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"Nederlandse tuinders moeten zich gaan onderscheiden op kwaliteit, tegen de bulk uit Spanje valt niet te concurreren." Inholland-lector Duurzame Verbindingen Olaf van Kooten brengt onderzoekers en telers samen om van elkaar te leren om zo de concurrentieslag te winnen. "Om dat voor elkaar te krijgen heb je tovenaars nodig."

"Nederlandse tuinders moeten zich gaan onderscheiden op kwaliteit, tegen de bulk uit Spanje valt niet te concurreren." Inholland-lector Duurzame Verbindingen Olaf van Kooten brengt onderzoekers en telers samen om van elkaar te leren om zo de concurrentieslag te winnen. "Om dat voor elkaar te krijgen heb je tovenaars nodig."

"Nederlandse tuinders moeten zich gaan onderscheiden op kwaliteit, tegen de bulk uit Spanje valt niet te concurreren." Inholland-lector Duurzame Verbindingen Olaf van Kooten brengt onderzoekers en telers samen om van elkaar te leren om zo de concurrentieslag te winnen. "Om dat voor elkaar te krijgen heb je tovenaars nodig."

This study describes and analyses the strongly developing Mexican greenhouse horticultural sector, which is a relevant partner for the Dutch supply industry. The sector is geographically spread over the large country, and characterized by widevariation in technology level. The export to the USA and Canada is relevant for the development of the vegetable sector.Timing of production, logistics, quality and traceability, cost reduction and cooperation are essential. The ornamental sector can not compete with other Latin American countries on the export market, and will largely depend on the domesticsituation. Hardware, knowledge, infrastructure, cooperation are some of the issues. The Dutch horticultural industry is world-leading and supplies high-quality products and services. Therefore, the obvious markets for Dutch suppliers in Mexico are formed by the medium and high-tech sectors. Most interesting are:1. Small to medium scale (0.5 to 2 ha) vegetable farms that have formed clusters.2. Small to medium scale flower and ornamental farms that need good varieties.3. Medium to large vegetable growers in various regions can be assisted in their advancement through a tailormade approach.4. Medium to large-scale cut flower farms in Baja California that exporting to the USA.5. Agroparks. Deze studie beschrijft en analyseert de Mexicaanse bedekte tuinbouwsector, die zich sterk ontwikkelt, en daarmee een relevante partner voor de Nederlandse toeleverende industrie is. De sector is geografisch over het grote land verspreid,en wordt gekenmerkt door een grote variatie in technologisch niveau. De export naar de VS en Canada zijn belangrijk voor de ontwikkeling van de groentesector. Moment van productie, logistiek, kwaliteit en traceability, kostenreductie en samenwerking zijn essentieel. De sierteeltsector kan niet met andere Latijns Amerikaanse landen op de exportmarkt concurreren, en zal sterk afhankelijk zijn van de nationale situatie. Hardware, kennis, infrastructuur, en samenwerking zijn enkele verbeterpunten. De Nederlandse tuinbouwindustrie is leidend en levert hoge kwaliteit producten en diensten. De voor de hand liggende markten in Mexico voor Nederlandse leveranciers liggen op het midden- en hoogtechnologischeniveau. Het meest interessant zijn:1. Kleine tot middelgrote (0,5 tot 2 ha) groentebedrijven die zich hebben geclusterd.2. Kleine tot middelgrote bloemen- en sierplantenbedrijven die goede variëteiten nodig hebben.3. Middelgrote tot grote groentebedrijven in verschillende gebieden die met maatwerk vooruit geholpen kunnen worden.4. Middelgrote tot grote snijbloembedrijven in Baja California die naar de VS exporteren.5. Agroparken.

This study describes and analyses the strongly developing Mexican greenhouse horticultural sector, which is a relevant partner for the Dutch supply industry. The sector is geographically spread over the large country, and characterized by widevariation in technology level. The export to the USA and Canada is relevant for the development of the vegetable sector.Timing of production, logistics, quality and traceability, cost reduction and cooperation are essential. The ornamental sector can not compete with other Latin American countries on the export market, and will largely depend on the domesticsituation. Hardware, knowledge, infrastructure, cooperation are some of the issues. The Dutch horticultural industry is world-leading and supplies high-quality products and services. Therefore, the obvious markets for Dutch suppliers in Mexico are formed by the medium and high-tech sectors. Most interesting are:1. Small to medium scale (0.5 to 2 ha) vegetable farms that have formed clusters.2. Small to medium scale flower and ornamental farms that need good varieties.3. Medium to large vegetable growers in various regions can be assisted in their advancement through a tailormade approach.4. Medium to large-scale cut flower farms in Baja California that exporting to the USA.5. Agroparks.

This report summarizes the main results from the Cross-Compliance project The core aim of this EU funded research project is to analyse the external competitiveness impact arising from an improvement in the level of compliance with mandatory standards

This report summarizes the main results from the Cross-Compliance project The core aim of this EU funded research project is to analyse the external competitiveness impact arising from an improvement in the level of compliance with mandatory standards

The competitiveness of the European food industry is weak compared to the US and Canada and at approximately the same level as the Australian and Brazilian industry. Scenarios show that unless the productivity growth in the EU is higher than in the rest of the world, EU competitiveness remains weak. Despite the weak competitive performance, a fair number of world leading food enterprises are located in the EU. Moreover the importance of the food industry in total manufacturing is growing, and the sub-sectors value added is higher than that of most other sub-sectors in manufacturing. The impact of food legislation does not seem to affect EU competitiveness negatively compared to the US. In general, EU companies’ view on the food legislation is positive. EU authorities can increase their support for the European industry by engaging in export negotiations. This study is one of the few or maybe even the first one, which included all subsectors of the food industry and benchmarked these with important non-EU countries.

The competitiveness of the European food industry is weak compared to the US and Canada and at approximately the same level as the Australian and Brazilian industry. Scenarios show that unless the productivity growth in the EU is higher than in the rest of the world, EU competitiveness remains weak. Despite the weak competitive performance, a fair number of world leading food enterprises are located in the EU. Moreover the importance of the food industry in total manufacturing is growing, and the sub-sectors value added is higher than that of most other sub-sectors in manufacturing. The impact of food legislation does not seem to affect EU competitiveness negatively compared to the US. In general, EU companies’ view on the food legislation is positive. EU authorities can increase their support for the European industry by engaging in export negotiations. This study is one of the few or maybe even the first one, which included all subsectors of the food industry and benchmarked these with important non-EU countries.