Dutch AgriTech Edge at Risk, Invest-NL Report Warns
A new Invest-NL report says the Netherlands could lose its agrifood biotech lead unless it tackles barriers in regulation, financing and commercialisation.
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The Netherlands, long seen as a European frontrunner in agricultural and food innovation, could lose ground as other countries move more quickly to commercialise new agricultural technologies, according to a report released by the Dutch national investment institution Invest-NL.
The study, titled Deep Dive Agrifood Biotech, estimates that addressing the obstacles facing Dutch agrifood biotechnology companies could generate roughly 17 billion euros in additional annual revenue by 2040. It warns, however, that much of that potential value could be captured by other countries without coordinated efforts on regulation, financing and commercialisation.
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