Former days
More recent days
NIVAP, the Netherlands Potato Consultative Institute, is a technical and non-commercial counselling foundation for the collective export promotion of seed potatoes, grown in the Netherlands.
Governed and financed by farmers, exporters of seed potatoes and breeders the main seed potato activities of the foundation are focused on foreign markets to improve potato production in general and to stimulate the introduction of Dutch potato cultivars world-wide.
NIVAP operates with a staff of potato specialists strengthening contacts both at national and international level with farmers organizations, extension services, private and public research and development, seedpotato certification, plant quarantine organizations, decisionmakers, training institutes and universities.
NIVAP provides technical information and advice on a broad range of topics related to potato production, contributes to knowledge transfer, organizes market research while it serves as an intermediary to intensify the relations between producer and user of Dutch seed potatoes.
NIVAP
Van Stolkweg 31
POBOX 84102
2508 AC The Hague
The Netherlands
www.nivap.nl
Hans Peeten
Tel +31 (0)70 - 358 93 31
E-mail: hans.peeten@nivap.nl
Potato related links
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