Glasshouse horticulture in the Netherlands: governance for resilient and sustainable economies

The Netherlands have a strong and competitive horticulture sector, with regional clusters of glasshouse horticulture companies, of which the ‘Greenports’ of Westland – Oostland (near The Hague), Aalsmeer (near Amsterdam) and Venlo (near the German Ruhr Area) are the most important ones. The sector makes a strong contribution to the export position of the Netherlands. Since the 1990s, stimulated by changing societal expectations growers and surrounding actors engaged in improving the sustainability of the glasshouse horticulture sector, especially focussing on reducing energy usage, greenhouse... Mehr ...