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Arable crop area up by 3 percent

As of 2023, the agricultural area devoted to arable crop farming has increased by 14.4 thousand to 549 thousand hectares.

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Area under organic farming up by nearly 9 percent

In 2023, the total utilised agricultural area (UAA) under organic farming increased by 6.6 thousand hectares relative to the previous year. This is an area equivalent to over 9 thousand football...

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Protein crop cultivation slightly increased

In 2022, cultivation of protein-rich crops such as alfalfa, field beans and soybeans has increased slightly.

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Ecosystems and wellbeing – the impact of land use changes

To measure well-being in the Netherlands, the 'monitor of well-being and sustainable development goals’ identifies four types of capital: social, human, economic and natural capital.

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Agricultural sector records slightly higher income in 2022

In 2022, the Dutch agricultural sector generated 1.9 percent more income than in 2021. At the same time, animal output dropped slightly (-0.7 percent) while crop output fell relatively sharply by...

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Ecosystems and well-being – the impact of land use changes

The contributions of ecosystems to well-being depend on the extent and quality of ecosystems. This report shows that the state of natural capital is a cause for concern, and that future spatial...

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Arable crop area 2 percent larger

In 2022, the agricultural area devoted to arable crop farming has increased by 10.5 thousand hectares (2.0 percent) to 536 thousand ha.

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Gross seed onion yield nearly 12 percent up

In 2021, the gross yield of seed onions was 11.7 percent higher than in the previous year. The gross yield of ware potatoes declined by 10.7 percent. Sugar beet and wheat crop yields remained...

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The Netherlands in numbers, 2021 edition

The Netherlands in numbers (2021 edition) answers 36 questions about our country by means of images and text.

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Slightly smaller pig herd, barely reduced cattle herd

In 2021, the pig herd in the Netherlands was slightly reduced year-on-year to almost 11.4 million.

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Arable crop area slightly larger in 2021

In 2021, the agricultural area in the Netherlands devoted to arable crops increased by 1.8 thousand (0.3 percent) to 529 thousand hectares.

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The Netherlands in Numbers, 2020

The Netherlands in Numbers, 2020 is the successor to Trends in the Netherlands and the Statistical Yearbooks and Pocket Books.

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Slight decline in arable crop area

In 2020, the agricultural area devoted to arable crops in the Netherlands fell by 0.3 percent relative to the previous year.

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Less protein crop farming in the Netherlands

Cultivation of protein crops such as alfalfa, field beans and soybeans has decreased this year.

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Upscaling of greenhouse vegetable production

The number of greenhouse vegetable growers decreased by 85 percent between 1980 and 2017.

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Increased cultivation of protein crops

The agricultural area utilised for the cultivation of protein crops in the Netherlands stood at 9 thousand hectares in 2018,, an increase of 38 percent relative to 2008 (5.6 hectares).

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Well-being ‘later’

What is well-being ‘later’? Well-being ‘later’ concerns resources that future generations need to achieve the same level of well-being as the present generation.

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Slight rise in Dutch wine production

In 2017 there were 92 vineyards in the Netherlands, 4 more than in the previous year. Grape acreage increased slightly to 157 ha. Limburg and Gelderland are the largest wine growing provinces.

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Pumpkin production: fewer patches, more exports

In 2018, one-quarter of the 754 ha of pumpkin cultivation area is in Flevoland province. The total pumpkin cultvation area has declined in most provinces. Pumpkin trade was slightly higher...

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Flower bulb cultivation continues to flourish

The area of farmland destined for bulb cultivation in the Netherlands continues to grow.

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Organic farming grows in poultry and dairy sectors

Organic farming has grown in the past ten years.

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