Representation of farmers in the advisory boards of relevant institutions

In the Netherlands, farmers and farmer organizations have multiple ways to participate and influence the development of policy and decision-making processes. As agriculture is heavily dependent on high quality of seeds and propagating material, farmers and farmer organizations play an important role in the development and implementation of policy. Farmers are represented in the advisory board of the national Centre for Genetic Resources (CGN), the advisory boards of the inspection services NAK (focusing on agricultural crops), Naktuinbouw (focusing on horticultural plants) and BKD (focusing on flower bulbs) as well as advisory boards of relevant research projects.