Zuid-Afrika. Mooie beelden van lokale impact, zoals onderwijs en werkgelegenheid, door Nederlands kennen en kunde. @Agri_NLinSA @NLinSouthAfrica

[Netherlands in SA @NLinSouthAfrica]

📸 Today we hosted the launch of the #Grootvlei Photo Exhibition at the Embassy, showcasing community stories and collaboration behind the project.

🧡Thank you to all who joined the journey!

Read more here: https://t.co/11xE6MALx6

@minlvvn @RVO_Nederland @Joan_ned

[LAN Pretoria 🌾 @Agri_NLinSA]

Many of our citrus fruits, avocados 🥑 are sourced from Limpopo province in South Africa. Agriculture there is facing challenges related to biodiversity & water. This week, we travelled Limpopo to better understand these challenges, visiting companies like @ZZ2Farming & @Koppert

[LAN Pretoria 🌾 @Agri_NLinSA]

#Horticulture is a major sector in South Africa. Europe is the largest destination for many South African crops, including citrus🍋‍🟩. Last week we connected with major players in horticulture at @AgbizSA media day in Cape Town and also paid a visit to @enzazaden R&D facility.

[LAN Pretoria 🌾 @Agri_NLinSA]

673 million people face hunger. Feeding a growing pop. requires crosscutting teamwork. That’s why NL partners with global gov, business, and knowledge institutes to strengthen food systems and create sustainable solutions.
Discover how collaboration is shaping the future of food.

[LAN Pretoria 🌾 @Agri_NLinSA]

More than a decade old, South Africa’s bioeconomy 🍃 boasts numerous opportunities for companies to innovate, expand and explore. This sector has the potential to address challenges such as climate change, economic growth and unemployment. 📈
@AgroBericht
https://t.co/8W8Z2QgAWb

[EvertJan Krajenbrink @ejkrajenbrink]

De ministeriële G20-vergadering voor landbouw is vandaag van start gegaan. Nederland is erbij en wordt verwelkomd door ZAse landbouwminister John Steenhuisen

[LAN Pretoria 🌾 @Agri_NLinSA]

The #G20 #Agriculture Working Group Ministerial Meeting takes place today in Cape Town 🇿🇦. As a supporter of multilateral systems, the #Netherlands is eager to work with South Africa and G20 members to tackle global issues such as food security. @minlvvn @DOAgov_ZA

[LAN Pretoria 🌾 @Agri_NLinSA]

The strong relationship continues! Today @ejkrajenbrink paid a courtesy visit to Minister @ivan2meyer of Western Cape province. #Horticulture 🍇 plays a big role in the province, with Cape Town and #Rotterdam serving as a key route for shipping of Agri goods to Europe. 🇪🇺

[LAN Pretoria 🌾 @Agri_NLinSA]

Today our new LVVN-counselor @ejkrajenbrink arrived in #CapeTown for the upcoming #G20 Agri ministerial summit, as well as a series of introductory meetings with some of our important partners in the W. Cape. As part of his first day, he paid a visit to our Consulate General.

[LAN Pretoria 🌾 @Agri_NLinSA]

A warm welcome to Evert Jan Krajenbrink, our new Agricultural Counselor in Pretoria!

He and his team are committed to promoting sustainable food systems, with a focus on earning capacity of Dutch agribusiness, biodiversity, water and climate change.🌿
https://t.co/9wOoxUxJ1n

[LAN Pretoria 🌾 @Agri_NLinSA]

Today we receive communication from @DOAgov_ZA that trade restrictions on the importation of live poultry, meat, and other poultry products from the Netherlands into South Africa have been lifted. Poultry with a production date of 16 May 2025 & onwards will be accepted. @_NVWA

[LAN Pretoria 🌾 @Agri_NLinSA]

SA 🇿🇦 ports have made a break through in the number of containers processed per week. 📈This achievement indicates the progress of ongoing public-private partnerships, including the #agri sector.
https://t.co/xCwgcyHEsN

[LAN Pretoria 🌾 @Agri_NLinSA]

#SouthAfrica's #redmeat 🥩industry has developed a strategic plan to tackle #FoodAndMouth disease 🧬, which includes aligning with @WOAH standards and boosting capacity. https://t.co/J6P1ZWrpZM

[LAN Pretoria 🌾 @Agri_NLinSA]

This week @DOAgov_ZA 🇿🇦 are in NL 🇳🇱 for our annual bilateral meetings. The visit kicked off at @GreenTechRAI and includes visits to @PortOfRotterdam & Nature’s Pride 🥑 where the delegation are learning about Dutch logistics and agorporocessing.

[LAN Pretoria 🌾 @Agri_NLinSA]

Foot-and-mouth outbreak at world’s largest feedlot in South Africa will see a drop in exports, and increased supply on the local market. https://t.co/2lZbUzJsba

[LAN Pretoria 🌾 @Agri_NLinSA]

Happy International #BiodiversityDay
In #SouthAfrica we work with farmers and organisations like @WWFSouthAfrica to ensure farming takes place with nature in mind🌿
Watch our video to see how our colleagues actively work on #Biodiversity https://t.co/1F6YANqAaf
@AgroBericht

[LAN Pretoria 🌾 @Agri_NLinSA]

As Southern Africa experiences a more rapid increase of average temperatures 🌡️compared to the global average, farmers explore ways of adapting. This article in the @TC_Africa discusses some of the ways farmers can adapt. 🌦️
https://t.co/6P2JF7MV1F

[LAN Pretoria 🌾 @Agri_NLinSA]

Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) 🇿🇦 opened bidding for a terminal operator to design, fund, construct, and manage a multi-purpose terminal at the #PortofDurban 🚢 for 25 years and focus on handling #freshproduce. 🥑
https://t.co/J9pbH3iKcK

[LAN Pretoria 🌾 @Agri_NLinSA]

In the case of Marasmodes undulata, the species was extinct in the wild by 2020 and SUBG grew four of the only five living plants from banked seed. Since then, the SUBG has propagated nearly a hundred individuals of this species from seed and cuttings.
https://t.co/Sn4yFbX6jZ