I often read on social media or in newspapers that the number of farmers in the Netherlands should increase. The reasoning behind this is that more farms will also mean smaller farms, another often heard wish. An increase in the number of farmers would go against the trend of the…
The positive mood of the pig market one year ago has made way for a negative sentiment. The European market has been flooded with pig meat since the outbreak of African Swine Fever among wild boars in the eastern area of Germany. German meat processors now have to sell their…
Authors: Willemijn Vroege, Manuela Meraner, Nico Polman, Hugo Storm, Wim Heijman, Robert Finger* A version of this blog was published in German on Agrarpolitik. The diversification of farms is taking on ever increasing importance. It creates new economic opportunities, thereby supporting the survival of farms, strengthens the economic development of…
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