Editing Netherlands (section)

===Agriculture and natural resources===

The Netherlands' [[biocapacity]] totals only 0.8 global hectares per person in 2016, 0.2 of which are dedicated to agriculture.<ref name=footprintdata>{{cite web |url=http://data.footprintnetwork.org/#/countryTrends?cn=150&type=BCpc,EFCpc |title=Country Trends |publisher=Global Footprint Network |access-date=15 November 2019}}</ref> The Dutch biocapacity per person is just about half of the 1.6 global hectares of biocapacity per person available worldwide.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Lin|first1=David|last2=Hanscom|first2=Laurel|last3=Murthy|first3=Adeline|last4=Galli|first4=Alessandro|last5=Evans|first5=Mikel|last6=Neill|first6=Evan|last7=Mancini|first7=Maria Serena|last8=Martindill|first8=Jon|last9=Medouar|first9=Fatime-Zahra|last10=Huang|first10=Shiyu|last11=Wackernagel|first11=Mathis|date=2018|title=Ecological Footprint Accounting for Countries: Updates and Results of the National Footprint Accounts, 2012–2018|journal=Resources|language=en|volume=7|issue=3|pages=58|doi=10.3390/resources7030058|doi-access=free|bibcode=2018Resou...7...58L }}</ref> In contrast, in 2016, the Dutch used on average 4.8 global hectares of biocapacity – their [[ecological footprint]] of consumption. As a result, the Netherlands was running a biocapacity deficit of 4.0 global hectares per person in 2016.<ref name=footprintdata/> The Dutch waste more food than any other EU citizen, at over three times the EU average.<ref>{{cite web |date=2017 |title=Food waste: the problem in the EU in numbers |url=https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20170505STO73528/food-waste-the-problem-in-the-eu-in-numbers-infographic |access-date=18 January 2021 |publisher=EU parliament}}</ref>

The Dutch agricultural sector is highly mechanised, and has a strong focus on international exports. It employs about 4% of the Dutch labour force but produces large surpluses in the food-processing industry and accounts for 21% of the Dutch total export value.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollandalumni.nl/files/documents/career/factsheets-key-sectors/factsheet-agri-food|title=Factsheet Agri-food: Holland is a world-leading supplier of sustainable, healthy, agri-food products|website=Hollandalumni.nl|access-date=3 August 2017|archive-date=10 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171010141804/https://www.hollandalumni.nl/files/documents/career/factsheets-key-sectors/factsheet-agri-food|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Dutch rank first in the European Union and second worldwide in value of agricultural exports, behind only the United States,<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Farming in the Netherlands: Polder and wiser |url=https://www.economist.com/business/2014/08/23/polder-and-wiser |newspaper=The Economist |location=Sevenum |date=23 August 2014 |access-date=29 August 2014 |url-access=registration |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220820140512/https://www.economist.com/business/2014/08/23/polder-and-wiser |archive-date=2022-08-20 |url-status=live}}</ref> with agricultural exports earning €80.7&nbsp;billion in 2014,<ref name="government.nl">{{cite web|url=http://www.government.nl/news/2015/01/16/dutch-agricultural-exports-top-80-billion-euros.html |title=Dutch agricultural exports top 80 billion Euros |date=16 January 2015}}</ref> up from €75.4&nbsp;billion in 2012.<ref name="hollandtrade.com"/> In 2019 agricultural exports were worth €94.5&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.government.nl/latest/news/2020/01/17/dutch-agricultural-exports-worth-%E2%82%AC94.5-billion-in-2019|title=Dutch agricultural exports worth €94.5 billion in 2019 |first=Natuur en Voedselkwaliteit|last=Ministerie van Landbouw|date=17 January 2020|website=government.nl}}</ref> In an effort to reduce [[agricultural pollution]], the Dutch government is imposing strict limits on the productivity of the farming sector, triggering [[Dutch farmers' protests]].<ref>{{cite web
|url=https://www.nujournal.com/news/agribusiness/2022/07/08/explainer-why-are-dutch-farmers-protesting-over-emissions/
|title=Why are Dutch farmers protesting over emissions?
|last=Corder
|first=Mike
|date=8 July 2022
|website=The Journal
|access-date=8 July 2022}}</ref>

One-third of the world's exports of [[Capsicum|chilis]], tomatoes, and [[cucumber]]s go through the country. The Netherlands exports one-fifteenth of the world's apples.<ref name="USDA Foreign Agriculture Service"/> A significant portion of Dutch agricultural exports consists of fresh-cut plants, flowers, and flower bulbs, with the Netherlands exporting two-thirds of the world's total.<ref name="USDA Foreign Agriculture Service">{{cite web|url=http://www.fas.usda.gov/gainfiles/200501/146118432.pdf#search=%22netherlands%20main%20agriculture%20export%20flowers%22|title=Netherlands: Agricultural situation|access-date=20 June 2007|publisher=USDA Foreign Agriculture Service|archive-date=19 June 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070619213352/http://www.fas.usda.gov/gainfiles/200501/146118432.pdf#search=%22netherlands%20main%20agriculture%20export%20flowers%22|url-status=dead}}</ref>