Agriculture & land

Part I — the engine

What it shows

The consolidation of Dutch farming — holdings down sharply over decades while land in agricultural use shrank far more slowly, meaning ever-larger farms on roughly the same land, and what that implies for how the countryside is used.

What it cannot prove

Whether consolidation is good or bad — it reflects productivity and scale economics as much as policy pressure. Farm counts say nothing about output value (NL remains a top agri-exporter), animal welfare, or emissions per hectare; those need their own indicators.

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B1Agricultural holdings