Netherlands Agricultural Network

Name

Netherlands Agricultural Network

Legal name

Ministerie van Landbouw, Visserij, Voedselzekerheid en Natuur

Website

https://agroberichtenbuitenland.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Agricultural Advisory Services

NAICS

Regulation of Agricultural Marketing and Commodities (92614)

SIC

Foreign Governments (8888)

akta.pro primary industry

Agriculture, Food Security & Nutrition Technical Assistance (BPADAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Agriculture, Fisheries & Food Administration (BPAIAAAO)

Keywords

• Agricultural advisory services
• International market intelligence
• Trade facilitation
• Government networking
• Policy coordination

Headquarters

HQ city

The Hague

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government-funded public service: Funded by the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Visserij, Voedselzekerheid en Natuur (LVVN). No commercial revenue model - provides free services to Dutch businesses, knowledge institutions, and civil society organizations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

The Netherlands Agricultural Network (LVVN Attaché Netwerk, LAN) is the foreign network of the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature (LVVN), operating in 75 countries through agricultural counsellors and attachés stationed at Dutch embassies. It delivers international market intelligence, policy developments, sector information, trade opportunities, and trade missions to Dutch companies, knowledge institutions, and civil society organizations active in agriculture, food, fisheries, and nature. All services are provided free of charge as a government-funded public service.

Product overview

The LVVN Attaché Network (LAN) operates Agroberichten Buitenland as its primary information platform, serving as a unified portal for international agricultural market intelligence. The core offering consists of the main website providing news and country-specific information, supplemented by the Highlights newsletter (weekly email), Agrospecials e-magazine (thematic publications), and agricultural counseling services including trade missions and bilateral cooperation support. The platform supports Dutch companies, knowledge institutions, and civil society organizations across 75 countries in agriculture, food, fisheries, and nature sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Agroberichten Buitenland (LAN Website) The main online platform of the LVVN Attaché Network providing international agricultural news, country-specific information, market developments, policy updates, and trade opportunities across 75 countries for Dutch companies and knowledge institutions.
• Highlights Nieuwsbrief Weekly digital newsletter delivered every Thursday via email, providing subscribers with the latest news and activities from the LVVN Attaché Network.
• Agrospecials E-magazine Digital magazine covering topics including Food Loss, Bioeconomy, Fertilizers, Biodiversity, Water, EUDR, Nature-inclusive agriculture, Green and Healthy Cities, and Protein Transition.
• LVVN Attaché Network Advisory Services Agricultural counseling services, trade missions, market intelligence, and bilateral cooperation facilitation supporting Dutch businesses, knowledge institutions and civil society organizations in international agricultural ambitions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Network active in 75 countries
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Wageningen University & Research (WUR)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 December 2020Collaborated on Indo-Dutch Task Force on Food Loss and Waste (INTAFLOW) to bring together stakeholders from government, academia, and industry. WUR has provided technical advice on cold-chain infrastructure projects in India and conducted studies on food losses in tomato value chains.
• Yes BankcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Indian bank specializing in agriculture and food systems, partnered with LAN to commission a study in 2014 to understand the scale and nature of food losses in India, particularly in the potato sector.
• IDH (Initiative for Sustainable Trade)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading the India Coffee Climate Resilient Landscapes Program with LAN support. Pilot project for digital advisory on biodiversity conservation reached 25,000 farmers in Karnataka and Kerala, including 28 percent women farmers.
• SolidaridadcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch NGO commissioned by LAN to conduct study on food losses in tomato value chain in Madhya Pradesh (2021). Supports sustainable production in key commodities through regenerative practices.
• CommonlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch organization helping implement agriculture practices in India that are more eco-friendly and can support the livelihood of the population.
• NL WorksminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch organization implementing eco-friendly agriculture practices in India that can support the livelihood of the population.
• KM ZERO Food Innovation HubcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSpanish Food Changemakers Think Tank where LAN team contributes to working groups on generational renewal, technology/ecology narratives, and sustainability. LAN contributed to annual strategic foresight reports on future of food.
• iCatalistcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFacilitating wetland conservation collaboration between Spain and Netherlands. Supported Valencia Water Management Planning project and workshop on Wetlands Across Borders.
• Water Roadmap Collective Action Project (WRAP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDelivered by Good Stuff International (GSI), LAN team in Spain collaborates on Doñana soft fruit sustainability project addressing groundwater overuse and environmental challenges.
• FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN agency where Dutch Permanent Representative operates. LAN facilitates cooperation between Netherlands and FAO on global food security, sustainable development, and food systems transformation.
• WFP (World Food Programme)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN agency where Dutch Permanent Representative operates. Collaboration on humanitarian food assistance and food security programs.
• IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUN agency where Dutch Permanent Representative operates. Focus on rural development and agricultural investment in developing countries.
• European UnioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLAN Attaché at Permanent Representation to EU in Brussels handles agricultural policy coordination and EU affairs.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• FMO (Dutch Entrepreneurial Development Bank): Dutch development bank that partners with the LAN to finance agricultural and food systems investments in developing countries (e.g., DeHaat, Sahyadri). Comparable focus on supporting Dutch agritech and agribusiness internationally, but as a financial partner rather than a direct competitor.
• IDH - The Sustainable Trade Initiative: Dutch foundation that convenes public-private partnerships for sustainable agriculture and trade in emerging markets, partnered with the LAN on coffee climate resilience programs. Comparable in convening Dutch and international agricultural development stakeholders.
• Wageningen University & Research (WUR): Dutch agricultural research institution that is a core strategic partner of the LAN, providing technical knowledge for food systems, cold chain, and sustainable agriculture projects. Comparable in serving Dutch agricultural stakeholders internationally but as a research partner rather than a competitor.
• Solidaridad Network: Dutch international NGO operating sustainable agricultural supply chains globally, partnered with the LAN on food loss studies in India. Comparable in agri-sector international development work, but as an NGO and program partner rather than a public sector network.

Direct peers

• Business France - Agri-Agro desk: French government agency operating through embassies to support French agricultural and food companies in international markets. Comparable mandate of diplomatic commercial support for the agrifood sector.
• AHDB (Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board): UK statutory levy board that provides market intelligence, export support, and trade development services to UK agricultural businesses, including international trade support. Comparable in providing market intelligence and trade facilitation services, though UK-focused rather than operating a global embassy-based network.

Regional players

• Eurostat - Agricultural Statistics: European statistical office providing agricultural data and policy intelligence across EU member states. Comparable in providing agricultural market and policy intelligence, though limited to EU regulatory and statistical data rather than global embassy-based diplomacy.

Broad incumbents

• USDA Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS): The U.S. equivalent of the Netherlands Agricultural Network, FAS operates agricultural attachés at U.S. embassies worldwide to support American agricultural exports and international cooperation. Directly comparable mandate, structure, and diplomatic distribution model, but at much larger scale.
• EU DG AGRI (Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development): European Commission directorate that shapes EU agricultural policy and engages with counterparts internationally on agricultural trade. Comparable as a public sector agricultural policy actor with international mandate, but supranational rather than bilateral embassy-based.

Emerging players

• Rabobank Food & Agribusiness Research: Dutch financial institution with a globally recognized food and agribusiness research and advisory arm producing market intelligence for agricultural companies. Comparable in providing agricultural market intelligence internationally, but as a private-sector research provider rather than a government network.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AgroBericht
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCWo81yoTd9CjIVOTqX3yQtQ
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/landbouwattachenetwerk

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Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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