Dutch farmers' protests

Dutch farmers' protests
Part of the nitrogen crisis in the Netherlands
A farmer protesting in The Hague, 1 October 2019
Date1 October 2019 – present
(5 years, 1 month, 2 weeks and 2 days)
Location
Netherlands, local demonstrations in Belgium, Germany, and Canada[1][2][3]
Caused by
Goals
  • Fewer or no nitrogen-related restrictions on livestock farming
  • Higher prices for agricultural produce[5]
  • Public respect for the agricultural sector[4]
Methods
Parties
Casualties
InjuriesAt least 6[16][17][18]
ArrestedOver 100[19]

The Dutch farmers' protests (Dutch: boerenprotesten) are a series of demonstrations by Dutch livestock farmers, characterised by the use of tractors to block roads, and occupy public spaces.[20][21] The protests were initially triggered in October 2019 by a proposal in parliament to halve the country's livestock in an attempt to limit agricultural pollution in the Netherlands,[22][23][24][25] but protesting farmers have frequently told media that they are motivated by a perceived lack of respect for their profession by the Dutch populace, media and politicians.[26][27] The protests combined several action groups and an amalgamation of larger goals, which included less government regulation for farmers, more air time for pro-farmer sentiments, and more policy to punish Shell and Tata Steel for their part in the emission crisis.[28]

Public understanding for the farmers has remained high for the duration of the conflict, but actual support began to waver by the end of 2019.[29][30] By July 2020, 55% of people responding to a survey polled by EenVandaag did not support further protests, but just over half of the respondents did remain sympathetic to the farmers.[31] Public understanding continued to be high through the summer of 2022, while public support for the protests was polled as low as 39% by I&O Research; particularly low support was found among people living in urban areas.[32][33]

  1. ^ "Boerenprotest waait over naar Vlaanderen: landbouwers trekken naar dorp van minister, snelwegbruggen ingenomen door tractoren". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 29 June 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  2. ^ "Boerenprotest slaat over naar Duitsland" (in Dutch). Duitsland Instituut Amsterdam. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  3. ^ Gillis, Megan (23 July 2022). "Echoes of 'Freedom Convoy' as protest backing Dutch farmers moves from embassy to war memorial, Parliament Hill". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Waarom protesteren boeren in Den Haag?". NRC Handelsblad. Archived from the original on 2019-10-01. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  5. ^ "Boerenprotest zet prijzendiscussie op de agenda". FoodAgriBusiness.nl (in Dutch). 18 December 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Team Agro NL". Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  7. ^ "Voll Gass". Retrieved 2022-12-07.
  8. ^ Visser, Marco (3 July 2022). "Boze burgers mengen zich met de boeren tot een onvoorspelbare mix". Trouw (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  9. ^ Smith, Patrick (12 December 2022). "How Dutch farmers became the center of a global right-wing culture war". NBCNews.com. Aalten. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  10. ^ Rosman, Cyril; Boere, Raymond (30 June 2022). "Bekende coronabetogers mengen zich nu tussen de boeren: 'Demonstreer voor dingen die me aangaan'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  11. ^ Nispen, Rafaëlle van (3 July 2022). "'Samen voor Nederland' protesteert in Eindhoven tegen stikstofplannen en coronabeleid kabinet". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  12. ^ "Nederland in Verzet". Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  13. ^ "Samen voor Nederland". Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  14. ^ "Leger blokkeert wegen in Den Haag om boeren weg te houden van Binnenhof". Omroep West (in Dutch). 16 October 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  15. ^ Gorsel, Robyn van; Alleman, Thijmen (5 July 2020). "Boeren blokkeerden toegangsweg bij Eindhoven Airport, luchthaven bleef bereikbaar". Eindhovens Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  16. ^ Winterman, Peter. "Boerenprotest Groningen loopt uit de hand, woede in Tweede Kamer". AD. Archived from the original on 2020-10-26. Retrieved 2020-10-21.
  17. ^ Cite error: The named reference Schong was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  18. ^ "Noodbevel in Den Haag. Shovel rijdt afzetting kapot, vrachtwagens rijden boerenprotest Zuiderpark in". Dagblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 11 March 2023. Retrieved 2023-03-12.
  19. ^ "Ruim honderd aanhoudingen na stikstofprotesten" (in Dutch). National Police Corps. 15 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  20. ^ "Plots staan de trekkers voor het Binnenhof". NRC Handelsblad. Archived from the original on 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  21. ^ "Vrijwel niemand spreekt de boeren tegen". NRC Handelsblad. Archived from the original on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  22. ^ Corder, Mike (8 July 2022). "Why are Dutch farmers protesting over emissions?". The Journal. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
  23. ^ "Dutch farmers clog roads across the Netherlands in third protest". www.aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  24. ^ "Angry farmers cause Dutch police to close off parliament square". Reuters. 2019-10-16. Archived from the original on 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  25. ^ Schaart, Eline (2019-10-16). "Angry Dutch farmers swarm The Hague to protest green rules". POLITICO. Archived from the original on 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  26. ^ "Chaos op de snelwegen: Twentse boeren massaal naar Den Haag". Tubantia. Retrieved 2022-07-08.
  27. ^ "Boeren voelen zich niet gehoord: 'Het wordt mij onmogelijk gemaakt straks het familiebedrijf over te nemen'". Trouw. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  28. ^ "Chaotisch boerenprotest mist eenduidig doel: 'We moeten druk blijven houden, dat is onze tactiek'". De Volkskrant. Archived from the original on 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  29. ^ Cite error: The named reference 1vandaag was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  30. ^ "Sympathie voor boeren kalft af na nieuwe acties". RTL. Archived from the original on 2020-01-28. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
  31. ^ Cornelisse, Daphne; Klapwijk, Petra (14 July 2020). "Mensen zijn er klaar mee: kleine meerderheid wil dat boerenprotesten nu echt stoppen" (in Dutch). EenVandaag. Retrieved 31 August 2022.
  32. ^ Cite error: The named reference ieno was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  33. ^ Cite error: The named reference ipsos4 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).