Fibre crops can turn agricultural land into a source of biobased materials for construction and industry. For Gelderland, this creates a bridge between regenerative farming, farmer income and the national scaling task for biobased building. The recommendation is to give space to this regenerative, fibre-producing agro-industry, in cooperation with the national programme for scaling biobased construction materials.
The value lies in connecting two transitions. Agriculture gains an additional revenue route alongside food production, while construction gains regional, renewable inputs with a lower material footprint. That connection only works when processing capacity, quality standards and stable demand develop together — which is why the source frames this as a chain to organise, not simply a crop to subsidise.