Agriculture in the Netherlands and globally faces huge challenges to combine food sufficient food production with achieving regenerative environmental outcomes as well as attractive farmer business models. A previous project (2018-22) developed an outline of a regenerative agriculture system at the scale of the Netherlands and a community of practice of pioneering regenerative farmers was established. In a running follow-up project (project) (2018-2024) business and development models for regenerative agriculture in The Netherlands are being developed in cooperation with a group of early adopters
The program Re-Ge-NL, supported by the Dutch Growth Fund, will accelerate a transition towards a sector which is regenerative, profitable, and socially supported.
Re-Ge-NL aims to develop integrated solutions together with farmers, regional parties and value chain parties, and including multiple (long-term) aspects of sustainability.
Re-Ge-NL is a program designed to make a prominent contribution to the sustainable earning capacity of the Netherlands and to become a leading example for the global transition to regenerative agriculture. The current Dutch agricultural system has created a strong export position for The Netherlands, but often exceeds local and planetary environmental boundaries, while the added value of the primary production is very limited. To build a future-proof agricultural sector, a transition is needed to a sector which is profitable, environmentally sustainable and socially supported. Putting farmers at the heart of this change, Re-Ge-NL brings together a unique consortium of 54 partners from across the system, who will work together to find future-proof solutions.
Re-Ge-NL received a 129 million euros investment from the National Growth Fund in October 2023 (news). The consortium had its first very successful consortium partner meeting on the 29th of February 2024 (news).
Academic partners
Wageningen University & Research, University of Groningen, Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht University, Louis Bolk Institute, University of Amsterdam, VU Amsterdam, Erasmus University Rotterdam, HAS Green Academy, AERAS University of Applied Sciences, CoE Green, VHL University of Applied Sciences, Inholland University of Applied Sciences, TERRA (V)MBO,
Innovationplatform Greenpact
Zone College, Cooperation Leren voor morgen, Dutch Institute for Ecology.
Industrial partners
See Project website
Project leader and contact person
Wouter-Jan Schouten, wouter-jan.schouten@nextfoodcollective.nl
Time period
2024-2030
Total budget
244 M Euro