Development projects Rijk Zwaan

Since 1999 the Rijk Zwaan Committee for Development Cooperation (COS) has been involved in development work, with a focus on sharing our knowledge about vegetable production.

We work together with local organisations to offer technical advice, share knowledge and provide support to farmers and growers in developing countries. Our aim is to stimulate vegetable consumption within families and to help farmers and growers to improve their income position. We are currently supporting projects in Peru, Guatemala, Haiti, Albania and Gambia.

The projects are partly funded by the Rijk Zwaan board. Employees provide financial support too; once every two years, the money that would have been spent on the traditional Christmas gifts for all workers is donated to a good cause instead.

The COS committee is made up of Rijk Zwaan employees and two external advisors. They are directly involved in the projects so that they can monitor and evaluate the results with their own eyes.

25 years of COS

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Heleen Bos
Marketing specialist Organics / Foreign Development Projects