Agriculture

The surprise victory of the brand new Farmer Citizen Movement at the polls in the Netherlands shows that simplistic solutions around farming emissions will not fly

There is a disconnect between the increasing number of people globally who are suffering from hunger, and the policies being pursued in Europe and elsewhere that advocate a reduction in food production and a dramatic scaling back of agricultural output.

The Netherlands has become a flashpoint for a fight-back against these policies, with the country’s main political parties reeling in the aftermath of recent provincial elections in the country. An entirely new party, one which …