More Dutch growers continue career abroad

Due to the crisis in Dutch horticulture, many greenhouse companies in the Netherlands were closed over the last couple of years. Dutchman John Boersma assists growers who are having difficulties and also helps Dutch growers to find a new future abroad. According to him, more Dutch growers find a new career abroad, hired by greenhouse companies in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and Eastern Europe.

With his company Hortimatch, John Boersma recruits and selects Dutch managers for greenhouse companies abroad, convinced as he is of the enormous knowledge and expertise of Dutch growers. This fits into the trend of more local production and offers Dutch growers a (new) future abroad. Boersma: "The Netherlands is still an absolute top horticultural country, especially when it comes to cultivation in greenhouses. Innovation is what has made the Netherlands a top horticultural country. By constantly developing new products, new processes and new markets the Netherlands is at the forefront when it comes to (greenhouse) horticultural knowledge and expertise."

John Boersma sees a major role for the export of Dutch knowledge; knowledge to produce locally. "With Hortimatch I am trying to market this knowledge, experience and entrepreneurship. My candidates of course have to be willing "to look across the border". They may be older, experienced growers, but also relatively young people who want to settle abroad for at least a couple of years."

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