Counsellor: Mr. Dick Bruinsma
Administrative Assistant: Ms. Domitilla Nijenhuis
Agricultural Assistant: Ms. Phyllis Karanja

The Agricultural Office represents the Netherlands’ Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Eritrea.

The office:

• functions as a liason and promotes co-operation between the Netherlands and the above-mentioned countries in the areas of agriculture, agri-business, food quality (including veterinarian and phytosaritan issues), fisheries, nature management, agricultural research and education
• promotes Dutch exports of agri-business products and services to the East-African region and vice versa
• offers information to Dutch suppliers of amongst others agricultural products, agricultural machinery, agricultural services and consultancy. The same service is provided to producers and exporters from Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
• wherever possible it assists the local Dutch agri-business sector
• supports small-scale nature conservation initiatives by East African NGO’s and institutions through the so-called KNIP-fund.  The KNIP programme has been extended for 1 more year.

The international  web site of the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality provides detailed information about many aspects of Dutch agricultural policy.