The Dutch government plans to shut down up to 3,000 farms to comply with a European Union mandate
Farmers in the Netherlands will be offered"well over" the worth of their farm in an effort to take up the offer voluntarily, The Telegraph reported. The country is attempting to reduce its"There is no better offer coming," Christianne van der Wal, nitrogen minister, told the Dutch parliament on Friday.
The farms targeted for compulsory purchase are located near environmentally sensitive areas, according to reports. The Netherlands is trying to reduce its emissions to comply with EU conservation rules and agriculture is responsible for nearly half of the nitrogen emitted in the nation, the report said. , including farming and building, is required to obtain a permit. That has prevented the expansion of dairy, pig and poultry farms, which are major sources of nitrogen, the Telegraph report said.
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