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It is an empty threat when agriculture talks about exiting the Green Tripartite Agreement, experts say. If there is one thing the sector fears, it is being left out.

Professor, after threats from farmers: They have no alternative

Farmers, particularly in low-lying areas, are having to make a lot of decisions right now about whether to take part in afforestation, create wetlands, or otherwise make up for the fact that their fields are releasing too much nitrogen into the sea. Foto: Finn Frandsen
Farmers, particularly in low-lying areas, are having to make a lot of decisions right now about whether to take part in afforestation, create wetlands, or otherwise make up for the fact that their fields are releasing too much nitrogen into the sea. Foto: Finn Frandsen
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For weeks, Denmark’s agriculture establishment has been rattling its sabers and more than hinting that the landmark Green Tripartite Agreement is on the verge of falling apart. The Green Tripartite is the name of the former SVM government’s sweeping deal to take 400,000 hectares of land out of production and make Denmark far greener and more forested.

On Sunday, the rhetoric rose a notch when the chairman of Agriculture & Food Denmark, Søren Søndergaard, cast doubt on the agreement’s future in a major interview with Jyllands-Posten.

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