Short Chain Opportunities and Bottlenecks - look back to talk show 'More food from the short chain'

As part of the series 'The Hungry City', the talk show 'More food from the short chain' took place at Pakhuis de Zwijger on June 16. The reason for this theme was the sudden popularity of local food as a result of the corona crisis. Local farmers and food producers who could no longer sell their products to the catering industry started looking for creative solutions to sell their products directly to consumers. And consumers eagerly answered the call to buy local. But is it a temporary phenomenon or is the short chain the future?

Talkshow

At the table are Drees Peter van den Bosch, chairman of the Short Chain Taskforce and Nadia Zerouali, cookbook author, chef and taste maker Flevocampus. In conversation with presenter Natasja van den Berg they share their vision of the future of the short chain. Other experts such as dairy farmer Irene Prinsen-Bruins and Professor of Animal Production Systems Imke de Boer will supplement the discussion with their knowledge and experiences.

It is clear that the corona crisis plays a major role. It has brought opportunities and obstacles to the surface and put the subject on the map on the demand side. Positive elements like the cooperation between parties are mentioned, but also obstacles like setting up logistics, the small sales market and the mentality of the consumer are discussed. The participants agree on the importance of picking up the momentum.

Would you like to watch the talk show back? You can do so via the website of Pakhuis de Zwijger.

More short chains

To learn more about short chains, visit the website www.meeretenuitdekorteketen.nl. Here the Short Chain Taskforce shares the bottlenecks, challenges and answers that were collected in the Netherlands in the past year.

On the website of the Short Chain Taskforce you can read more about the Taskforce and find in the news an overview of what is happening in the field of the Dutch short chain. For example, a piece recently appeared about a nice Limburg short chain example, bakkerij De Bisschopsmolen.

On Kiempunt Limburg you will also find more information about short chains in our province. Limburg entrepreneurs are interviewed, knowledge is shared and example initiatives and developments are highlighted. Via this link you will discover all about it. Or become a member of the Kiempunt Limburg group 'Short Chains' and come into contact with other entrepreneurs and professionals.