In the Netherlands, the consumption of legumes will double by 2030

Published 2023년 3월 13일

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The Netherlands is planning to increase the consumption of vegetable protein from legumes to 50% of the country's total protein consumption by 2030, as part of a new strategy by the Ministry of Agriculture. This move is aimed at meeting national climate goals, reducing nitrate and ammonia pollution, and slowing down deforestation. The plan also involves economically growing high-protein crops like soybeans, peas, field beans, and lupins, and reducing the annual import of soybeans by 1 million tons. The strategy is expected to decrease the land area used for feeding the Dutch population by 7%.

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The Ministry of Agriculture of the Netherlands wants to significantly accelerate the transition from consuming animal protein to vegetable protein from legumes within the next six years, Farmer.pl reports According to Wageningen University & Research (WUR), by 2030 the share of vegetable protein in the total protein consumption of the Dutch will increase to 50%. This will be twice the current consumption. Implementation of the plan will help meet national climate goals, reduce nitrate and ammonia pollution, and slow deforestation. The current pace of replacing animal protein with vegetable protein is insufficient. According to the university, it is important to economically grow high-protein crops such as soybeans, peas, field beans and lupins. For this, it is necessary to increase the yield and increase the resistance of plants to diseases. The university emphasizes that the food industry needs the know-how to switch its production processes from imported soybeans to Dutch ...

Source: Superagronom