Q&A: Is Government the culprit as EU farmers rise up?

Major protests by Dutch farmers have come as a shock, in one of the EU’s most successful agri-food industries. Exports from Dutch farms and agri-businesses totalled €90.3bn last year.

Q&A: Is Government the culprit as EU farmers rise up?

Major protests by Dutch farmers have come as a shock, in one of the EU’s most successful agri-food industries. Exports from Dutch farms and agri-businesses totalled €90.3bn last year.

Twice this month, thousands of Dutch farmers drove their tractors into The Hague, their capital city, causing the country’s worst-ever traffic jams.

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