Enter, the real problem. The Common Agriculture Policy (CAP) is supposed to safeguard the livelihood of EU , but it is instead one of the root causes behind the decline of small . Between 2005 and 2020, the number of in the EU decreased by almost 40%, forcing approximately 5.3 million out of business.

More than 10,000 Dutch protested in The Hague on Saturday against government plans to limit nitrogen emissions, a policy they say will spell the end of many and hit food production.

Over half of the EU’s 9 million produce less than 4,000 euros of products per year and make up a combined 2 percent of ’s farm production, while the top 1 percent of …

Many , especially the small ones and those part of family , are suffering. … driving in a heavy-duty tractor into the western city of Poznan as part of a nationwide …

The Union’s executive arm gave the green light Tuesday to farm buyout schemes worth nearly 1.5 billion euros ($1.65 billion). The Dutch plans to reduce nitrogen deposits — mainly from livestock — on areas of vulnerable nature have sparked heated debate and widespread by angry in this small nation.

In 2021, there were nearly 112,000 working in the industry, now there are 104,000. 2023 data from Strutt & Parker estate agents showed that non- bought more than half of the …

According to CBS data, on the one hand, the number of has roughly halved since 2000 to 52,000. The average livestock keeps over 162 head of cattle in his barns, almost twice as many as at that time. For pigs, the average has more than tripled to 3365 animals. We have less but more farm animals.

’s revolt has just begun – more countries join in. By RT Staff Reporters. July 10, 2022. RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – In the Netherlands, are protesting against the Rutte government’s climate activism and the alleged nitrogen crisis that will destroy a third of all in the country. Now the Duch are getting support …

As other countries also look to overhaul their agriculture sectors, Dutch have become a test case in navigating the vital politics of the green transition. Last week, protesting …