Interest in Dutch Horticulture technology is peaking worldwide

The delegations visited GreenTech, known as the worldwide meeting place for all professionals involved in horticultural technology, and the world horticultural exhibition Floriade Expo 2022 in Almere. On top of that, they had meetings with horticultural (technology) companies, government agencies, and agricultural training institutes. The incoming mission from the UAE was officially chaired by Her Excellency Mariam Bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Almheiri, the Minister of Climate Change and Environment of the United Arab Emirates. The incoming mission from Kazakhstan is chaired by Tamabek Abylkhair Galymuly, the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Kazakhstan.

Keynote speech of UAE's Minister Almheiri at GreenTech

One of the true highlights was the keynote speech of Minister Almheiri of the UAE at the Opening of the GreenTech in Amsterdam. Minister Almheiri of the UAE, who holds the climate change and food security portfolios, claimed that UAE aims to become a global hub for food innovation and technology just like the Netherlands … as one of the smallest countries yet the second-largest exporter when it comes to agricultural goods," she said. Jan Kees Goet, secretary-general of the Netherlands Ministry of Agriculture, noted in his keynote speech that the terrible war in Ukraine has made people aware that food security is not always guaranteed and the Covid crisis was a wake-up call with distortions in international trade. "The key is to co-create by working with partners overseas to find local answers to global challenges while drawing expertise from high technology sectors, robotics, and artificial intelligence'', he said. Later at the GreenTech, UAE Minister HE Mariam Bint Almheiri and the Dutch Secretary-General Drs. Jan Kees Goet, signed an MOU, which underlines the cooperation in contributing to food security in the UAE.

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Source: Dutch Greenhouse Delta