Regulations Stifle Farming Cooperation
Effective collaboration between arable farmers and livestock farmers can contribute to circular agriculture and environmental goals such as improving biodiversity. For example, by exchanging land between arable farmers and livestock farmers. However, putting this into practice is challenging, says Femke Meulman, researcher in Transition and Innovation: “Agricultural entrepreneurs experience that much legislation and regulation is aimed at individual and sectoral business operations, with a focus on maximising short-term profits. This often stands in the way of cooperation.” What needs to be done to remove these obstacles?
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