What’s going on with this nitrogen crisis?

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Tractors blocking highways, angry farmers, Dutch flags that are turned upside down, the minister of agriculture resigns and Dutch society seems increasingly polarized around a common chemical compound called nitrogen. What is going on? Boerengroep has selected 8 articles plus a podcast and ordered them in themes, so you can get a full grasp of the situation!

Articles are all in Dutch, but can be read in English when automatic translation is used.

Farming; a change in culture, landscape and environmental impact over the last 70 years

https://decorrespondent.nl/11532/de-biodiversiteitscrisis-en-het-stikstofprobleem-ontstonden-bij-de-boer-aan-de-keukentafel/4570619634240-f15f5d5f

https://www.trouw.nl/religie-filosofie/de-grote-boer-heeft-de-kleine-boer-verdrongen-ze-zitten-in-een-bubbel-van-wij-tegen-de-wereld~bb3e6431/

 

Critical understanding of the farmer protests, the diversity of farm(er)s and rural despair

https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2022/07/29/revanche-van-de-plekken-die-er-niet-meer-toe-doen-2-a4137759

https://decorrespondent.nl/13583/je-hoeft-boerengeweld-niet-goed-te-praten-om-de-wanhoop-van-boeren-te-begrijpen/5383517732560-ea5b7bbf

https://www.volkskrant.nl/columns-opinie/het-boerenprotest-wordt-door-antidemocratische-krachten-ingekapseld~b8cef1b9/?ctm_ctid=b1cdf715e7ca6dabd356db34f9affef9

https://decorrespondent.nl/13691/de-boer-bestaat-niet-dat-besef-kan-het-stikstofdebat-vooruithelpen-zegt-deze-hoogleraar/5426322703120-aa9729d9  (PODCAST)

 

And now? Solutions, hope and struggles

https://decorrespondent.nl/13608/het-kan-de-stikstofcrisis-oplossen-en-de-landbouw-perspectief-geven/5393426290560-2754b062

https://nos.nl/nieuwsuur/collectie/13910/artikel/2433704-boer-mark-gooide-het-roer-al-om-en-dat-kunnen-grote-groepen-boeren-ook

https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/zeven-boeren-op-schiermonnikoog-hebben-een-deel-van-hun-koeien-weggedaan-en-lopen-zo-op-de-troepen-vooruit~bd54603e/

 

Do you want to learn more about the topic? Let’s discuss it together to get a better grasp of the problem, the emotions and the possible solutions! Join the Boerengroep Break next Thursday (September 15th) 8PM at Cafe onder de Linden.