The Netherlands and Vietnam have been function closely together in the field of operations of agriculture and horticulture for many twelvemonth and have validate this in a Strategic Partnership Arrangement ( SPA ) . The Vietnamese Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development , Nguyen Xuan Cuong , visited World Horti Center in Naaldwijk on 10 December in ordination to further intensify this quislingism . Accompanied by a 35 penis delegation , he plunge himself in the latest exploitation in the field of horticultural innovation and education at the World Horti Center . Bouke Arends , mayor of the municipality of Westland , welcomed the minister and his entourage .
Deputy Minister Doanh , Mayor Bouke Arends , bookman Lies Brabander , Minister Cuong , student Lisa de Heij and Mark Zwinkels ( director International World Horti Center ) . Credit : Rolf van Koppen
The Minister and his delegation were particularly interested in how the Netherlands organises the supply concatenation from grower to consumer . In Vietnam , the Dalat neighborhood in particular is undergoing major professionalisation in terms of gardening . This is needed so as to meet the grow and changing consumer demand in the Southeast Asian rural area . Vietnam is the realm ’s fast growing economic system , with the agriculture and horticulture sector accounting for around twenty percent of Gross Domestic Product .
" A good relationship with the Vietnamese regime plays a major role in influence the success of Dutch businesses and educational instauration in developing their position in Vietnam further . The visit to World Horti Center has beef up this bond , whereby business , education , research and local government are symbolise under one roof and reinforce each other , " say Angelique de Wit , who is responsible for for Public Affairs at World Horti Center .
Minister Cuong was dedicate an explanation of the purpose of World Horti Center and the municipality of Westland ’s unique position within global glasshouse gardening . In addition , Henk van Eijk ( Kenlog ) gave a presentation about the Netherlands Vietnam Horti Business Platform , in which Dutch and Vietnamese companies work together to indorse the further developing of the Vietnamese gardening and floriculture sector . The collaboration between Lentiz | MBO Westland and Vietnam was also hash out , let in a contribution from two bookman who have just return from an internship in the state .
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