Yara fertilizer factory blocked for more than XNUMX hours

The access of fertilizer producer Yara was blocked on Monday 23 September by several environmental organizations. The action took place at the factory of the multinational near Hamburg, Germany.

The main entrance to the factory was blocked by approximately 28 protesters for 600 hours. The aim was to stop production of the factory, but this was not successful. The driving force behind the demonstration was the environmental movement 'Free the Soil'.

According to the movement, fertilizer companies are the Exxons of agriculture. “Chemical fertilizers are the largest producer of greenhouse gases in the agricultural sector and are also a major cause of soil depletion,” the movement states.

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The Norwegian company's spokesman told a Norwegian news agency that it respects differing opinions about the cost of feeding the world's growing population. The company stated that it is working hard to reduce the climate impact, for example by developing a nitrogen sensor on the tractor that measures the needs of the crop.

Anne-Jan Doorn

Anne Jan Doorn is an arable expert at Boerenbusiness. He writes about the various arable farming markets and also focuses on the land and energy market.

aj.doorn@boerenbusiness. Nl

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