The Westland has reached the limits of expansion . The famous Dutch glasshouse region , seeable from space , is not probable to develop further , gauge by a account release by the Westland municipality on the hereafter of the area . The municipal government is looking to move aside from bulk production , focalize on Reconstruction Period and activate the construction of new greenhouses by actuate 1000 of ship’s company home base .
poise actThe Westland ’s imagination on the future , which is focused on the twelvemonth 2030 and looks beyond that at 2040 as well , prove that there ’s a balance act going on between ecological , economic and societal interests for the municipality .
No roomThere ’s hardly any way to develop in the Westland . At the moment , the available glasshouse acreage is 4400 hectares gross , with 2253 hectares being really used for finish in 2018 . The stay on land is used for thing like billet buildings , water supply basins and company home .
Restructuring or opportunities for niches and pioneersThe visual sense document also specifies the situation in several of the municipality ’s towns . Some greenhouse horticulture domain are less next - proof due to their position and age than others , as the map below shows .
With area where greenhouse horticulture is more with child - plate in nature , veggie cultivation is most suitable . In area with many concrete buildings or with mismatched distribution of demesne , the Westland municipality picture more opportunities for ornamental finish , niche crops and pioneers and start - ups .
Map from the ' Watervisie ' of the Delfland water circuit card , showing the geezerhood of the glasshouses . Click here for a larger version .
go company homesIn the visual modality papers , they refer to it as opportunities for reconstruction . Another way to create room is to move over a thousand society homes , which are presently in the way of life of restructuring , and they should be moved to village centers .
Moving aside from bulkOne thing is clearly give tongue to in the vision written document : the Westland mainly has a future if , with the limited availability of nursery space , it will focalize on quality , ecological niche cultivation , diversity , and focalize less on bulk and deal / export at low prices . That ’s the way , the report debate , to be able to vie worldwide and remain a leading horticulture region .
Many growers have already moved in that direction - those who want to become really big , are mainly growing outside the Westland , in areas like Wieringermeer , or even outside the country in Europe or Africa .
The dubiousness is , however , if an ( exclusive ) focus on niches would make the Westland vulnerable instead of strong and springy , bearing in judgment how many ( recess ) products were throw out during the corona discharge pandemic .
see the visual sense document here ( in Dutch ) .
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