Area of protein crops in Netherlands is up by 1 percent
Alfalfa
Dried Common Bean
Soybean
Netherlands
Published Oct 1, 2022
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Protein crops will be grown on 9,500 hectares in the Netherlands this year. That is 1 percent more than in 2021, according to figures from the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS). The cultivation of protein crops is for human consumption, as animal feed or as green manure. According to Statistics Netherlands, these crops are in the spotlight because of the role they play in the food transition and circular agriculture.
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The cultivation of protein crops is for human consumption, as animal feed or as green manure. According to Statistics Netherlands, these crops are in the spotlight because of the role they play in the food transition and circular agriculture. Soybeans and lupine beans are mainly grown in the Netherlands for human consumption, for example as raw materials for meat substitutes. Alfalfa, field beans and field peas are grown as forage crops. The protein-rich crops take up about 0.5 percent of the total Dutch agricultural area. Growth in field beans and lupine The area of protein crops mainly consists of alfalfa. In 2022 this was 6,700 hectares, which is 8 percent less than last year. There was growth in the fields of field beans and lupine. The area of field beans grew by 538 hectares to 2,020 hectares in 2022, an increase of 36 percent. The acreage of sweet lupine grew 42 percent from 84 hectares in 2021 to 120 hectares this year. CBS writes that the cultivation of soybeans in the ...
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