High-tech solutions along the Indian supply chain

• Region: India
• Sector: Commodities & Horticulture
• Duration: 2010-2016
• 27 Project partners
• Public-private partnership co-financed by the Dutch government

A consortium of highly innovative Dutch companies operating in the food sector, providing high-tech solutions along the supply chain.

Key Achievements

• Explored and innovated Indian agro-food value chains (bakery, fruits & vegetables, meat & fish, cooling, education).
• Facilitated knowledge transfer of Dutch technologies and best practices.
• Organised industry events like fairs, impact tours, and exchange programs.
• Conducted demonstration projects and feasibility studies in India.
• Connected Dutch companies with Indian stakeholders for potential partnerships.

FoodTechHolland (FTH) is a public-private partnership that has been active in India from 2010 until 2016. As a consortium of Dutch agro-food companies, supported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs under the 2g@there program (2010-2013) and the Partners for International Business program (2014-2016). The consortium partners of FoodTechHolland have worked together to explore and innovate Indian agro-food value chains. Activities such as fairs, impact tours, exchange programs, demonstration projects and feasibility studies were organised. Dutch knowledge and innovation was transferred into different sectors: bakery, fruit & vegetables, meat & fish, cooling and education.

Companies

The consortium initiated and coordinated by Larive contains the following sector experts:

• Capway Bakery Automation
• East-West Seed
• Fancom
• Heiploeg Group
• Hypor
• IBK Groep
• IPN
• Kiremko
• Koppert
• Larive (initiator and coordinator)
• Lentiz Onderwijsgroep
• Market Food Group
• Metaflex
• Miedema
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands
• MPS
• Partner Logistics
• PRAXAS
• Priva
• Rademaker
• RBK
• Rijkzwaan
• Schouten Europe
• SELO
• Solidpack
• Tolsma
• VEK Adviesgroep
• VHL (Van Hall Larenstein)
• WUR (Wageningen University & Research)