According to Dutch economist Jaap van Duijn, it seems horticulture is slowly but surely disappearing from the Westland region. That is what he said in a conversation with Frénk van der Linden on WOS, the regional broadcaster's program 'Westlanders.' Jaap wrote the 'Geschiedenis van het Westland' (History of the Westland).
He wonders if tomatoes will still be grown in the region 20 years from now and reckons it is slowly turning into a 'fossiled city.' The author denounces the arrival of 'boxes,' by which he means distribution centers that import and export, say, mangoes. The Honderdland business park used to be farmland. And, says Jaap, it should have stayed that way.
You can watch the entire broadcast here.
Jaap van Duijn gifted a copy of his book to Westland mayor Bouke Arends a couple of years ago during the pandemic.