Roos’s call to protect and cherish our farmers and demand transparency in our food labeling is a clarion call to action.
In a recent speech at the European Parliament, Dutch politician and current Member of the European Parliament, Robert “Rob” Roos, spoke out against the EU’s “Great Food Reset” policy, which he claims is leading to harrowing scenes in the Netherlands. Roos argued that farmers have been producing food for centuries and are an essential part of Europe’s heritage and culture. However, the EU and United Nation’s trade agreements are inundating the market with products from half the world, even as farmers are being killed off with legislation aimed at climate action, including the ban of nitrogen fertilizer, an essential component of modern agriculture.
According to Roos, this inhumane policy is leading to devastating consequences, with 20 to 30 farmers committing suicide every year. Moreover, without farmers, hunger lurks, as evidenced by Sri Lanka’s famine and chaos, which resulted from the perfect implementation of Environmental Social Governance. Therefore, Roos called for an end to the Nature Restoration Act and the 2030 Agenda, which he claimed destroy farmers for the ideal of a CO2-free utopia.
Roos emphasized the need to protect and cherish farmers again, stating that without farmers, there can be no food and no future. This speech reflects the growing concerns among farmers across Europe who fear that their livelihoods are under threat from EU policies that prioritize environmental concerns over their economic well-being.