REPORT – The Dutch government wants to reduce the number of farms in order to limit pollution.
In Hoornaar (Netherlands)
“That we are pointed out like this, that we are considered the biggest polluters in the country, it hurtssays Arie Aanen, breeder of a hundred dairy cows in Hoornaar. The flags hanging from the houses of this small village in the center of the Netherlands, here as elsewhere in the country, in protest against the government and in support of the farmers, do not console him. “I started in 1976, when there were no milk, manure or nitrogen emission quotas yetcontinues Arie Aanen, in his modern farm equipped with a dairy robot and solar panels. We must not forget that my cows contribute to the conservation of our polders. I don’t want money, I prefer to keep this green landscape. Who will guarantee that the state will take care of it?asks this farmer, referring to the takeover plan put in place by the Dutch government to reduce the number of farms.
With its model of intensive breeding, agriculture…
This article is for subscribers only. You have 80% left to discover.
Cultivating your freedom is cultivating your curiosity.
Keep reading your article for €0.99 for the first month
Already subscribed? Login