How is the Dutch Pig doing now?

Published 2023년 2월 17일

Tridge summary

The Coalition Vitalization of Pig Farming in the Netherlands is working on a new initiative, Holland Varken, to highlight the quality and sustainability of Dutch pork on the international market. The initiative will be based on three pillars: a revised standards framework, a blockchain information system, and improved chain cooperation. The blockchain will enable transparent and efficient information exchange between chain partners, potentially leading to reduced administrative burdens and increased control for pig farmers. The initiative is supported by a subsidy from the Coalitie Vitalisering Varkenshouderij and is expected to be scaled up with participation from more pig farmers and slaughterhouses.
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'Global leader in market orientation and chain cooperation', is the headline of the fifth ambition from the action plan of the Coalition Vitalization of Pig Farming in 2016. The standards framework will be launched in 2018. Together with the IKB certification schemes, this is the foundation of Holland Varken. And apart from various media that wrote about the quality label and the question: 'When will a pig farmer notice anything?', it was then quiet around Holland Varken. That silence seems to be over now. Producers Organization Pig Farming (POV) and the umbrella organization of meat processing companies COV are working together to further develop Holland Varken. The POV appointed specialist Wilfried Goldewijk especially for this purpose in October 2022. 'Dutch pig farmers produce premium quality. Holland Varken must help us market the quality of our pork and also get paid.' The Netherlands has a relatively high cost price, says Richard van der Kruijk of COV. 'But our production ...
Source: Nieuwe Oogst

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