The Netherlands and China are digging deeper into agricultural collaboration, leveraging decades of partnership to tackle modern challenges like sustainability and food security. 🌍🚜 At a high-profile seminar in Beijing this week, officials, entrepreneurs, and researchers from Shanghai and South Holland explored how cutting-edge tech can transform farming.
High-Tech Harvests
Erik Smidt, Agricultural Counselor at the Dutch Embassy, highlighted successes in horticulture and dairy, calling joint projects 'blueprints for smart farming.' Meanwhile, Floriske Deutman of the Tomato World Foundation pitched smart greenhouses and data-driven methods as game-changers for Shanghai’s agricultural scene. 💡 'Dutch tech meets China’s scale—it’s a perfect match,' she told Xinhua.
Rooted in Sustainability
From precision agriculture to resource management, both nations aim to boost eco-friendly practices. Smidt emphasized that shared expertise is key to 'growing more with less'—a win for farmers and the planet. 🌱🤝
