HortiRoad2India has unveiled a comprehensive strategic blueprint designed to reshape Indian horticulture through Dutch-Indian collaboration, with a strong emphasis on sustainable production systems, high-tech greenhouses, and resilient farm entrepreneurship.

The initiative marks a significant milestone in the ongoing public-private partnership between the Government of the Netherlands and leading Dutch horticulture technology providers. The three-year program has collaborated with a wide network of farmers, agripreneurs, retailers, financiers, and state officials to identify challenges across the produce value chain, including post-harvest losses, food safety risks, grading and handling inefficiencies, and limited access to affordable technology and capital.

The roadmap adopts a full-ecosystem approach — linking climate-controlled cultivation, capacity-building, technical training, market access, and long-term financing. A core component includes a series of high-tech greenhouse pilots to be operational by the end of 2026, providing scalable, region-specific models tailored to India’s diverse climates and consumption markets. These pilots aim to accelerate affordable modernization and establish demonstration hubs for replication.

During nationwide stakeholder engagements in New Delhi, Bengaluru, and Chandigarh, the initiative also focused on market transformation, urging a shift to cleaner, traceable, and chemistry-responsible produce. The program includes efforts to strengthen local manufacturing, spur innovation partnerships between Dutch and Indian start-ups, and expand mid- and low-tech horticulture solutions to ensure broader accessibility for small and medium farmers.

By prioritizing circularity, water efficiency, and digital crop intelligence, HortiRoad2India aims to embed sustainability across India’s fresh-produce economy — reducing food waste, enhancing farmer incomes, and enabling higher quality and consistency from farm to consumer.

The initiative signals a next-generation phase of Indo-Dutch agritech cooperation, aligning India’s food security goals with global best practices in greenhouse innovation and climate-smart value chains.