Nearly all major international operating companies and institutes in the Dutch poultry industry joined forces participating in Dutch Poultry Centre. This network organisation will strengthen the reputation of the Dutch poultry servicing industry all over the world.

Dutch Poultry Centre (DPC) is the coordinating body of the new initiative and gave it the theme 'Serving the Poultry Planet'. It connects Dutch companies and institutes in the poultry industry to stimulate international cooperation and knowledge transfer. Through DPC poultry producers from all over the world can get access to Dutch poultry companies and institutions.

DPC chairman, Jacco Wagelaar, said in a presentation of the initiative to Ms Gerda Verburg, Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality that the Dutch poultry industry wants to maintain its high quality international reputation and take initiative to stimulate innovations and technical cooperation where needed. Here it needs and receives the full support of the Dutch Government, Mr Wagelaar explained.

The focus of the new initiative is on helping producers where ever in the world to get access to knowledge and tools to set up a sustainable poultry business.

Further information on the Dutch Poultry Centre can be obtained through its web site [click here] or by email to Andries de Vries.