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Job opportunities in pig farming and greenhouse farming greatest

The continuing economic growth is increasingly causing personnel shortages. This is also the case in the North Limburg agrofood and green sector.

Brightlands Agrifood Ventures fund grows to 20 million euros

Brightlands Agrifood Ventures has increased its first fund for Limburg startups in the agriculture and food sector by 3 million euros to over 20 million euros.

Fruits and vegetables as medicine?

Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo, foundation vers+ together with the HAS University of Applied Sciences, Avans University of Applied Sciences and Maastricht Uni

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Fairer prices for agri-food products are the future

The economic bureau of ABN Amro predicts that environmental effects of food production will increasingly be passed on to the consumer in the coming years.

High time for an innovative approach to the tight labor market

At all levels we see shortages of personnel in the Limburg agrofood.

ABN Amro: turnaround for robotization in food sector

Robots, big data, mechanics and artificial intelligence are all what's going on in the food sector right now.

Almost 7 tons of state money for FoodLab Limburg

FoodLab Limburg receives almost 7 tons of subsidy from the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science.

3 Limburg food changers in Food100

Coenraad Reinders, pig farmer at Landgoed Heerdeberg, Thijs Rompelberg, co-owner at Groenhof Agro and board member of LLTB and Frank van Eerd, initiator of the Bi

Farming differently: opportunities for short chains and new revenue models

More than 80 entrepreneurs attended the meeting to jointly explore opportunities when it comes to short chains and new revenue models in agri-food.

Dutch Agri Food Week: a short photo and video report

From October 5 to 16, nearly 1,000 visitors visited the Brightlands Campus in Venlo during the Dutch Agri Food Week (DAFW) 2018.

Without a green thumb you won't get in?

Prejudices of working in the agricultural sector are made debatable during Today's talent, an experiment by the UWV, LLTB, Kasgroeit and the Province of Limburg.

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Brightlands Campus the ideal stage for the start of Dutch AgriFood Week

The opening of the Dutch AgriFood Week at Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo is a testament to the stormy development of the campus.

Jan Klerken, Ambassador of the Mushroom

This is what you don't want to miss during #DAFW18

During the Dutch Agri Food Week there is so much to experience: where to start? Kiempunt knows which events in Limburg you should definitely not miss.

Vegetable seed production by far largest in Limburg

Limburg produces by far the most vegetable seeds and young seedlings, CBS statistics show.

Kipster wins prestigious Mansholt Award

Limburg egg producer Kipster wins the prestigious Mansholt Business Award for Sustainable Entrepreneurship.