North Holland commits 2.7 million for Food Vision

North Holland is committed to clean and safe production of healthy, affordable and tasty food for all. Achieving a sustainable food system requires all parties in the food chain to do their bit. The province wants to encourage this and financially support a number of projects. The Food Vision 2020-2030 sets out the opportunities and challenges to achieve a sustainable food system. 

In particular, the province will work to achieve the following results. By 2030: 

• Land farming is nature-inclusive - Regenerative agriculture: producing food not against but for nature. A healthy ecosystem is important for keeping the soil healthy and it also contributes, for example, to clean air and water. 
• Cycles will be closed at the lowest possible level - Closed-loop farming: producing food efficiently in cycles, so that damage to the ecosystem (water, soil, air) is prevented and restored. This also takes into account animal welfare. The recovery of proteins and compost from residual food flows, the recovery of phosphates from residual flows such as sewage water, an optimal exchange of feed and manure between agricultural entrepreneurs are also part of this theme. 
• We will be eating 25% from the region - Short chain: The short food chain is a food chain in which you find as few parties as possible between producer and consumer, such as processors, trading houses and middlemen. This makes the connection between producer and consumer more direct and close, and they keep more control over price and quality. There is also more room for own initiatives and cooperation with a focus on sustainability, animal welfare and health.

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