Scaling and investment certainty on the table
At Nieuwspoort, leading agrifood companies and Members of Parliament discussed what is needed to ensure technology translates into practical application and earning capacity in the run up to a new cabinet. The energy is strong, yet many initiatives stall due to fragmentation and unclear long term policy. The question that connected the room was how to organise direction, coherence and scaling so that investing feels certain again. From NXTGEN we emphasised the need for a programmatic approach to robotics, in which standards, safety, data agreements and training are addressed together, enabling solutions to land faster where they create value.
Fragmentation slows progress and weakens support
Strong pilots and tools are emerging everywhere, each with its own requirements, data formats and service models. As a result, time is lost in alignment and successes are difficult to transfer. Companies hesitate to scale up and governments struggle to provide targeted support. Meanwhile, the need on the farm, in the barn and in the greenhouse continues to grow.
One program enables scaling with reusable building blocks
A programmatic approach bundles sector demands, establishes shared standards and safety frameworks, and develops reusable modules for functions such as navigation, gripping, inspection, data exchange and service. This allows solutions to be applied across multiple crops and companies, increases investment certainty and gives public funding a clear role. It strengthens an open and competitive ecosystem that can support the decisions of the next cabinet and investors.
Collaboration gains strength through clear agreements
Choose partners who put your daily practice first and align with shared agreements. Design pilots for transferability, with clear arrangements on data, service and training, so the step toward implementation becomes shorter. Align with knowledge institutions and governments on broad adoption rather than one off showcases.
Less fragmentation and faster market uptake with the NXTGEN Handsfree Agrifood ecosystem
Within NXTGEN Hightech Agrifood we connect demand from arable farming, livestock, horticulture and greenhouse horticulture with technological capabilities and policy. We organise collaboration around concrete practical goals and help lower barriers, from standardisation to training and field validation that can be continued in practice. In this way we work together on improvement and robotics evolves from isolated projects into structural value for the sector.