Insights

7 January 2022

Orange Knowledge Programme Scholarships

Nuffic and Wageningen University & Research are inviting professionals interested in developing their skills in sustainable and inclusive food systems, to apply for one of a number of courses offered through the Orange Knowledge Programme.

21 December 2021

Reflections on a Unique and Significant Year for Food Systems with NFP Executive Director Myrtille Danse

As 2021 draws to a close in what has effectively been NFP’s inaugural full year, Executive Director Myrtille Danse takes stock and reflects on progress made and some of the key outcomes from the last 12 months. Myrtille also sheds some light on her vision for the next phase of NFP's role as a key convener, whilst expressing her optimism that clarity and detailed guidance towards future priorities has now been provided, through events such as the UN food Systems Summit and COP26.

21 December 2021

In Conversation with UN Youth Representatives Eva and Evi

During their recent visit to the NFP Offices, we took the opportunity to sit down with UN Dutch Youth Representatives and young change makers Eva Koffeman and Evi Vet. Eva and Evi provided some fascinating insights on a range of topics, not least the importance of ensuring young people have a seat at the table when it comes to conversations around food systems transformation.

20 December 2021

Harvesting for Longer Term Collaboration with the Beninese Horticulture Sector

Netherlands Food Partnership in close collaboration with the Benin based AgriBiz Booster Association, recently organised three online webinars for key public and private partners from the Beninese horticulture sector. Initiated by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (EKN), around 35 Beninese and Dutch partners attended the online workshops.

17 December 2021

NFP to host Clim-Eat: A Think and Do Tank for Food and Climate

We are extremely proud to announce that NFP will host a new think and do tank - Clim-Eat, which will work across the nexus of food systems and the climate crisis, to actively mobilise action, identify solutions and influence policy across these two interconnected domains.

16 December 2021

Supporting Circular Agribusiness Models in Nigeria and Indonesia

Earlier this month we organised two virtual events on Circular Agribusiness Models, for a total of 45 specifically selected participants. This was part of NFP's support to Bopinc and MVO Nederland to convene and bring together clusters of Dutch and local businesses and stakeholders, with a view to advancing business opportunities for SMEs.

16 December 2021

Positive Response to Food Systems e-course which returns in 2022

The Food Systems Transformation e-course which took place in June this year was the highest attended event to date, in which NFP was a co-organiser. Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation (WCDI) were the lead facilitators for the e-course, which attracted a huge amount of interest from 950 applications, for a maximum capacity of 600 places. The course was also aligned and linked to the global momentum driven by the UN Food System Summit.

16 December 2021

COP26 Food Systems Dutch Network Debrief

Following on in the series of online network meetings around the UN Food Systems Summit, NFP in collaboration with the Ministries of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality and Foreign Affairs, organised a debriefing on 22 November to discuss and review COP26 (26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties), with a specific focus on agriculture, food and nature based solutions.

14 December 2021

Lessons from Dutch Public-Private Partnerships on Food and Nutrition Security

The key findings from an evaluation report on the lessons learnt from Dutch Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) on Food and Nutrition Security have now been published. The research was conducted by the Netherlands Working Group on international Nutrition (NWGN) and incorporates the recommendations that came out of a dialogue session that was jointly organised earlier this year by NWGN and NFP.

6 December 2021

Scoping Report on Forming an Impact Coalition on Hybrid True Potato Seed

The Netherlands Food Partnership (NFP) has produced a report to present the findings of a scoping study on the feasibility of accelerating the implementation of Hybrid True Potato Seed (HTPS) in emerging economies. This scoping study does not focus on the promises and challenges of the hybrid breeding technology, but rather on the broader system context of African agriculture and potato cultivation that is needed to sustainably introduce and scale Hybrid True Potato Seed.