Sustainable food production policy in the Netherlands Presentation for the Round Table for Sustainable Production and Consumption of Food.

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Motivation

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Government agreement 2012:

- circular economy, green growth, stimulating a market for sustainable sourcing, - animal welfare, - cooperation in the food chain.

• Agricultural sector is an important sector for the Dutch economy • Increasing public and political interest for food.

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Issues / Objectives of the Dutch policy

• • • • • Increase Confidence in food Stimulate sustainable food production Reducing food waste Earnings model and policy rules for competition and sustainability Food security Ministry of Economic Affairs Title of the presentation | November 5, 2012

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Confidence in food

• • • • Safeguarding the integrity and safety of food Identifying risks The industry bears primary responsibility for product integrity and safety.

Ambition: create a chain that is completely transparent.

• Private quality systems offer a reliable framework.

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Sustainable food production

• • • • Higher demands consumers on products (fairness, honesty, transparency and sustainability).

Companies are signing up to private sustainability initiatives For sustainable food production a good cooperation in the food chain is necessary. Industry and civil society organisations are primarily responsible for the drive towards sustainable food production.

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Sustainable Food Alliance

• The Sustainable Food Alliance is a partnership of the different actors in the food chain: Dutch Food retail Association (CBL) • The Dutch Food Industry Federation • The Dutch Federation of Agriculture and Horticulture (LTO) • Dutch Federation of Catering Organisations (Veneca) • The Royal Dutch Food Service Industry (KHN) Ministry of Economic Affairs Title of the presentation | November 5, 2012

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Alliance and Ministry: Food Sustainbility agenda

• Sustainability in the major Dutch raw materials and product chains in a broad sense; • Increasing the sustainability of the meat chain; • Reducing food waste and optimising residual waste streams; • Improving transparency and communication; Ministry of Economic Affairs Title of the presentation | November 5, 2012

Role government

• Stimulating and facilitating business and sectors, stimulating and sharing ‘best practices’ • Promoting sustainable innovations • Monitoring the progress on sustainability 9 • • Promoting sustainable consumption Formulate policy rules for pursuing sustainability within the competition rules Ministry of Economic Affairs Title of the presentation | November 5, 2012

Reducing Food Waste

• • • • • • Netherlands will reduce food waste 20% in 2015 compared with 2009 Stimulating transparency: clarity on waste figures Consumer awareness-raising and behavioural change: Dutch Food Nutrition Centre provides practical tools and objective information.

‘best before date’: consumers are confused.

Supporting Business Innovation Reseach projects.

Stimulating cooperation between actors in the food chain and the food banks.

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Food waste (2) • In 2014 The Netherlands will organise an international conference on food waste and post-harvest losses.

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Policy rules for competition and sustainablity

• A code of conduct for fair trading practices is developed to improve the relationships within the chain (with pilots).

• • • • Are the competition rules problematic for sustainability initiatives?

Sector organisations are invited to submit sustainability initiatives to the ACM (Authority for Consumers and Markets) A sustainability Knowledge Bank on ACM website More clarity for organisations on what kind of cooperations on sustainability is permitted within the cooperation framework.

Draft policy rules are developed.

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Food security

Global sustainable economic development in the agro sector is necessary for a living income and productive employment. • • • • By: Productivity improvement; Sustainable and effective chains; Improved market access; A better business climate.

Dutch government will support internationalisation initiatives with the Golden Trinagle of business, knowledge institutes and governments.

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Thanks

• Thanks for your attention.

Joost de Jong Ministry of Economic Affairs The Netherlands 0031 70 378 5930 [email protected]

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