Dutch Prime Minister Rutte visits Enza Zaden
M
ark Rutte, the Prime Minister of the Netherlands, was received in Hoorn on the afternoon of Monday 21 September by Johan Remkes, the Royal Commissioner of the province of Noord-Holland. The Prime Minister was updated on developments in the region, including economic stimulus measures and improvements to highway infrastructure.
Visit to Seed Valley
At the end of the afternoon in Enkhuizen, the Prime Minister visited the vegetable-breeding company Enza Zaden. This innovative family business develops more than 1,100 vegetable varieties and now has 42 sites and three joint ventures in 24 countries. Enza Zaden has its headquarters in Seed Valley.
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Summer School: A sneak peek
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A few words from Her Majesty
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Agriport A7 run: triple healthy!
Sunday = health day. Running against a headwind on dead straight polder roads, networking as you catch your breath afterwards...
Breeding Academy in Seed Valley
This week, Enkhuizen will be the stage for the European Plant Breeding Academy, a two-year study programme for plant breeders
Journalists from US and Canada visit
Nine American and Canadian journalists are touring the Netherlands for a week to blog, chat and write about the Netherlands’ state-of-the-art sustainable horticulture
Green Analyst study programme starts April 2011
Laboratory work has an increasingly important place at many seed companies and there are regular vacancies for laboratory staff at intermediate vocational (MBO) level in our region