The Dutch government's new climate agenda will force thousands of farmers out of business. The new agenda involved state-forced buyouts of around 500 to 600 farms as early as next year. In [.]
Farmers express fury at government drive to tackle nitrogen pollution through a major reduction in numbers of pigs, cattle and chickens in the Netherlands
The Netherlands is currently in an uproar over the government's decision to reduce the number of livestock by 30% in an effort to halve its nitrogen and ammonia pollution by 2030.1 As a result of this "green" policy, many farmers will be driven.