Ronico wins the 40th Horticultural Entrepreneur Award

Broekpolder 2040 wins the Theme Prize for Cooperation & Cohesion

Ronico is the major winner of the 2026 Horticultural Entrepreneur Award. This was announced on 11 March 2026 by minister Silvio Erkens for Food Security, Fisheries and Horticulture during the award ceremony at Keukenhof. It was the 40th time this prestigious award has been presented to a horticultural entrepreneur. Broekpolder 2040 won the Theme Prize for Cooperation & Cohesion. They received the award from Meindert Stolk, Deputy for Economy and Innovation of the Province of South Holland.

Minister Erkens said:
“I am particularly honored to present this award. Around the world, people look with admiration at how Dutch horticulture operates and innovates. This award ceremony, and especially today’s nominees, show exactly why this is the case. I am extremely proud of that.”

Nominees Entrepreneurship Award 2026

Limgroup (Horst)

A breeding company from Limburg that develops new varieties of asparagus and strawberries. For 60 years, it has been a leading force in asparagus breeding.

Ronico (Hem)

A grower, forcer, and packer from West Friesland producing more than 250 million tulips per year. The company was founded in 1939 and is now run by the third generation.

KP Holland (Naaldwijk)

A breeder, propagator, and producer of Spathiphyllum, Curcuma, and Kalanchoë. A Westland family business that has been around for 75 years.

The First Sustainable Generation

“The First Sustainable Generation” is a communication platform focused on an optimistic, forward-looking perspective in which growers, thinkers, and doers work together to build a world where prosperity and sustainability strengthen each other.

100% Grown Green

Growers, marketing cooperatives, and suppliers are working together on a resilient cultivation system that operates entirely on green and biological resources, supplemented by smart technological solutions.