Agrospecial 16 ‘Combating food loss’ is out 🌍
Discover how reducing food loss strengthens sustainable agri-food systems—and read our Iraq 🇮🇶 article on post-harvest loss & water efficiency:
https://t.co/WCsfDqgr3X
🇳🇱 Prime Minister Dick Schoof had a positive meeting with KRG Prime Minister Masrour Barzani during the World Economic Forum in Davos. Discussed, amongst other things, the positive economic relation as well as regional developments.
This week the 🇳🇱 CG and @AgroIrak team had a productive meeting with the KRG Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources and a Potato Processing Company about future plans & priorities. Encouraging to see progress on the ground in agro-processing and value addition. 🥔🌱
Today we launched the first Duhok Potato Festival.
A great event to highlight the strong progress in the field of 🥔 production in the Kurdistan Region.
Thanks to strong 🇳🇱-KRI cooperation, harvests increase and thousands of sustainable jobs are created.
#FarmingtheFuture
Focussed on a sustainable, efficient & climate-smart dairy sector in the KRI a Dutch dairy mission visited KRI this week.
Matchmaking events in Erbil & Slemani, sessions with government, researchers, and key stakeholders to strengthen the dairy #VC#SustainableDairy#Agriculture
Together with @RVO and @theFoundationHub, we had an informative roundtable bringing Sulaymaniyah's key stakeholders together to discuss food–water–climate–nature nexus.
We remains committed to promote nature-inclusive agriculture and support sustainable developments in the KRI.
The agricultural team of the NL Embassy in Baghdad organized a training for leading potato farmers on Integrated Pest Management (IPM).
The session focused on sustainable crop protection to boost productivity and reduce pesticide use — promoting Dutch–Iraqi knowledge exchange.
A great pleasure to attend the Pomegranate Festival in Halabja today.
Our sincere thanks to the Governor of Halabja @nuxshanasih for the kind invitation. A great occasion to celebrate the region’s rich agricultural potential.
Visited an amazing greenhouse project close to Halabja today, showcasing Dutch technology in action.
🥬 Providing top quality lettuce for the Iraqi market, this project is a great example of successful cooperation between the Netherlands and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
World Food Day 2025 🌍
Feeding a growing global population requires teamwork. Across borders, sectors, and generations. That’s why the Netherlands partners with stakeholders worldwide to strengthen #food systems and create sustainable solutions.
Today Agri team of NL Consulate organised a training in Erbil on IPM, helping open field horticulture farmers in enhancing crop quality and adopt sustainable solutions.
#FarmingtheFuture#NatureinclusiveAgriculture
Have you ever tried typical Dutch snacks like ‘kroketten’ or ‘stroopwafels’?
Radi Rahbar is a young Dutch-Kurdish entrepreneur in Sulaymaniyah. After setting up a sound business plan, Radi & his business partner recently opened Holland Fries. Our team rated the snacks 10/10! 🇳🇱
Dutch SMEs working in Iraq: apply for SPVO funding to strengthen your value chain sustainably.
Quick scan deadline: 8 Sept 2025 👉 https://t.co/ReMMvxA9BX
https://t.co/1Yigje0vdS
Mooi bedrijfsbezoek aan #BEPP chipsfabriek. Imposant:
✅ >10 miljoen dozen chips per jaar.
✅ >220.000 lokale banen in de hele keten.
✅ > €10 mln handel met NL bedrijven per jaar.
Mooie samenwerking tussen 🇳🇱 en Kurdistan Regio 🇮🇶 & goede mogelijkheden dit verder uit te breiden.
Very inspiring to visit one of the largest poultry projects in Iraq: creating local jobs and sustainable food security.
And always happy to see that this happens in good cooperation with 🇳🇱 companies. Thank you @karwansalah!
#NL and #KRI have been working together on agricultural development for many years.
At today's event showcasing new #potato varieties, we emphasized the significance of collaboration among different stakeholders to develop this sector and boost trade between both sides.
Last week, the VC project launched in Sulaymaniyah—funded by the Dutch govt through RVO, implemented by HollandDoor & Green Solution.
It aims to boost food safety, market access & quality production in tomato & cucumber chains.
#NLinIraq#KRI#Valuechain#Foodsecurity