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Horticulture | Agri, Horti & Food
By the time we get up in the morning, farmers and horticulturalists have already been working hard for hours for our food. At prices that are under pressure. Meanwhile, their operations and the ever-increasing regulations from Brussels demand capital-intensive investments, and sentiment favors reducing CO2 emissions or remediation. Westland is the leading greenhouse horticulture municipality in the Netherlands. Horticulture is the third economic engine of our country. We must prioritize keeping this Greenport future-proof. For example, we must nurture the Greenport Horti Campus and the World Horti Center as an international center for greenhouse horticulture education, knowledge, and innovation. We must continue to collaborate on a sound vision for land use. Will the land be designated for housing, or are other options conceivable? Entrepreneurs must have investment security, including with regard to sustainable energy consumption. This also encourages them to develop new markets and cultivate biobased crops (stevia, vanilla, and hemp). At MAES civil-law notaries, we feel a shared responsibility to keep this economic engine running smoothly. We support entrepreneurs in the Westland region wherever we can, for example, by guiding them through restructurings or by claiming a transfer tax exemption when acquiring agricultural land used for commercial agriculture, including the subsoil of glasshouses.
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