Since the start of the war in Ukraine in February, Reinoud Nuijten, the Dutch Agricultural Counsellor for Ukraine, has been working from the Netherlands. In the fields of agriculture and horticulture, Ukraine has long been the eternal promise, Nuijten says. "After the war, we may see rapid developments in agriculture and horticulture."
The fences at the entrance to the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality are high, and the guards are strict. These days, you can't just walk into this tall building; it’s check, check and double check. The issue of nitrogen emissions is clearly impacting the Bezuidenhoutseweg in The Hague.
Since 24 February of this year, the Ministry has been the temporary workplace of Reinoud Nuijten, Agricultural Counsellor for Ukraine, as Kyiv is too unsafe, with missiles still flying overhead. Despite this, Nuijten would like to return to his workplace in the Ukrainian capital as soon as possible. "My attitude is optimistic. I have the feeling that I can make myself more useful there, although we should be prudent about returning."
