The Dutch farmers protests (Dutch: Boerenprotest) is a series of demonstrations by Dutch livestock farmers, characterised by the use of tractors to block roads, and occupy public spaces. The protests were initially triggered by a government proposal to limit agricultural pollution in the Netherlands by halving the country’s livestock, but protesting farmers have frequently told media that they are motivated by a perceived lack of respect for their profession by the Dutch populace, media and politicians.
Farmer Protests in the Netherlands 2022
Protestas de Agricultores en los Países Bajos 2022
Bauernproteste in den Niederlanden 2022
The protests combined several action groups and an amalgamation of larger goals, which included less government regulation for farmers, more air time for pro-farmer sentiments, and more policy to punish Shell and Tata Steel for their part in the emission crisis. The farmers protests were initially popular and supported by a majority of the Dutch population, but support declined significantly since December 2019.
2022 年荷兰农民抗议活动
Протесты фермеров в Нидерландах, 2022 г.
Manifestations d’Agriculteurs aux Pays-Bas 2022
The Netherlands has a strong agrarian and livestock sector, which produces significant agricultural exports and the country is the second largest exporter of agricultural produce in the world after the United States. Since the mid-2000s, climate activism and animal rights activism have become more commonplace in the Dutch House of Representatives and general political discourse of The Netherlands, especially with the emergence of the Party for the Animals as a political force. Policy proposals by parties such as the Dutch green party, GroenLinks, and the social liberal D66 have since emphasized the need for farmers to transition into sustainable farming. These policy proposals were consistently met with opposition by farmers and their representatives.
By 2019, The Netherlands entered a nitrogen emission crisis as the RIVM (Dutch Institute for Public Health and the Environment) reported that the severely damaging effects of nitrogen on Dutch soil could only be halted by direct action. The institute found that farmers were responsible for 46% of the country’s nitrogen emission, mostly due to cow dung produced by the livestock industry.
احتجاجات المزارعين في هولندا 2022
Proteste degli Agricoltori nei Paesi Bassi 2022
Boerenprotesten in Nederland 2022
On 10 June 2022 the protests became more prominent after the government designated €24.3 billion to finance agricultural reforms that will likely make many farmers drastically reduce their number of livestock or get rid of them altogether. The government’s proposal aims to halve nitrogen oxide and ammonia pollution in the country by 2030. According to government estimates, this could lead to the closure of about 30 per cent of livestock farms in the Netherlands.
Protesty Rolników w Holandii 2022
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