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Brussels: Farmers protest leaves streets in chaos
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this post was submitted on 26 Feb 2024
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I know I'm generalizing a large group by saying this, but the type of farmers protesting are usually generally against government regulations. I believe in this case, they are protesting restrictions on pollution and nitrogen use, not asking for regulations on distribution.
It's essentially the same root issue. The argument against the nitrogen use restrictions is that they will become even less able to earn income from farming.
Not only are they struggling to earn income due to cheap imports/low prices from corporations, but now they also have to grow crops less economically.
I'm not saying the polution measures are or aren't appropriate. I'm just saying the crux of the problem is farming income, not polution in and of itself.