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May 16, First Sino-Dutch Food & Nutrition SeminarThe first Sino-Dutch Food & Nutrition Seminar was held in Beijing on May 16, 2007. This seminar was organized in cooperation with CAAS (Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences) and WUR (Wageningen University Research Center). This seminar is the kick-off of a new approach: a demand driven strategic cooperation between China and the Netherlands in the area of Food & Nutrition. As a result of this seminar a strategic agenda on bilateral cooperation will be established. At this occasion the following topics were addressed: food safety, sustainable production (resource management and environment, biotechnology, biodiversity, new variety development), supply chain management, nutrition & health, food processing and structure & ingredients. Details of the program are in the attached document. Dutch and Chinese speakers contributed to the program. Each topic contains a scientific as well as a business approach. Therefore prominent representatives of industry and highly esteemed scientists have been asked to present their perspectives. The aim was to present a good overview of the recent developments in the area of the Chinese food industry and related research. Conclusions of the seminar: download HERE Report of the seminar: download HERE Programme: download HERE
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Chinese meat industry set up goals for future developmentSource: Briefing of China Meat Association,
Jan – Feb 2007 1. Further improve the ratio of pigs slaughtered
in modern slaughterhouse. In big and medium
size cities, this ratio should be hundred percent.
Till 2010, 45-50% of circulated livestock and
poultry products in the market should be from
modern slaughterhouse (the figure of 2005 was
25%); In order to fulfil all these goals, following strategic action plan has been formulated. 1. Take the regulation of slaughter and circulation
as a starting point, to foster a fair, trustable
and competitive market environment for meat
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December 14, Opening of Netherlands’ Agribusiness Support Office for Dairy in HarbinNetherlands’ Vice Minister for Agriculture,
Mr. Chris Kalden and Mr. Sun, Vice Director
of Heilongjiang’s Animal Husbandry Bureau
kicked off on December 14 the establishment
of a Netherlands’ Agribusiness Support
Office (NABSO) in Harbin, the capital of Heilongjiang
province. |
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December 12, Sino-Dutch Dairy Seminar on the occasion of the opening of NABSO HarbinPreceding the visit to Harbin (see 14 December),
Vice Minister Kalden opened in Beijing the
seminar organized on the occasion of the establishment
of the NABSO in Harbin. Mr. Lu Xiaoping, Deputy
DG of P.R. China Ministry of Agriculture and
Mr. Sun, Vice President of China Dairy Association
addressed an openings speech to the public.
Both expressed their support to the NABSO and
gave an overview of development of Chinese
dairy production and the challenges. After
the break Agricultural Attaché Gabrielle
Nuytens-Vaarkamp gave the floor to Mr. Dou
Ming, Beijing Orient Dairy Consultants. He
gave an interesting speech on the potentials
of China dairy sector and explained why he
thinks that China could become a net-exporter
of dairy products in the future. Mr. Hans Schiere
of Wageningen International of Wageningen University
and Research Centre presented the first results
of a study, financed by the Netherlands’ Ministry
of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality on
the factors of importance to dairy chain development
in China. This study enters its second phase
next year and will focus on the development
of a regional chain. The third guest speaker
was Mr. Jos ten Horn of the Friesian Agro Consultancy.
He represented the Dutch companies participating
in the NABSO. He focused on the importance
of a well-balanced farm and feed management
for an optimal milk production. |
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December 10-16, Visit of Vice Minister Kalden to Beijing and HarbinMr. Kalden, Vice Minister of Netherlands’ Ministry
of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality visited
China from 10 to 16 December. The principal
aims of the program were the annual High Level
Meeting with P.R. China’s Administration
on Quality Supervision Inspection and Quarantine
(AQSIQ) and the establishment of the Netherlands’ Agribusiness
Support Office for dairy in Harbin. |
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November 10-11, AGRO PARK, Opportunities for the new integrated farm management concept from the Netherlands in ShanghaiTwo Dutch delegations visited the government related Shanghai Industry and Investment Company (SIIC), one trade delegation of the province of Limburg in October and an official delegation of the province of North Brabant, including Mr. Oostra of the Netherlands Ministry in November. Main purpose of both visits was a innovative study of Wageningen UR, Knowhouse and Transforum from the Netherlands to implement the new Dutch integrated farm management concept in Dongtan island, the new eco city and agricultural area of Shanghai in 2010. The opportunities of implementation of such
an approach seem to be rather interesting as
well as demonstration farm as trade and production
park in the near future. Both delegation concluded
during the field visit and discussion with
SIIC. SIIC is the developer of the 2700 ha
new agriculture park at 45 minutes of the city
centre of Shanghai. |
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November 6-9, Construction of new countryside, Chinese hottest rural topicEnd of May 2006, Minister Veerman of the Ministry
of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality of
the Netherlands made a kick off of the Sino-Dutch
co-operation on the construction of the new
countryside. The construction of a new countryside
is the main topic on rural development of the
Chinese government in the 11th Five Year Plan.
Minister Veerman offered the Chinese government
a fund of € 50.000 to establish more co-operation
on this topic. The Netherlands has already
more than 100 years experience in this field
and is still adapting its rural development. On November 6, the agricultural office of
the Embassy organized a roundtable chaired
by the ambassador on the occasion of the visit
of the province of North Brabant and Mr. Oostra
the Director General of the Ministry of Agriculture,
Nature and Food Quality of the Netherlands. |
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October 30-31, 5th Sino-Dutch Phytosanitary working groupMs. Iris Faassen of the phytosanitary China-desk
in the Ministry of LNV and Mr. Bert Rikken
of the Phyotosanitary Service in the Netherlands
meet in Beijing with their colleagues of the
Division of Plant Quarantine of the Chinese
AQSIQ. This was already the 5th time that this
official working group took place and also
this time the face to face talks proved to
be effective. On Monday Ms. Faassen, Mr. Rikken
and agricultural attaché Ms. Gabrielle
Nuytens-Vaarkamp visited the inspection services
at Beijing airport. They were received by the
Deputy Director General of the Entry-Exit Inspection
and Quarantine Bureau (CIQ), Mr. Bai and afterwards
they visited the laboratory were the phytosanitary
samples are checked on diseases. On Tuesday
the working group, under the presidency of
Mr. Wang, Director of the Division of Plant
Quarantine, talked about issues in the bilateral
trade between China and the Netherlands. The
delegations discussed extensively Arabis Mosaïk
virus in bulbs. Mr. Rikken presented a power
point presentation with information on the
Dutch system put in place. Besides that the
notifications of intercepted batches and the
possibility to proceed with a protocol for
the export of trees and shrubs from Netherlands
to China were discussed. Ms. Faassen also informed
the Chinese counterparts about the planned
changes in the Dutch inspection system. The
meeting was closed with exchanging gifts and
a group picture. In 2007 the Dutch delegation
will be the host of their Chinese colleagues
in the Netherlands. |
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October 20-30 , the EU herd of Cows smells home in ShanghaiAfter their trip to Shenyang and Hong Kong
the EU herd of Cows visited Shanghai for the
second time. This time Shanghai Bright, a big
dairy processor with headquarters in Shanghai,
takes care of the ladies. In close cooperation
with Rabobank International (Shanghai branch)
and the agricultural office the herd was exhibited
during the IDF at Shanghai Everbright Convention
Exhibition Centre. The Dutch delegation to
IDF and the agricultural attaché Mrs.
Gabrielle Nuytens-Vaarkamp took the opportunity
to take a group picture with (of course) the
Dutch cow as the central figure. Shanghai Bright
will exhibit the cows at their headquarters
after the closing of IDF. |
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October 20-23 , 27th IDF Summit and Congress in ShanghaiThis year’s edition of the International
Dairy Federation’s Summit and Congress
was held in Shanghai, China. The Dutch delegation
was headed by Mr. Jan Maarten Vrij of NZO (Nederlandse
Zuivel Organisatie). The delegation consisted
of representatives of amongst others NZO, European
Dairy Association, Rabobank, Campina, Friesland
Foods, DMV International, Friesian Agro, Wageningen
University and the Dairy Board. The agricultural
office and the Consulate General of the Netherlands
in Shanghai, organized a reception for the
Dutch participants. Mrs Gabrielle Nuytens-Vaarkamp,
agricultural attaché, gave a power point
presentation on the economic development of
China and the Chinese dairy industry. Both
Mr. Verdegaal, consul general of the Netherlands,
and Mr. Vrij delivered a speech during the
reception. Local Dutch agri-business was also
present during this agribusiness drink in Shanghai.
Thanks to the close cooperation between Ms.
Marie Louise Bögemann, secretary general
of IDF Netherlands, and the agricultural office
this event was to the satisfaction of all participants. |
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October 10-17 , Fruit and Vegetable mission ‘West meets East’ in ChinaThe West meets East delegation, consisting
of 20 people all involved in producing and
trading of fruit and vegetables, visited China.
Shanghai, Shandong province and Beijing respectively
were visited and the start (Shanghai) and the
end (Beijing) of their trip they were received
by the network of the Dutch government in China.
In Shanghai Mr. Jorden Splinter, vice consul
of economic affairs, and Mr. Peter Hu, Rabobank
Shanghai, gave presentations on the fascinating
development of Shanghai and the prospects for
the Chinese agribusiness. Mr. Nick Hong, agricultural
assistant in Shanghai, accompanied the group
to Cao’an Vegetable Wholesale Market,
one of the biggest vegetable markets in Shanghai,
to Cao’an Flower Market, Sunqiao Modern
Agriculture Development Co Ltd and Metro Hypermarket.
In Beijing they were received by Mrs. Gabrielle
Nuytens-Vaarkamp, agricultural attaché.
She briefed the delegation on the Chinese agricultural
in general and the latest developments in fruit
and vegetable sector. The delegation could
witness the state of the art of this Chinese
sector themselves during their trip through
China. Two Dutch entrepreneurs active in China
were invited by Nuytens-Vaarkamp to give the
delegation more information on daily practice.
Mr. Ton Frijters of ATC told the group about
his involvement in the professionalizing of
the Chinese potato production chain. Mr. Arend
Schot of Syngenta gave a presentation on activities
of his company in the Chinese seeds market.
At the closing of their trip to China the delegation
was invited by Nuytens-Vaarkamp to enjoy one
of the most famous specialities of the Beijing
kitchen: Beijing duck. The organisers of the
trip, Mr. Maurice Wubben and Ms. Agnes van
den Berg, published a report of this trip at
http://www.agf.nl/ |
September 28 , Successful Agribusiness Drink BeijingOn the occasion of VIV China the agricultural
office organised a successful agribusiness
drink at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the
Netherland. Two busses of VIV participants
arrived at 18.00 hrs at the Embassy and thanks
to the excellent weather the Embassies garden
was the place to toast on the success of the
VIV. Several representatives of Dutch companies
established in Beijing and surrounding were
invited and also the board of VION joined the
drink. In total around 150 persons were present
and this edition of the agribusiness drink
is considered to be the biggest business drink
ever taken care of by the Embassies staff. |
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September 27-29 , Holland Pavilion at VIV ChinaVIV is the famous intensive livestock trade
fair and attracts a lot of participants and
visitors worldwide. One of the editions of
this noted fair is VIV China which is held
every two years. The 2006 edition was a great
success and more than 20.000 people visited
the fair. The Netherlands were prominent present
with a Holland Pavilion and individual entries.
The in total 39 Dutch companies gave an excellent
picture of the state of the art of Dutch technologies
in intensive livestock and dairy. The agricultural
counsellor Mr. Henk van Duijn was invited to
attend the opening as special guest and together
with the vice- minister of the Chinese Ministry
of Agriculture he participated in the opening
ceremony. |
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September 17 , Opening of 18th Henan Poultry Trade FairAs the location of the former Sino-Dutch training-
and demonstration farm on dairy (Siddair) the
Netherlands have a special relation with the
province Henan and vice versa. Besides that
Henan is an important production base for poultry
and pigs. The yearly organised Henan Poultry
Trade Fair is supposed to be one of the best
and biggest in this field. This year agricultural
attaché Ms. Gabrielle Nuytens-Vaarkamp
attended the opening of the 18th edition as
special guest. In total 1000 companies were
present at the fair, including the big Chinese
companies. |
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September 23-29, Board of Directors VION visits ChinaFrom 23-29 September 12 people Of VION Food Group visited Shanghai, Beijing, Xi’an and Kaiping (Guangdong province). In Shanghai they showed their interests at Cao’an Vegetable Wholesale Market, where pork meat is also traded in a great amount of turnover. In addition, they viewed Shanghai Ng Shangshi Slaughter House, where Stork equipment was imported two years ago. At this moment, the handling capacity accounted for 600 000 pigs a year. Mr. Aart Jan M. Verdegaal, consul general of the Netherlands, met the delegation in Shanghai. The Board of Directors of VION, one of Europe’s leading players in the segment of pork and beef products visited China. Under the guidance of Mr. Daan van Doorn, chief executive officer en president of the Board, the delegation travelled to Shanghai, Guangzhou and Beijing. China is a potential (export) market for VION and that’s why the Board decided to come for a second mission. During the visit of Minister Cees Veerman, Mr. Daan van Doorn and Mr. Peter Beckers were member of the accompanying business delegation. In Beijing the Board was received by the Ambassador for the Netherlands, Mr. Dirk Jan van den Berg and agricultural counsellor Mr. Henk van Duijn. During the briefing the Board was informed about the latest developments in China in general and the meat sector in particular. Following the briefing the delegation visited the agribusiness drink organised by the Agricultural office on the occasion of VIV China. |
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August 11, Finish of Amsterdam Beijing Classical Endurance Rally 2006Today 82 classical cars finished in Beijing
after a trip of more than 17.650 km. The cars
left Amsterdam on July 15th and crossed in
total thirteen countries before entering China.
One car got special attention after finishing
near the Great Wall at Badaling: the Beemster
Cheese Rally car. Sponsored by Cono Cheesemakers
the drivers of the Oldsmobile Toronado (built
in 1966), Mr. Theo & Peter Middelbeek,
drove a golden Beemster cheese wheel from Alkmaar
to Beijing. Mr. Eric Hulst, director of Cono,
and Mr. Kees Paradies, sales and export manager,
welcomed their team at the finish. Two real
cheese porters from Alkmaar took the wheel
from the trunk and showed the cheese to the
public. Mr. Hulst then presented the cheese
to Mr. Yu of Beijing Municipal Bureau of Tourism.
Together with Mr. Yu, His Highness Mr. Pieter-
Christiaan van Vollenhoven and H.M. Ambassador
Mr. Dirk-Jan van de Berg tasted the golden
cheese and admired the 1966’s car. Cono
Cheesemakers is planning to introduce the Beemster
Cheese to the Chinese market in the near future. |
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June 2-10, Keukenhof’s management board visits China!Keukenhof, Netherlands’ famous spring
garden with more than 7 million bulbs planted
each year, is famous all over the world. Also
in China! The management board of Keukenhof,
under the direction of President Walter Jansen,
met several Chinese discussion partners who
visited the Keukenhof in Lisse before. The
aim of the visit to China was triple: to get
insight in the possibilities of attracting
more Chinese visitors to Keukenhof, see the
state of the art of the Chinese floricultural
sector and look for possible cooperation with
other parks. The take-off of their trip was
in Beijing, where they were received by the
agricultural attaché, Ms. Gabrielle
Nuytens-Vaarkamp. Besides a general introduction
on agriculture in China and the importance
of green in Chinese cities and countryside,
the Lia Tai flower market and Ritan Park, an
traditional park in Beijing, were visited.
In Shenyang the board was welcomed by NBSO
Shenyang and the Foreign Affairs Office of
Shenyang municipality hosted the visitors.
Shenyang was the initiator of the 2006 International
Horticultural Expo and the group visited the
park. After Shenyang, Mr. Jansen flew together
with the other delegation members, Mr. Pennings,
De Mol, Moreu and director Mr. Piet de Vries,
to Kunming. There they visited the premises
of the 1999 World Horticultural Exposition
Garden, nowadays an important tourist attraction
in Yunnan province. NBSO Kunming also guided
the group in the early morning to the Yunnan
Flower Market, an important wholesale market
that supplies flowers to whole China. In Chengdu,
Mr. and Mrs. Hageman, accompanied the group
to Stone Elephant Lake, an important flower
garden where visitors can admire tulips, lilies
and other world famous bulb varieties. At the
end of the trip the delegation was welcomed
by Mr. Van Duijn, the agricultural counsellor
and Nick Hong, the technical assistant to the
LNV-office, in Shanghai. The board visited
Shanghai’s Flower Port and the Tulip
Park, which names itself the Keukenhof of Shanghai.
The board discussed their gained experiences
with Henk van Duijn during their stay in one
of the most dynamic cities of China. In Beijing
they were already tipped by the management
of Ritan Park: if you really want to attract
Chinese tourists, promote your garden as The
Famous Tulip Garden. Only few people are attracted
by the name Keukenhof but when you speak of
the Tulip Garden: everybody knows where you
are talking about! |
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June 24 , Dutch business support to launch a
Netherlands Business Support Office on dairy
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June 16-25, Dutch Dairy Trade mission visits
Northern Dairy Belt of China
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June 2-10, Keukenhof’s management board visits China!Keukenhof, Netherlands’ famous spring garden
with more than 7 million bulbs planted each year,
is famous all over the world. Also in China! The
management board of Keukenhof, under the direction
of President Walter Jansen, met several Chinese
discussion partners who visited the Keukenhof
in Lisse before. The aim of the visit to China
was triple: to get insight in the possibilities
of attracting more Chinese visitors to Keukenhof,
see the state of the art of the Chinese floricultural
sector and look for possible cooperation with
other parks. The take-off of their trip was in
Beijing, where they were received by the agricultural
attaché, Ms. Gabrielle Nuytens-Vaarkamp.
Besides a general introduction on agriculture
in China and the importance of green in Chinese
cities and countryside, the Lia Tai flower market
and Ritan Park, an traditional park in Beijing,
were visited. In Shenyang the board was welcomed
by NBSO Shenyang and the Foreign Affairs Office
of Shenyang municipality hosted the visitors.
Shenyang was the initiator of the 2006 International
Horticultural Expo and the group visited the park.
After Shenyang, Mr. Jansen flew together with
the other delegation members, Mr. Pennings, De
Mol, Moreu and director Mr. Piet de Vries, to
Kunming. There they visited the premises of the
1999 World Horticultural Exposition Garden, nowadays
an important tourist attraction in Yunnan province.
NBSO Kunming also guided the group in the early
morning to the Yunnan Flower Market, an important
wholesale market that supplies flowers to whole
China. In Chengdu, Mr. and Mrs. Hageman, accompanied
the group to Stone Elephant Lake, an important
flower garden where visitors can admire tulips,
lilies and other world famous bulb varieties.
At the end of the trip the delegation was welcomed
by Mr. Van Duijn, the agricultural counsellor
and Nick Hong, the technical assistant to the
LNV-office, in Shanghai. The board visited Shanghai’s
Flower Port and the Tulip Park, which names itself
the Keukenhof of Shanghai. The board discussed
their gained experiences with Henk van Duijn during
their stay in one of the most dynamic cities of
China. In Beijing they were already tipped by
the management of Ritan Park: if you really want
to attract Chinese tourists, promote your garden
as The Famous Tulip Garden. Only few people are
attracted by the name Keukenhof but when you speak
of the Tulip Garden: everybody knows where you
are talking about! |
May 22-25 Minister Veerman addresses speeches on construction of a new countryside to China Economic SummitOne of the main topics in the 11th Five Year
Plan approved by the national people’s congress
of the People’s Republic of China is the
construction of a new harmonious countryside.
The Netherlands has gained a lot of experiences
in this field. Reason why Minister Veerman has
been invited by the organizing committee of the
China Economic Summit to address a speech in Beijing
on May 23 and 24. download
speech May 24 Minister Veerman.pdf |
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May 24 Official launch of first international MPS flower certification project in ChinaOn Wednesday May 24th, Mdm Jiang Zehui, chairman
of the China Flower Association, Mr. Sun Dawei,
chief administrator of China National Certification
and Accreditation Authority (CNCA), Mr. Theo de
Groot, director of Stichting MPS and Minister
Veerman launched the first flower certification
project with Dutch international standards. |
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April 30, Opening of the Dutch Garden in Shenyang’s International Horticultural ExpoMr. Chris Kalden, Secretary General of the Ministry
of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality and vice
Mayor Li Baoquan officially opened the Dutch Garden.
This garden is the Expo’s most important
international exhibit and is a co-production of
the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality,
NBSO Shenyang/EVD, the company Beumer Agri-Technology,
the International Bulb Centre (IBC) and other
Dutch companies like Akzo Nobel. After the official
opening ceremony Mr. Kalden and Mr. Li visited
the garden and enjoyed the view. |
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April 29, EU seminar on breeder’s rights in ShenyangFlower Council Holland, with the support of the
European Union, organised in close cooperation
with the NBSO Shenyang and the China office of
the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality,
a successful EU seminar during the so called European
week of Shenyang’s Expo. The seminar, titled
‘innovative planting material from the EU:
for professionals, from professionals’,
was well attended by interested public from Chinese
provincial and local authorities, producers, traders
and press. Mr. Chris Kalden, Secretary General
of the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food
Quality and the vice mayor of Shenyang opened
the seminar. Afterwards, Mr. Doeke Faber, president
of the International Association of Horticultural
Producers, Mr. Bart Kiewit, president of the European
Community Plant Variety Office, Mr. John van Ruiten,
director of Naktuinbouw, Netherlands Inspection
Service for Horticulture, Mr. Jos Eijking of the
International Flower Bulb Centre and Mr. Rokus
Hassefras of Flower Council Holland addressed
the public. During a panel discussion the public
could exchange their views with the European experts
and Mrs. Jenniskens of the Ministry of Agriculture,
Nature and Food Quality closed the meeting. Afterwards
the participants continued their discussions during
the cocktail party. |
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April 26 – May 2
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April 22-May 2, Dutch Floricultural Trade Mission visits Shanghai, Beijing and ShenyangHeaded by Mrs. Jenniskens of the Ministry of
Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, 12 Dutch
companies and institutions active in the floricultural
sector visited China. This trade mission China
2006 was the follow up of the successful 2005
mission last autumn. This time the Dutch companies
took the opportunity to visit two well advanced
production and consumer areas, Shanghai and Beijing,
and a production area in development, Liaoning
province with the main focus on Shenyang, the
city of the International Horticultural Expo 2006.
In all the cities the so called Holland Days were
organised. During the Holland Day Dutch companies
present themselves to the Chinese public and speak
with potential business partners during several
rounds of match making. Through the fact that
the mission consisted of companies and institutions
related to different aspects of the floricultural
sector (e.g. flower bulbs, roses, seeds and young
plants, im/export nurseries, substrates, auction
systems, certification, consultancy and applied
research) the delegation could present an overall
concept to the public. On arrival the trade mission
was informed about the latest economic and floricultural
developments in China by Mr. Jan van Weijen, economic
counsellor of the CG Shanghai and Ms. Gabrielle
Nuytens-Vaarkamp, agricultural attaché
of the Embassy’s office of the Ministry
of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality. Later
on the delegation was welcomed by Consul General
Mr. Jan Peter Wever, who hosted an agribusiness
drink. In Beijing the mission visited a flower
market and two companies active in the production
of anthurium, trees, shrubs and orchids. The Holland
Day in Beijing was opened by Mr. Chris Kalden,
Secretary General of the Ministry of Agriculture,
Nature and Food Quality, Mr. Cheng Fang, vice-administrator
of CNCA and Mr. Wang Dianfu, Secretary General
of China Flower Association. Special guests of
the trade lunch, hosted by Mr. Kalden, were vice
minister Niu Dun of the P.R. China Ministry of
Agriculture and Mr. Dirk Jan van de Berg, Netherlands’
Ambassador to China. |
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April 21, Opening Training Centre Zhangjiajie (Hunan province)Mrs. Marie-Josée Jenniskens of the Ministry
of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality and responsible
for the 4th Sino-Dutch Demonstration and Training
Project officially brought into use the newly
built training centre in Zhangjiajie. On June
4, 2005 Minister Cees Veerman gave the starting
shot for the construction and after a successful
building process the training centre is ready
for use. Together with the high officials of the
Hunan Agricultural Bureau and Zhangjiajie city,
and the Agricultural Attaché Gabrielle
Nuytens-Vaarkamp, Mrs. Jenniskens was informed
about the progress made in this Sino-Dutch cooperation
project. During a tour Mrs. Jenniskens visited
the demonstration orchard and members of one of
the two newly established farmers’ cooperatives.
During the yearly meeting of the steering group
all the involved parties from Chinese and Dutch
side emphasized the importance of the project
and expressed their wish that the project has
a sustainable impact in the region. |
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April 12, Agribusiness Meeting BeijingThe China office of the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality organized a successful agribusiness meeting at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Due to the fact that at the same time the Hortiflorexpo, the Ciopora conference on Breeder’s Rights and Agri China 2005 took place in Beijing, a lot of Dutch agribusiness companies were present. Mr. Aad van Elsen, the director of Plantum NL, the Dutch association for breeding, production and trade of seeds and young plants, informed the audience on the progress made in the field of the protection of breeder’s rights and the co-operation with China. More than 60 people from the floricultural, potato production and harvesting, mechanisation and other agricultural branches, experienced and less experienced in doing business in China, took the opportunity of this event to exchange their views and experiences. |
April 11, IBC, 2nd Ms Lilly election in ChinaThe Dutch Flowerbulb Promotion Centre (IBC) in
China and Tom.com organized the 2nd Ms Lilly contest
via the internet. All amateurs of lilies had the
opportunity to vote on one of the selected Chinese
celebrities to become Ms. Lilly 2006. Over 60
different journalists and camera crews of trendy
Chinese magazines, news and lifestyle channels
participated in the event. The IBC aimed to promote
the multipurpose use of the Lilly. A growing of
Chinese people are buying the Lilly as a gift
or as decoration at home. |
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April 11, Opening 8th Hortiflorexpo ChinaOn 11th April 2006, the 8th Hortiflorexpo China was opened in Beijing Exhibition Centre. The event was organized by China Flower Association; and it will last 4 days. Agricultural Counsellor and Attaché of the Netherlands Embassy, namely Mr. Henk van Duijn and Ms. Gabrielle Nuytens, were invited as VIP to be present in the opening ceremony. They together visited the exhibitions afterwards, especially the Dutch exhibitors, such as Anthura, Moerheim, Siere Handel, Ponkon Chrysal, etc. In total, the exhibition area in this year is around 15,000 m².
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March 3-12, HONG KONG FLOWER SHOW 2006The 2006 Hong Kong Flower Show was held from
3 March to 12 March at the As a renowned flower country the Netherlands
has again participated the The Dutch tulip display has won the Bronze Award
for Outstanding Exhibit |
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February 16 Farewell of Mr. Jochum Haakma, Consul General of the Netherlands in ShanghaiAfter three and a half years of public diplomacy in Shanghai “Mister Hélan” said farewell to all of us in the vibrant city. “The engine of Chinese economical growth and prosperity” as Mr. Haakma always said in one of his thousands charming presentation. The agricultural office was present during the farewell party and thanked Mr. Haakma and his wife for their never ending cooperative support to Dutch agricultural official and trade delegation to Shanghai. The opening of the EU Herd of Cows in the afternoon was the symbolic present for all these efforts. Mr. Haakma will be the new director of the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (CBIN) in The Hague. |
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February 16 Opening of EU herd of Cows in Shanghai sponsored by Rabobank ShanghaiAfter 6 weeks in Beijing the EU herd of Cows
continued the China tour, heading south for some
new grassy meadows in the blousy spring sun. The
herd found the Fuxin Park in Shanghai a suitable
place to stay for some weeks and will head for
the Shanghai Tulip Park end of March. The Consul
General Mr. Haakma, the deputy chairman of the
Agricultural Commission of Shanghai Ms. Shen and
the director of Rabobank Shanghai, Mr. Wang welcomed
the 26 ladies during the opening ceremony on February
16th. In the presence of a large number of EU
consulates, Dutch business people, the ambassador
of the Royal Netherlands Mr. van den Berg and
journalist Mr. van Duijn, the agricultural counselor
in Beijing and representative of the owner elaborated
on the background of the cows, why cows, why 26
and why painted like they are. The Ministry of
Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality of the Netherlands
bought the cows in 2004 in Prague where they have
been part of a 200 cows counting public charity
manifestation in the city. The group of 26 cows
representing the European Union with its 25 member
states and 1 European Commission is now traveling
through China and Asia as part of the bilateral
cooperation of the Netherlands with this region.
The idea was launched by the Minister of Agriculture,
as owner of the cows during his visit to China
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February 6 Interesting kick off seminar for meat trade mission in September 23-30The Department of Industry and Trade of the Ministry
of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality and the
Agricultural Office in Beijing organized a kick
off seminar on the development of animal husbandry
and meat processing in China, in Ermelo the Netherlands.
During the seminar the agricultural counselor
elaborated the developments of Chins as a whole
and the developments in animal husbandry in particular.
The Chinese national authority has decided that
China wants to be self supportive in protein production
in the near future. The consumption of meat, especially
pork meat is growing fast due to improved household
spending in the last decade. China produces more
than half of the world pork a year. More than
600 million pigs are slaughter every year.
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January 16-17 Successful International AI pledging conference in BeijingWith a pledge of 1.9 billion US$ the International
pledging conference on human and avian influenza
in Beijing was very successful. Even if just 1
billion US$ are grants and 900.000 million US$
are loans of World Bank and Asian Development
Bank. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs
organized the conference in close cooperation
with EU commission and the World Bank. The main
reasons of the conference were to be internationally
prepared for a human pandemic and to collect the
estimated 1.4 billion US$ financial needs. Most
of the money is needed to eradicate the problem
at the source, at animals. A large amount of money
is spent on stockpiling of AI vaccine especially
for countries where the veterinary services is
less organizes, like in Africa. Besides the bilateral
programs the WHO, OIE and FAO are the benefiting
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January 9, 2006 The EU Herd of Cows in ChinaOn January 9 Director-General of the Netherlands’ Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Mr. Ate Oostra officially opened the EU Herd of Cows in Ritan Park, Beijing. In the company of the ambassadors and agricultural counsellors of EU member states, the delegation of the European Commission, important Chinese counterparts as the Ministry of Agriculture, AQSIQ and CNCA and Dutch companies, Mr. Oostra welcomed the colourful cows in China and toasted to the New Year. During the opening ceremony Mr. Oostra explained the background of this initiative. In 2004 the EU Herd of Cows was created as a result of a joint initiative by the Netherlands Embassy in Prague (Czech Republic) and the organizers of CowParade Prague. In total 26 art cows were painted by artists and school children. Each cow represents a Member State of the European Union and one cow represents the European Commission. During his visit to China (31 May until 6 June 2005) Minister Veerman put forward the suggestion to send the cow herd to China. In this way the Chinese public would be offered the opportunity to see the herd and enjoy the colorful ladies themselves. It is also a token to symbolize the good relations between P.R. China and the European Union. The EU Herd of Cows got a lot of positive attention
from Chinese media. The China Daily, the official
newspaper in China, published a full-page text
on the ‘Spring Festival gift to the Chinese
people’. The EU Herd of Cows will stay in
Beijing until after the Chinese New Year (Spring
Festival). Then they will be shipped to Shanghai
and Shenyang. In Shenyang the cows will brighten
up the important International Horticultural Exposition,
which starts on the first of May. The cows will
also visit Hong Kong before they are shipped back
to the Netherlands.
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12-20 November 2005 Sino-EU Mushroom Business ForumA group of 9 Dutch organisations and companies
involved in the production of mushrooms visited
China from 12 to 20 November. Mrs. Xiaoyong Zhang,
researcher at LEI, co-ordinated the visit of the
delegation. On Monday the 14th the group was received
at Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in
Beijing. Agricultural counsellor, Mr. van Duijn
informed the group about the latest trends in
Chinese economy and agriculture. During dinner
there was time to exchange information about daily
life in China and how to do business. The group,
consisting of CNC, C point, Dalsem Mushroom Projects,
the Greenery, Lutèce BV, MTS Verkooijen,
the Dutch Mushroom Association, Walkro International
BV and Van Leeuwen, visited Chinese companies
involved in mushrooms in Beijing and Kunming.
Main program item was the Sino-EU Business Forum
and match making event in Nantong (Anhui province).
Aroun 60 Chinese companies lined up to talk with
the 9 Dutch companies. The project co-coordinator
Ms. Xiaoyong Zhang was interviewed by Chinese
National TV (CCTV) about the project and Sino-EU
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8-14 November 2005 Visit of HobahoHobaho, one of the two largest agents operating
in the market of bulbs (the forced bulb market
which comprises bulb growers (2/3 share) and the
dry sales market (1/3 share) aimed at consumers
and institutions) visited Beijing, Shenyang (Liaoning
Province), Kunming (Yunnan Province) and Shanghai.
In close co-operation with the NBSO’s Shenyang
and Kunming and the Department of Agriculture,
Nature and Food Quality at the Beijing Embassy
of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and at CG Shanghai,
Hobaho explored the Chinese market of bulbs and
flowering bulbs. On Tuesday 8 November the group
was welcomed at Beijing’s Embassy by Ms.
Nuytens-Vaarkamp, agricultural attaché.
During the meeting the discussion focused on plant
breeder’s rights. A representative of the
Plant Variety Protection Office of the Ministry
of Agriculture explained the Chinese system and
Mr. Yu Shujun exchanged his experiences with applications
of breeder’s rights. During lunch the group
talked with Mr. and Mrs. Hageman of Da Tong, an
international trading company in bulbs, located
in Beijing. In the following days the group visited
several production and trading locations in the
neighborhood of Shenyang and Kunming. In Shanghai
Mr. Nick Hong, technical assistant of the Agriculture,
Nature and Food Quality Department, accompanied
the delegation’s visit to Shanghai Cao’An
Flower Wholesale Market and Shanghai Flower Port
Co Ltd. Shanghai was the last stop of the trip.
In recent years, China imports some 100 million
flower bulbs from the Netherlands each year and
has become one of the most important destinations
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31 October-8 November HLS group visits ChinaHLS is the association of wholesalers, importers,
agents, shopkeepers and director/owners of chain
stores involved in H (huiden-skins stands for
tanner), L (leder-leather) and S (schoenen-shoes).
The HLS group consisted of 20 persons. On the
31st of October Ms. Nuytens-Vaarkamp, the agricultural
attaché, hosted the reception of HLS at
the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
in Beijing. Together with the colleagues of the
Economic and Development Cooperation Department
of the Embassy the group was informed about the
latest developments in China’s economy and
the hide, leather and shoe sector. The Embassy
of the Kingdom of the Netherlands also emphasised
the possible trading opportunities with the growing
raw hides and skins production sector in Mongolia.
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19-21 September 2005, Successful Dutch participation in Sweets China 2005The second Sweets China took place from 19 to
21 September in Shanghai. The Ministry of Agriculture,
Nature and Food Quality organised in close co-operation
with the VBZ (Dutch Biscuit, Chocolate and Confectionery
Industry Association) a collective participation
with a ‘Holland’ pavilion in the main
hall of the Shanghai Everbright Exhibition Centre.
In total 15 Dutch companies were present at the
fair with a stand at the ‘Holland’
Pavilion, an own stand or a stand together with
the Chinese importer/agent. There were in total
207 exhibiting companies of which 71% foreign.
The Netherlands was one of the six countries with
a country group participation. Also Belgium, Brazil,
Germany, Italy and the United States were present.
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30 August 2005, IBC, 1st Ms Lilly election in ChinaThe Dutch Flowerbulb Promotion Centre (IBC) in
China organized a Ms Lilly contest via the internet.
All amateurs of lilies had the opportunity to
vote on one of the selected Chinese celebrities
to become Ms. Lilly 2005. An event which is known
for many years in Japan, got his premiere in China.
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8 August 2005, First steps to flower certification in China, Stichting MPS and Chinese CNCA signed MoUOn 8 August the Dutch Stichting MPS and the Chinese Certification and Accreditation Administration (CNCA) signed a MoU creating the first step to flower certification in China within 2 years. CNCA exercise administrative responsibilities by undertaking unified management, supervision and overall coordination of certification and accreditation activities across the country. CNCA recognises the great significance of the establishment and implementation of flower certification system in China to the protection environment, improvement of the quality of flower products and the enhancement of the growers’ and traders’ consciousness of environment. Being a Dutch certification body engaging in the MPS flower certification activities, Stichting MPS has accumulated experiences in establishing the system for the maintenance of environmental, social and economic sustainable development. MPS is willing to provide cooperation and support for the establishment of China’s flower certification system. On the bilateral meeting held between representatives of CNCA and MPS on March 1st in Netherlands, issues on the establishment of flower certification system in China were discussed. Both sides agreed to carry out cooperation in the field of flower certification and have agreed as follows: To set up a flower related database of China and MPS flower certification standard that is suitable for China’s MPS certification. To establish MPS-ABC environmental qualification and extend to other certification schemes(such as MPS-GAP / MPS-Florimark / MPS-SQ) upon request. The goal of the co-operation is to have all flowers
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15 June 2005, Agri-business meeting Beijing,Embassy of the Kingdom of the NetherlandsOn behalf of the official farewell of Mr. Tu,
technical Assistant and Mr. Rubert Konijn, Agricultural
Attaché of the Agricultural department
of Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands,
the entire agri-business in Beijing attended the
agri-business meeting on 15 June. The Agriculture
Counsellor Henk van Duijn was honoured to see
many business people and governmental officials.
He mentioned that he was impressed by the service
and loyalty of mr. Tu to the agricultural department
for the last 17 years. Mr. Tu was a loyal assistant
to 5 counsellors, Mr. Van Empel, Mr. Noordman,
Mr. Olde Monninkhof, Mr. Gooren and Mr. Van Duijn.
An achievement, which was mentioned by Mr. Maarten
Buitenlaar as well, representative of Dutch businesses
in China, and thanked Mr. Tu for 17 years of support
for Dutch businessmen in China and in the Netherlands.
Everybody present agreed that with the farewell
of Mr. Tu a new era of service would start. |
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15 June 2005, Successful roundtable discussion in cooperation with EU trade projectOn 15 June the Agricultural department of Embassy
of the Kingdom of the Netherlands organised in
close cooperation with the EU trade project a
round table discussion with the title: Market
Opportunities in the Chinese and EU Meat Sectors,
Implications of new legislative developments.
Aim of this round table discussion was to discuss
freely between EU and Chinese experts about the
impact of the EU food law on the EU-Chinese trade
relation and how to adapt to this legislation.
Experts from the Ministry of Agriculture, AQSIQ,
Ministry of Health, Nanjing Agricultural University,
different European countries and major Chinese
and European retail companies exchanged views.
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1-6 June 2005, Impressive visit Dutch Minister of Agriculture to ChinaFrom June 1 till June 6, the minister for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality from the Netherlands, Mr Cees Veerman visited China. He was accompanied by an official delegation and a high level business delegation of 12 companies. On the day of arrival he met with his colleague of Agriculture, Mr Du Qinglin. The discussion was focussed on animal health issues, breeders rights and the Sino-Dutch training and demonstration centres. The next day he held a meeting with the minister of AQSIQ, Mr Li Changjiang. A number of issues were discussed related to the export of meat and plant products to China. An agreement was signed between the two ministers that will make it possible to export bovine semen in the future to China. After this meeting, the entire delegation was invited by vice-premier Hui Liangyu. The vice-premier praised the Netherlands as a highly efficient country and was well informed of the large number of agriculture related activities the Netherlands government and companies undertake in China. A trade dinner in the China club hosted by the Minister and attended by more than 100 persons concluded an impressive day full of meetings with Chinese counterparts. Friday, the Minister gave a guest lecture at the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences. The Minister, a professor himself, gave the large audience some insights in the latest developments in global agriculture and concluded that China and the Netherlands are in many aspects worlds apart but very much alike and natural partners when it comes to agriculture. After the guest lecture a letter of intent was signed to formally set up the alumni network of Wageningen University and Research in China. That evening the minister flew to Zhangjiajie
(Hunan) to do the opening of the fourth Sino-Dutch
Training and Demonstration Centre in China (see
more on this web site). All in all it was an impressive visit by the Minister of Agriculture. He was greatly welcomed by his Chinese counterparts and the various discussions gave a further strong impetus to Sino-Dutch cooperation in the field of agriculture. |
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4 June 2005, Official opening 4th Sino-Dutch Agricultural Demonstration and Training ProjectBy cutting a ribbon the minister for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality from the Netherlands, Mr Cees Veerman, together with among others the Royal Netherlands ambassador and the leaders of respectively Hunan province and Zhangjiajie city, officially opened the 4th Sino-Dutch Agricultural Demonstration and Training Project in Zhangjiajie on June 4th. After the official ceremony Minister Veerman and his wife inspected the building site of the new training centre. Earlier that day Minister Veerman addressed the
participants of the Sino-Dutch Seminar on Cooperative
Development. During this seminar organised in
the scope of the Demonstration and Training Project,
participants had the opportunity to share in the
Dutch experiences on agricultural co-operatives
and the marketing of fruit. The Minister, a specialist
in the field of co-operatives himself, spoke about
the first Dutch co-operatives and the background
of their development. Two Dutch experts, Mr. Giel
Ton of IAC and Mr. Jos Bijman of WUR, took part
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17 May 2005, 8th High Level Meeting Meeting in the NetherlandsThe 8th High Level Meeting with the Chinese Ministry
of Agriculture and LNV took place in the Hague.
Mr. Niu Dun and Mr. Kalden exchanged view on a
number of subjects. Especially the demonstration
and training centre was a mayor topic. The opening
of the 4th demonstration and training centre later
this month by Minister Veerman was discussed and
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15-20 May 2005, Vice Minister Niu Dun visits the NetherlandsThe Chinese vice Minister of Agriculture Mr.
Niu Dun and his delegation visited the Netherlands
from the 15th till 20th of May. The Chinese delegation
came to the Netherlands because of the High Level
Meeting and to see more of agriculture in the
country. The delegation visited on Monday Holland’s
most famous spring park the Keukenhof and were
impressed by the diversity of the 7 mln bulb exhibited.
Mr. Jansen, chair of the board explained briefly
how the Keukenhof was established and why it is
just open for 2 month a year.
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10 April 2005, Shanghai Tulip Park On 10 April, Jochum S. Haakma, Consul General
of the Netherlands Consulate General, paid a visit
to Tulip Park that is also known as Keukenhof
Shanghai. The Tulip Park covers 28 hectares with
3.2 million tulips. The total varieties accounted
for 300, which all have been imported from the
Netherlands. Some varieties are new and they have
not been seen in other parts of China. Shanghai
Municipal Agricultural Commission organized the
tour. Besides the Dutch Consulate, representatives
from US, Japanese, French Consulates attended
this event as well. It is estimated tens of thousand
of people will visit the Tulip Park. |
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6-9 April 2005, Shanghai Hortiflorexpo Shanghai 2005 Hortiflorexpo took place from
6-9 April in Intex Shanghai. Mr. Rokus Hassefras,
Program Manager Flowercouncil of Holland especially
came to China for The Hortiflor to give a presentation
on the latest trends on flower consumption and
Marketing. In addition, Mr. Hassefras pointed
out the characteristics of traditional and new
markets and the future market demands in China.
The main activities of Flowercouncil are in the
field of advertising, public relation, fairs,
sales promotion and Joint Promotion. Four hundred
foreign companies, of which twelve Dutch companies,
from 16 different countries participated in this
Expo. On behalf of The Hortiflor an Agri-business
meeting took place on 7 April and was hosted by
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5 April 2005, Shenyang International Horticulture Exposition
On 5 April, Henk van Duijn, Counsellor Agriculture of Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and Mr Rokus Hassefras, Area manager of Bloemenbureau Nederland, visited Shenyang (Liaoning province) to visit the site of the International Horticulture Exposition to be held here from May 1st to October 1st 2006. Together with the local NBSO they were invited by Mayor Chen to discuss the Dutch participation and look for more cooperation with the Netherlands in future. It soon became clear that the Shenyang authorities regard The Netherlands as the number one country in horticulture, and the Mayor told Mr Van Duijn that the Expo was only the first step in cooperating more with the Netherlands in this field. He reckoned that Shenyang could become an important flower center in future. After lunch with Vice mayor Song, they visited the location of the expo and were shown around the site of the designated Dutch pavilion. An official ceremony organized by CCPIT Shenyang marked the start of the construction of the Dutch Garden, which was followed by a presentation on the initial design of the Garden by a Dutch company. Mr Van Duijn and Hassefras later on discussed the possibilities and incentives for other Dutch companies to participate in the expo. It was decided to make an analysis of the circumstances for horticulture and agriculture in Liaoning province and to find out what are the benefits for Dutch companies to come to this area. |
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13 March 2005, Dutch Flower Demonstration Show Hong KongThe Dutch Flower Demonstration Show was one of the fringe activities of the Hong Kong Flower Show 2005. The demonstration show was jointly organised by the Hong Kong Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality Department of the Dutch Consulate in Hong Kong. The Dutch sponsors of the demonstration show included the Flower Council of Holland, OZ Export BV and the Netherlands Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality. The demonstration show was held on a big stage
inside the Victoria Park. Mr Cees van Dijk was
the flower designer who flown in specially from
the Netherlands to do the demonstration. Mr van
Dijk has made around 15 pieces of bouquet and
arrangement for different occasions with a wide
range of Dutch flowers in the 2-hour show. Despite
the wet and cold weather, the demonstration show
has attracted more than 200 attendees from flower
shops and floral schools. The flower professionals
were very pleased to have an opportunity to attend
a high quality live flower demonstration show
given by Mr van Dijk. Thanks again to all the Dutch sponsors who made the Dutch Flower Demonstration Show in Hong Kong successful.
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12 March 2005, Press Conference, Shenyang International Horticultural Exposition 2006China Shenyang International Horticultural Exposition 2006 is approved by AIPH on the 56th session conference. It is a grand horticultural event that sponsored by People's Government of Liaoning Province, Ministry of Construction P.R. of China, Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China, China's Council for the Promotion of international, China Flower Association, and People's Government of Shenyang. The Expo is another grand global event approved
by AIPH held in the inland of China after 99 Kunming
Horticultural Exposition. It is a window of flower
technology exchanges between Shenyang and other
countries, as well as an excellent platform for
cities home and abroad to demonstrate their unique
gardening technology and styles. Shenyang is the
political, economic and cultural centre of Northeast
China with long history and developed industry
and convenient transportation system. The four
seasons are separated clearly in Shenyang. Together
with good environment and professionals, all these
will build a solid foundation for the successful
sponsoring of Shenyang International Horticultural
Exposition 2006. The Expo is located in Shenyang
Qipanshan International Scenic area; the core
area is in the Shenyang Botanic garden. The general
planned area of the Expo is close to 250 ha. The
planned and reconstructed international courts
amount to 20, domestic courts 52 and theme courts
16. It is expected that total 5 million people
will visit the Expo every year, daily average
30,000 people. The daily visitors will reach 150,000
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26 January, 2005 Speaking days in The HagueThe Department of Industry and Trade of the Ministry
of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality organised
a seminar of the dairy cattle sector in China.
The Agriculture Counsellor Mr Henk van Duijn and
Agriculture Attaché Mr Rubert Konijn of
Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Beijing
draw a vivid image of the dairy ambitions in China. |
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21 January, 2005 Boskoop studygroupOn January 21, a group of more than 30 persons
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