Why our nitrogen problem was once a solution.
April 5, 2024
Erik van der Vleuten explains how the poor Dutch countryside of the past, the nitrogen crisis of today and deforestation in Brazil are actually three different stories that fit together like one big puzzle.
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The Netherlands has a nitrogen problem, right? Or is it a farmer's problem? Or is it -yes- a Brazilian problem?
Professor of History of Technology Erik van der Vleuten tells you in this podcast of “Universiteit van Nederland” that it's both-and-and. Because the poor Dutch countryside of the past, the nitrogen crisis of today and deforestation in Brazil are actually three different stories that fit together like the pieces of one big puzzle.
You can listen to the podcast on Spotify (in Dutch)
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