On Monday break of the day , December 12 , the Prime Minister of Vietnam , His Excellency Mr. Pham Minh Chinh , chew the fat World Horti Center in Naaldwijk . In plus to the quality minister , among others , the Vietnamese ministers of Agriculture & Rural Development and Natural Resources & Environment were present . The most important pillars of this visit were business relations between Vietnam and the Netherlands , the development of a sustainable horticultural value chain , and how Department of Education can contribute to climate - smart technologies .

Main focus on collaborationThe city manager of Westland , Bouke Arends , warmly welcomed the delegation to the municipality . In his voice communication , he focused on the role of the Westland region as an farming and logistics hub and its relationship with Vietnam . Bouke Arends : ' The link and craft between our two land in this region has been strong for many long time with a Strategic Partnership Arrangement as a outcome . ' Mr. Frederik Vossenaar , Special Envoy of the Ministry of Agriculture , Nature and Food Quality , accent in his speech : ' The Netherlands is happy to be part of your success . And , in the involvement of both our countries , we are look forward to further work together . build up on our 50 years of diplomatic relations , a milestone we pass on next year , in 2023 . ' During his speech , the Prime Minister of Vietnam read that he sees the Netherlands as a top exporter of agricultural product and hoped to teach from the sector during his sojourn .

Exchange of knowledge and innovationsEmployees from the company RijkZwaan , NedSpice , Koppert , and The Fruit Republic were present to give a pitch about their company . The focussing was on the important cooperation with Vietnam . moreover , The Netherlands Vietnam Horti Business Platform explained how they are trying to take the Vietnamese horticultural sector to the next storey by joining forces . The tour through World Horti Center was conclude with a sojourn to the research facility of Vertify . Here teachers from Lentiz Education Group explained how education and climate - smart solutions could be organise in Vietnam . A peek inside the All Climate Greenhouse was a vital part of this last stop .

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Puck van Holsteijn , director of World Horti Center , looks back proudly on the visit : ' I had the honour of giving the Prime Minister and his minister a tour through our construction . During this tour , several pitch were devote by company fighting in the intellectual nourishment and flower manufacture , with a focus on cooperation between our countries . This has shown that it is important to stay to share our knowledge and innovations and to help oneself each other in this fashion . We are lofty that we have yet again furnish another delegation with young cognition about our sector . "

Sequel at HortEx VietnamFrom March 1 to March 3 , 2023 , the HortEx Vietnam will take place in Ho Chi Minh City . As a " Partner Country , " the Netherlands has a prominent role in supporting the bonnie , and , in addition to a Dutch marquee at the fair , the Dutch embassy will unionise a number of activities such as a seminar program , a web response , and field trips .

For more info : HortEx Vietnamwww.hortex-vietnam.com

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