The Dutch food and agricultural market has been focusing on producing efficiently and effectively with the aim of cost minimization and profit maximizing. In addition to positive developments (higher efficiency and more effective production), this market system has created negative impact for nature, …

This publication follows and analysis the proces in the region Westerkwartier in the Netherlands in their effort to built a whole new regionale food chain. In this report there is a remarkeble role for the knowledge instutions on vocational and applied level.

deze video geeft een inzicht in de achtergronden van het ontstaan en de uitvoering en vormgeving van het proces die ertoe leidde dat er in de regio Westerkwartier hard wordt gewerkt aan de realisatie van een regionale voedselketen met een verwaardingsplek in de regio in de vorm van de food factory. De …

The Erasmus project Peat Valley+ was a coalition of the Hanze University of Applied Science, Vocational School Terra in the Netherlands, the Vives University of Applied Science in Belgium and the university of Skövde in Sweden. This Alliance worked on the development of an external structure in the region …

presentation on the annual Reframe conference of the initiative of the regional cooperative Westerkwartier to built new and next communities in their regional food chain

Oresentation at the regional meeting of REFRAME in Kopenhagen

Recent challenges such like climate, demographic, political, economy and market changes are the foundation for the establishment of the Regional Cooperative Westerkwartier (RCW) in the Northern Netherlands. This RCW is managing a vast range of regional programs and projects developed by multi-stakeholder …

Regionwise Enterprise.Presentation during the Congress NGBM held on 28-09-2015.Regional cooperatives as a new business model.

A study was undertaken on the sunflower value chain in Lira district of Uganda. The objective of the study was twofold: First to catalogue innovations that have been developed or introduced in the value chain over a 10 year trajectory (1998-2007). The second objective was to map the knowledge management …

This study examines the domestic and international orange value chains within Muheza district, Tanzania. The thesis was conducted as part of a project examining the fruit farming systems and the value chains that they supply with raw material . The research though a field study conducted into the region, …