1.
The
Dutch
approach
Michael
Jurriaans
Manager
Network
Agrologis8cs

2.
Dutch
agrifood
supply
chains
The
mouth
of
Europe
§ Allmost
10
billion
euro
added
value
yearly
§ Employment
:
50.000
FTE’s
§ NL mainports: 27 million ton agribulk per year
§ 29% of Agroproducts is containerised
§ 50% of imported goods via Schiphol-airport are agroproducts

3.
Efficient

4.
Sustainable

5.
Smart

6.
Agrifood
supply
chains
• Efficient
• Sustainable
• Smart

7.
Precondi8ons
collabora8on
business
case

8.
Network
members
-­‐
Business
-­‐
Knowledge
-­‐
Government

9.
Some
other
lessons
of
the
Dutch
approach
• Collabora1on
• Business
case
• Ambassador
• Mutual
benefits
• Showcases

10.
What’s
in
it
for
me?
• Matchmaking
• Sharing
knowledge
(cold
chains,
intermodal
transport,
financing,
..)
• Intervene
with
(local)
government
(when
reloca8ng)
• Pilot
projects

11.
Agrologis(c
Tools
• Experience
Box
• Financial
Guide
• Knowledge
Base
• Community
of
Prac8ce
• Website
• Expert
Mee8ngs
• Seminars
• NewsleXers
• Media
Exposure
• Press
Excursions

12.
Example
Orange
waterways

13.
Development
of
Postharvest
Network
in
the
Netherlands

14.
To
reduce
post
harvest
losses
Our
goal

15.
Assis8ng
in
developing
and
applying
solu8ons
for
post-­‐harvest
problems
in
agrofood
supply
chains
By

16.
Knowledge
and
experience
of
businesses
and
universi8es
with
the
support
of
the
government
Our
offer

17.
• Who
“owns”
the
problem?
• Where
is
the
business
case?
• Define
mutual
benefit
• Project
financing
Agrifood
Supply
chains

18.
1. Problem:
need
for
assistance
2. Assistance
when
exploring
the
problem
3. Matchmaking
4. Develop
business
case
Our
approach

19.
2014:
First
project
(India)
2015:
10
new
pilot
projects

20.
Michael
Jurriaans
jurriaans@postharvestnetwork.com
+31
652
861
814