Insights

25 October 2022

Introducing New SeedNL Programme Director Willem Schoustra

NFP would like to extend a very warm welcome to Willem Schoustra, who started his role earlier this month as his new SeedNL Programme Director.

24 October 2022

CGIAR Performance Report 2021 | Harvesting Research and Innovation for Impact

On 1 August, 2022, CGIAR published its 2021 Performance Report. The Netherlands, as a Strategic Partner and funder to CGIAR, is committed to sharing the important results achieved by CGIAR, its CGIAR Research Programmes (CRPs) and Platforms.

19 October 2022

Where Satellites and Soils Meet

What can space technology tell us about the health of Earth’s soils? How can farmers and other agrifood sector stakeholders use data and digital services to advance soil health? During the 2022 Geodata for Agriculture and Water (G4AW) Conference on October 4, the Netherlands Space Office ‘G4AW’ team, Netherlands Food Partnership and their expert partners shed light on the use of digital services for soil health.

30 September 2022

Food Security within the context of Dutch Policy

Global food and nutrition security continues to be a policy priority in the new Dutch policy for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation (FT&DC, in Dutch: BHOS). Recently, this new policy was discussed in Parliament. This article explains the timeline of the discussions in Dutch parliament and of the preparatory discussions and consultations by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The timeline includes the NFP activities to facilitate the policy engagement of the agrifood network.

30 September 2022

Bidding Farewell to NFP Executive Director Myrtille Danse

At the end of this month NFP Executive Director, Myrtille Danse, will be moving on to new pastures to start her role as Global Lead Corporate Engagement and Alliances, at Solidaridad. We caught up with Myrtille for a final a cup of coffee, to reflect on her two years at NFP.

27 September 2022

NEADAP Newsletter issue 1

The Netherlands East Africa Dairy Partnership (NEADAP) is one of the impact coalitions supported by NFP. Providing support to the dairy farmers and producers across six countries, NEADAP's shared ambition is to create impact at scale for the East Africa dairy sector.

7 September 2022

New Initiative Portfolio, New Opportunities for Engagement

An introduction to CGIAR’s Initiative Portfolio and its alignment with the NL- CGIAR Strategic Partnership.

15 August 2022

YALTA Publish Agroecology Production Handbook

YALTA have produced a handbook on agroecology production which resulted from the consolidation of information from various sources. The handbook is designed to impart knowledge to the young agriprenuers that have participated in the YALTA programme, although it can also be used by anyone with an interest in implementing, facilitating or training in agroecology farming.

11 August 2022

NL-CGIAR Event Report: Open for Business Strengthening CGIAR - private sector engagement for innovation and scaling

The report from the Open for Business; Strengthening NL-CGIAR Private Sector Engagement for Innovation and Scaling event has now been published and is available to download.

27 July 2022

Launch of the Seed Laws Toolbox

SeedNL is launching the Seed Laws Toolbox, a facility for small grants to address seed regulatory bottlenecks. A conducive seed regulatory framework is a prerequisite for a vibrant seed sector. Yet, in many low- and middle-income countries the regulatory system is still a key bottleneck, which is a major obstacle preventing quality seed of adapted varieties to reach small farmers. Typical issues are laws and regulations not being in line with regional and international standards, or issues around specific topics like variety release, appropriate quality assurance, seed business licensing and seed trade.