AGRO FOOD MONI TOR EDE

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1 AGRO FOOD MONI TOR EDE HIGHLIGHTS 2016

2 Introduction Ede is located in the heart of the FoodValley, the top international region for expertise and innovation in the field of food production. Food covers numerous links in the food chain, from farm to fork. In Ede and the FoodValley Region, all kinds of activities relating to food production and consumption take place within this value chain. The corridor sitiuated between Ede en Wageningen, the Innovation Strip, is pivotal in this regard. Not only does this represent a geographical area, it also constitutes a network of businesses, authorities and knowledge institutions, all helping each other to progress. The Agrofood Monitor provides facts and figures about the population in the municipality of Ede, employment opportunities with the focus on food, and the innovative nature of the FoodValley Region. These Highlights give a quick overview with infographics. The full version offers all the macro-economic indicators in detail. This Agrofood Monitor shows that by choosing agro-food, Ede has committed itself to a field full of prospects. The same applies to the FoodValley Region as a whole. Ede, May 2017 Willemien Vreugdenhil Councillor for Economics and the Ede-Wageningen Innovation Strip Leon Meijer Councillor for Food

3 People Ede s population is growing and increased by nearly 5% between 2007 and The working-age population, and therefore also the employment potential, increased significantly by 9.3%. The high labour productivity and low unemployment rate creates a good basis for Ede s economy. Age structure in Ede in % under age in years Population growth in the past ten years Ede FoodValley region 50 51% between 25 and 65 years 17% 65+ years { 4.6% { 5.5% Population growth as of 2006 Netherlands { 3.8% Ede 9.3% Food- Valley region 9.7% Ede has enjoyed a positive domestic and foreign migration balance in recent years, which has contributed to significant population growth. Netherlands 6.6% 4 5

4 Gross labour participation in Ede Unemployment rate in 2015 in Ede % 71.7% IIn 2015, the unemployment rate was considerably lower than the national average of 6.9%. The unemployment rate in Ede has been consistently lower than the national average for the past ten years % Gross labour participation in Ede and the FoodValley region is higher than other Dutch cities. 6 7

5 Business GENERAL INFO The employment rate in the municipality of Ede is stable and diversified, with 56,640 jobs in Employment opportunities increased by 8% between 2006 and In 2015, the FoodValley region saw 4.4 billion in foreign exports, 48% of which was food-related. In 2015, the FoodValley region saw 4.4 billion in foreign exports Employment growth between 2006 and 2015 Export growth Region +15% Netherlands +8% Many new jobs were added in the corporate services and trade sectors. Unemployment declined for the finance and agriculture sectors. Ede Region 8% 7% Netherlands 3% 8 9

6 Percentage of food-related products In the FoodValley region, 48% of all In 2015, the FoodValley region saw exports are food-related. more than 2 billion in agri-food exports. The export of agri-food products has increased by 13% since 2008, equal to the national average. This is much higher than the national average of 20%

7 Business AGRI-FOOD Ede s agri-food sector had 7,890 jobs in Ede has a relatively high number of jobs in the primary production sector (21%) and the FoodValley region has a relatively high number of jobs in the development sector (10%). In 2015, Ede had 470 jobs in research and consultancy. Agri-food cluster Ede Agri-food top sector 5,500 5,250 5,000 4,750 4,500 4,250 Companies 4,000 3,750 Jobs 5,241 Agro-complex 3,500 3,250 Employment structure in the agri-food sector 3,000 2,750 Development Primary production 2,500 2,250 2,000 1,750 1,636 Trade Ede 7,890 jobs in the 2015 agri-food sector Food industry 1,500 1,250 1, Ede has a relatively high number of jobs in primary production (21%) compared to the regional average (14%) and the national average (15%) Primary production Food industry Research and development Trade 36 Research and consultancy 12 13

8 Number of jobs in the development sector Development sector 2% 10% FoodValley region 28,500 jobs in the 2015 agri-food sector Netherlands In Ede, the employment rate for the primary production sector decreased by 16% between 2009 and The national decrease was 24%. In 2015, Ede had 470 jobs in consultancy and research distributed among 36 businesses Increase in employment in the FoodValley region ( ) distributed among 36 businesses 14% in the development sector Research and development in agriculture and fisheries sector Research and development in health sector Agricultural product inspection Veterinary services 14 15

9 Innovation Fast growing companies In 2015, Ede had 16 fast growing companies The municipality of Ede and the FoodValley region have fast growing companies among companies that employ more than fifty people. The number of fast growing companies has decreased in the Netherlands since 2009, while the number in Ede doubled. The FoodValley region is an innovative region with Wageningen University & Research at its heart. In 2014, WUR published more than 2,800 articles, which were cited far more often than publications by other Dutch universities. Wageningen University & Research This was more than 9.9% of all companies with more than fifty jobs 7.9% 7.8% The percentage of fast growing companies was considerably higher in Ede compared to the FoodValley region and the rest of the Netherlands. Between 2010 and 2013, WUR had the highest citation index of all Dutch universities at The number of fast growing companies in Ede has more than doubled The number of fast growing companies in the FoodValley region increased by 5% The number of fast growing companies in the Netherlands as a whole decreased by 30% 16 17

10 First-year students enrolled in a university agricultural programme +40% WUR had more than 2,800 publications in 2014 In 2015, 3,700 first-year students were enrolled in a university agricultural programme. Since 2010, that number has increased by 40%. This figure is 2,170 for first-year students in higher vocational education programmes. Of all WUR publications between 2010 and 2013, 60% were created in collaboration with an international partner 18 19

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