Kees Romijn: Dutch Farmers AssociationHenk Flipsen: Dutch Feed Industry Association Onno van Eijk: Dutch foundation for Nature &

Environment

Ottawa, 16th october 2013

“Work together to achieve an in all aspects sustainable livestock sector in 2023.

A profitable and competing livestock sector that produces with respect for people, animals, environment and the social system, including the effects of Dutch livestock production abroad.”

Shared ambition

Context

• Start 2008/2009• Growing public concern about animal welfare and

environment • Growing Government awareness of ineffective functioning

of legislation and control to accelerate 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-stakeholder approach

Branche organisations• Farmers LTO• Slaughterhouses COV• Feed NEVEDI• Dairy producers NZO

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Bank • Rabobank

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NGO’s• Animal Welfare

(Dierenbescherming)• Environment (Natuur en

milieu)

Government• National level (ministry)• Local level (IPO)

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Knowledge institutes• Education (Groene

kennis cooperatie• Wageningen University

and Research

What UDV does

• Stimulates• Critical examination• Makes open to discussion• Bring stakeholders together• Communicate successes

Creating action empowers the proces in the right direction

Lessons learned

• common vision and full committment • Mutual respect • Grant everyone their position and succes• Stimulate existing initiatives of stakeholders • Find white spots and create initiatives • Government is facilitating • Consumermarket is the key to change • Build trust by doing

Thank you