The Netherlands: Innovation needed in pig sector

For years, the pig industry in the Netherlands has played an important role in setting new standards for pig production around the globe. Some of this innovative spirit is dearly required to keep the country’s pig industry going in the 21st century. The pig sector is facing many threats simultaneously. Structural changes are needed to strengthen the position of pig farmers in the Netherlands and to offer all players in the Dutch pig industry, from feed and genetics to retail, a viable future.