FBIF2015：Aalt Dijkhuizen-全球化与本土化-中荷农业食品的合作与创新示例.pdfVIP

Globalization and Localization - examples of Sino-Dutch collaboration and innovation in agri food - Dr Aalt Dijkhuizen President Dutch Topsector Agri Food FBIF Shanghai, May 2015 The broader context The next • In coming decades: – A strong increase in population (plus 2 to 3 bn) 40 years more food – Further increase in wealth (+ 3 bn in middle class) has to be produced • Which means: than – An enormous increase in the demand for food during – A doubling in the demand for high-quality protein the past (vegetables, dairy, meat) 4,000 years!! State Visit President Xi to the NL (March 2014) • Wanted to be informed about the success of the Dutch agri food model • Was impressed and asked for more collaboration to : increase food security improve food safety The Netherlands 2 • Small country in size (42,000 km ), densely populated (17m people) • Second largest exporter of food flowers in the world • Major sectors: horticult. (greenhouse) and livestock (dairy, pork, poultry) • Key-characteristics: highly productive, very efficient, knowledge-intensive • Top-class farmers: added value per ha 5 times the European average • Strong agribusiness: 4 companies in world top-40 • Leading in science: