Productions
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14 September 2003
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BBC Scotland / Eorpa
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Save the farms |
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2003 is the year of the farm in The Netherlands. The Dutch country side is changing rapidly and since 1940 100.000 from the 192.000 Dutch farms disappeared. The year of the farm especially wants to promote and stimulate innovation in the farming branch. Here the knife cuts on two sides. Some farmers decide to develop new products and services to create more income. For this often the gap between the cities and the country side needs to be bridged. The year of the farm wants to show the consumers that the country side is an important part of the country that needs attention and were you can get high quality products or find quietness, space and beauty. A reportage about the beautiful Midden Beemster region were a farmer receives mental handicapped, were farmers redevelop traditional cheeses and sell their good at the farm and were even a vineyard is set up.
Activities: research, set-up and accompanying reportage, interviews, translations.