Support me on Patreon: (starting at $2 per month) The Netherlands is the second largest agricultural exporter in the world after the United States, but they're using just 0.5% of the farmland. But this industry is under pressure from as Dutch farmers are forced to downside to curb nitrogen emissions. FULL TRANSCRIPT SOURCES: FURTHER READING: Cutting-edge tech made this tiny country a major exporter of food (Washington Post): This Tiny Country Feeds the World (National Geographic): Dutch Agri The Dutch used to be capitalist farmers, the 19th century forced them into family farming (Agrifood Networks): Dutch Agri Niek Koning: ‘The competitive advantage of Dutch farmers is eroding’ (Agrifood Networks): Agricultural Development in the Netherlands (WUR): #Netherlands #Agriculture
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