Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands 
Office of the Counsellor for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality
6/50 F, Shantipath
Chanakyapuri
New Delhi - 110 021

Tel. +91-11-24197605/77
Fax. +91-11-24197702
E-mail :  nde-lnv@minbuza.nl

The office: 

• Functions as a liason and promotes co-operation between the Netherlands and India and Sri Lanka in the areas of agriculture, agri-business, food, fisheries, nature management, agricultural research and education.  
• Exchanges information with the ministries in its working area. 
• Promotes Dutch exports of agri-business products and services to the countries in its work area. 
• Offers information to Dutch and Indian suppliers of amongst others agricultural products, agricultural machinery, agricultural services and consultancy. 
• Wherever possible assists the local Dutch and Indo-Dutch agri-business sector, as well as those companies in Sri Lanka that have a joint venture with a Dutch company. 

The work area of the agricultural office is India and Sri Lanka.  

Reports:

The India Opportunity - draft reports prepared by Rabo India Finance Ltd for the office of the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality at the Netherlands Embassy in New Delhi: 

•  Floriculture Sector
•  Bakery Equipments
•  Fresh Produce Supply Chain
•  Dairy and Dairy Equipments 

Presentations given during the launch of the RABO India/WUR draft sector reports on Friday 29 May 2009 in Utrecht, the Netherlands

•  Introduction by Mr Hans Wolff, Counsellor for Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality at the Netherlands Embassy in New Delhi
• The India Opportunity, presentation by Mr S. Venkatraman, Rabo India Finance Ltd
•  India-Dutch Agribusiness Opportunities, presentation by Mr Arjen Simons, Wageningen University and Research Centre
• Opportunities for Indian-Dutch Cooperation in Metropolitan Agriculture, presentation by Mr Peter Smeets, Alterra, Wageningen University and Research Centre

Please note that the deadline for comments on the draft reports is 15 September 2009

Useful links

• Agricultural policy in the Netherlands
• Sector information and links to useful organisations in the Netherlands
• Dutch agricultural producers and exporters
• Information for Dutch agricultural companies looking for business in India
• Information for Indian agricultural companies looking for business in the Netherlands
• Agricultural Trade Fairs in India 2009
•  India Business Guide 2007 a publication of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, New Delhi 
•  Information about trade in protected plants and animals
•  Special on dairy sector in India, source: Zuivelzicht Magazine, the Netherlands
•  Agri-Logistics in India: Adding Dutch Value to the Chain.
  (source: " EVD, Agency for International Business Cooperation, Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Netherlands.")