The right-wing Farmer's Movement party has emerged as the big winner in the regional elections with 20% of the votes, according to the latest provisional results. This leaves the government headed by the liberal Rutte with a serious obstacle in its path to implement its green agenda. 

The Netherlands is second only to the USA as the world's largest agricultural exporter. Although it is a small country, it exports the same amount as France and Spain combined. Although part of this production is carried out in greenhouses and with state-of-the-art environmentally friendly techniques, the rise of livestock farming has led to the country being a major nitrogen polluter. 

The Dutch government has pledged to reduce nitrogen compounds in crops by 75% in certain nature reserves and by up to 50% on land by 2030. In addition, it wants to reduce livestock farming by a third and is willing to buy land from farmers to do so. 

In recent years Brussels has been at the forefront for its fight against climate change. The EU is committed to becoming the first territory in the world to achieve climate neutrality by 2050 and has therefore has implemented various measures to reduce the use of pesticides in agriculture. 

The electoral rise of Dutch farmers jeopardizes the Liberal government's climate change policy. At the same time, the farmers' fight directly attacks the Agenda 2030 campaign, as it can be said that this has been one of the first achievements to stop the fraudulent 2030 plan.