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K ees Romijn : Dutch Farmers Association Henk Flipsen : Dutch Feed Industry Association Onno van Eijk: Dutch foundation for Nature & Environment. Ottawa, 16th october 2013. Shared a mbition. “Work together to achieve an in all aspects sustainable livestock sector in 2023.
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Kees Romijn: Dutch Farmers Association Henk Flipsen: Dutch Feed Industry Association Onno van Eijk: Dutch foundation for Nature & Environment Ottawa, 16th october 2013
Shared ambition “Work together to achieve an in all aspects sustainable livestock sector in 2023. A profitable and competing livestock sector that produces with respect forpeople, animals, environment and the social system, including the effects of Dutch livestock production abroad.”
Context • Start 2008/2009 • Growing public concern about animal welfare and environment • GrowingGovernment awareness of ineffectivefunctioning of legislationand control toaccelerate the process • Example of succesfull multi-stakeholders approach (castration in pig production) Declaration: • Sustainable production is shared responsibility partners in production chain, ngo’s and governement • Join forces to accellerate sustainable production
Multi-stakeholderapproach Branche organisations • Farmers LTO • Slaughterhouses COV • Feed NEVEDI • Dairy producers NZO ………………………………… Bank • Rabobank ………………………………… NGO’s • Animal Welfare (Dierenbescherming) • Environment (Natuur en milieu) Government • National level (ministry) • Local level (IPO) • ……………………………… Knowledge institutes • Education (Groene kennis cooperatie • Wageningen University and Research
What UDV does • Stimulates • Criticalexamination • Makes open to discussion • Bring stakeholders together • Communicate successes
Lessonslearned • common visionand full committment • Mutual respect • Grant everyonetheirpositionand succes • Stimulateexistinginitiatives of stakeholders • Findwhite spots andcreateinitiatives • Government is facilitating • Consumermarket is the keyto change • Build trust bydoing