That financial statement was made by Marc Jansen of the Dutch Central Bureau of Food Trade ( CBL ) during the plenary program of the EnergiekEvent , which coincided with the Netherlands - Romania European Championship match .
In front of a room full of growers , suppliers , advisers , and other concerned party , the cosmopolitan film director of retail guild CBL discourage again about the upcoming laws and regulations .
Will greenhouse gardening get away ETS 2?Adri Bom - Lemstra , president of Glastuinbouw Nederland , also expects novel demand for the glasshouse horticulture sector , despite the concordat . She opened the good afternoon , and hash out the new Dutch console , the New MPs , and all the ministry abbreviation . Glastuinbouw Nederland is an entrepreneurial connection in the Dutch greenhouse horticulture sector .
Except for a few large companies , cultivator did not yet have to deal with ETS . However , the emission trading scheme , ETS 2 , may also come to practice to the rest of the sector . Much to Adri ’s surprisal , she explained , because after all , a covenant has been signed . And are n’t there already enough incentives to labor the sector towards the emissions targets ?
As far as Glastuinbouw Nederland is concerned , another additional incentive from the Dutch government is unneeded . grant to Adri , in discussions with the sphere , the government indicate that they would be willing to compensate the sector for comprehension in ETS 2 . However , Adri has no high expectations of this recompense .
Glastuinbouw Nederland is buttonhole to get the greenhouse gardening sphere exempted from ETS 2 . Will this bring home the bacon ? The chairman could not forebode anything . It ’s also changeable whether there will be new requirements . An Agri ETS ? Adri did not rule out new ' surprises ' .
15 long time of Next Generation GrowingThe EnergiekEvent also marked the 15th anniversary of Next Generation Growing . Robert Solleveld gave a public lecture in which he count back on those long time . As was donefive years agowith the tardy Aat Dijkshoorn . He also looked ahead , towards New Digital Growing . late new step are a unvarying measure communications protocol , and an HNT dashboard which provides a decipherable overview with one legend . For instance , a caption with one cherry warming furrow .
Marc Jansen of the CBL.Click here for a photo notion of the daylight ( in Dutch)and thepresentation given by Marc ( in Dutch ) .
A partake responsibilityMarc Jansen discussed the exit of ' sustainability in the chain ' on behalf of the CBL . But first he extract his admiration for the sphere , which according to him is invariably innovating .
After discussing the CO2 challenge , the IMVO Food Covenant , and opportunities such as the ongoing protein transition , Marc also elaborated on due diligence legislation . The first example of parties being under scrutiny for wrongdoing further down the Sir Ernst Boris Chain are already known . Marc accept thetomato canning industry ( in Dutch)as an example , the FNV exerted pressure on this sphere after a series of TV broadcasts about ill-usage in Italy .
The origin of cocoa used for a Mars is also the case of increasingly decisive questions from NGOs . Marc impute a mess of power to them , and omen that chain parties will increasingly be asked for a inverse burden of proof . This requires all chain party to have their affairs and paperwork in club . It makes Marc say that , " if we are not heedful , we will become like accountants " . in conclusion , he offers a tip to the growers in the room : carefully face at how duty are write down in your sales contract . He also advocate self - regulation , because gambling on politics is not advisable , he aver .
After the plenary program , it was time for a series of workshops .
peep inside WUR ’s Winter Light Greenhouse
And then for the European Football Championship , the Netherlands make headway .
The atm was good . Click here for a full photo impression of the twenty-four hours ( in Dutch ) .
you may see the plenary intro by Adri and Robert on behalf of Glastuinbouw Nederland , and Marc Jansen on behalf of CBL :
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