The Dark Side of Dutch Farming

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✨ We're hiring writers/editors! E-mail us at [email protected] Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/HindsightYT (starting at $2 per month) The Netherlands is the second largest agricultural exporter in the world after the United States, but they're using just 0.5% of the farmland. But this industry is under pressure from as Dutch farmers are forced to downside to curb nitrogen emissions. FULL TRANSCRIPT + SOURCES: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hOYcjpd8IXGWy-nj5yJaW6IB-TJWPNiP/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=116393133462297140352&rtpof=true&sd=true FURTHER READING: Cutting-edge tech made this tiny country a major exporter of food (Washington Post): https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/interactive/2022/netherlands-agriculture-technology/ This Tiny Country Feeds the World (National Geographic): https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/article/holland-agriculture-sustainable-farming Dutch Agri The Dutch used to be capitalist farmers, the 19th century forced them into family farming (Agrifood Networks): https://agrifoodnetworks.org/article/the-dutch-used-to-be-capitalist-farmers-the-19th-century-forced-them-into-f Dutch Agri Niek Koning: ‘The competitive advantage of Dutch farmers is eroding’ (Agrifood Networks): https://agrifoodnetworks.org/article/niek-koning-the-competitive-advantage-of-dutch-farmers-is-eroding/ Agricultural Development in the Netherlands (WUR): https://edepot.wur.nl/400417 #Netherlands #Agriculture