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In this newsletter you will ind information on some of the activities of the agricultural department of the Em-bassy of the Netherlands in Nairobi. The aim of the agricultural department is to strengthen the relationship between Kenya and The Netherlands including the Kenyan-Dutch agro business relations. This is demon-strated by the fact that the Netherlands is the second export destination for Kenyan goods.
VIVEuropeTheDutch Poultry Centre and NABC organize a poultry trade mission for African industry leaders to the Netherlands including a visit to the VIV Europe Expo coming June. Formore information contact Myrthe van der Gaast of NABC at [email protected]
Theoournewagriculturalof icerinTanzaniaWe are very happy to introduce you to our new col-league, Theonestina Mutabingwa. She will be support-ing the Tanzanian Agricultural department as policy of icer. Her skills and experiences will contribute greatly reach our goals in the future. Welcome to the team! [email protected]
NEWSLETTER2018-02fromtheAgriculturalDepartmentTheEmbassyoftheKingdomoftheNetherlandsinNairobi
DutchagriculturalbusinessesinKenyaOur new intern Robin will be working on an assign-ment that will provide us with a better understanding of which Dutch companies are located where in Ken-ya. By extending our knowledge on the amount, types and locations of companies the embassy can contrib-ute to the identi ication of possible Agro-hubs. This will also aid the further policy making of the agricul-tural department. The outcome of this study will be strictly con idential, and is purely for internal use. Robin will contact Dutch businesses in Kenya in the upcoming weeks.
Onactivities,events,studies,articlesandmoreWhotocontact?Donothesitatetocontactusincaseofquestions,tipsorwithtraderequests.AgriculturalDepartment[E] [email protected][T] 0733820800[Tw]@NLAgriKenya
AgroberichtenBuitenlandDid you know that each of the 53 Dutch agricultural departments in the world has a site on which the latest developments in the agricultural sector in their respective country are published? On our Ken-ya page we publish all developments, events, news items and studies related to all agricultural sectors in Kenya. If you have any suggestions, recommenda-tions, questions or knowledge to share, kindly send an e-mail to [email protected].
InformationServiceforDutchNationalsThe ministry of Foreign affairs has introduced a 24/7 information service on travel and safety advice. Im-portant note: the service doesnotautomatically transfer former registrations to the new service. Kindly sign up yourself on their website
ThenewministerofagricultureThe Kenyan government has identi ied food securi-ty as one of the four pillars in its strategic plan, whilst the aim of the agricultural counselor is to also further strengthen value chains. The shared ambition between the 2 countries was emphasized during a meeting between the new Kenyan Minister of Agriculture H.E. Mr. Kiunjuri, the Ambassador and the Agricultural Counsellor. We look forward to working together in the next years!Mombasa ieldtripA visit to the port of Mombasa was arranged by KEPHIS (Kenya Plant Health Inspectorate Services) and NVWA (Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority). The visit included a tour at the KEPHIS facilities, and the container freight stations. The local KEPHIS team plays an important role in the import of Dutch products into Kenya. The team dis-cussed challenges and ways to cooperate closely. Fol-lowed by a visit to the WFP (World Food Program), where the ASSIP (Automated Support System of Im-port) system has been implemented to simplify the import processes. Finally, some of the implemented recommendations were observed at the Container freight Station that deals with the importation of seed potatoes. As the inal stop, the team saw a container scanner, partly funded by the Netherlands, and learned more on how it plays a role in detecting evi-dence of poaching.
HorticultureCentreofExcellenceThe Netherlands has always been an important trade partner for Kenya in terms of horticultural export. To maintain and grow this position, a Horti-culture Centre of Excellence (HCoE), could be in-strumental in supporting local sector development and should increase the Dutch involvement and help to attract investors. Check our website on this topic.PotatoupdateMarch was the month of the potato! The special therefore highlights 24 articles written on various topics re-lated to the potato industry. Not only are there article available, in 2018 Wageningen University and Research organizes a course on (seed) potato sector development for emerging markets for practitioners, policymak-ers, researchers, and project managers who want to develop the potato industry in their home countries.
TheteamOur agricultural counsellor Ingrid Korving is accom-panied by a team of two policy of icers, one manage-ment assistant and two interns. Ingrid Korving Agricultural Counsellor Elizabeth Kiamba Agricultural Of icer Kenya Theonestina Mutabingwa Agricultural Of icer Tanzania Manou Aelmans Management Assistant Robin Bongers Intern Kenya Tim de Kruiff Intern Tanzania
RoundtableNaivashaRecently we organized a loriculture industry strate-gic session to get the important industry players to-gether and discuss recent opportunities and challeng-es in the sector. One particular topic which came up was issues with freight transport to Schiphol. The Ag-ricultural Department aims to conduct a study in the next months to follow this issue up. Other topics of interest and discussion were on market access and market maintenance. The participants appreciated the initiative of the session, they stated that next time the Ministry of Agriculture and transport could be represented.
Informationon inancingforentrepreneursAre you considering starting or expanding your busi-ness in Kenya, and looking for info on how RVO (Netherlands Enterprise Agency) can assist? RVO provides an overview and selection of their pro-grams. For a full overview, check this website.
EventsThese are some of the upcoming events in our sec-tor. Check our agenda for the overview • 27thAprilKingsDay will be celebrated. Invitations will be send soon. • 6to8thofJuneIFTEX(Floriculture Expo) will take place and of course we look forward to welcoming you at our stand. FreshProduceAfrica will be held in the same building. • 20to24thofAugustAFDAandESADA. The op opportunity to network and share knowledge with Africa’s booming dairy industry • 21to23rdofSeptembertheNaivashaHortifairshowcases products and services from industry
OrangeCarpetsDo you or your employees often travel to the Neth-erlands with a Schengen visa? The Embassy offers the Orange Carpet Visa facility, which aims to sim-plify the visa applications process for regular busi-ness travellers to the Netherlands. For more infor-mation, check the website.
ProgrammaUitzendingManagersPUM is a world wide organization that links SMEs in developing countries and emerging markets with senior experts from the Netherlands. These experts voluntarily devote their knowledge to the execution of short-term, practical, consultancy projects in the workplace. Check their website to ind out how your business can bene it from their expertise or send an e-mail to [email protected].
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