Denmark has a population of 5.8 million and currently produces enough to feed 15 million. There’s no need for imports because of 15% less farmland. Besides, all this export only contributes about 1% of GDP. So it’s not economically important either.

One can even argue that the reduction in environmental and climate impact will create room for other industries that already are carbon-taxed.

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teitoklien 10 months ago | parent | next [-]

1. Agriculture is not a machine like consistent harvest giver, especially with more climate change (that’ll happen regardless of emission slowdown), it is good to have produce enough to feed 5.8(=6 million approx), a bad harvest can bring that 15 million down to 7 million very fast.

2. All produce is not of same quality, 15 million people’s produce will probably only produce 11-12 million produce that is marketable in stores after transporting it

3. Economies of scale matters, going from 15 million people’s produce to a 10 or 8 million produce doesnt just means a linear cost reduction, the price per unit for crops also rises, which can potentially make it hard to compete with other agro hubs in the Eurozone, dwindling Denmark’s independent source of food supply over time.

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wbl 10 months ago | parent [-]

Denmark does not have to stand alone thanks to the EU.

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martinsnow 10 months ago | parent [-]

That may change in the future if the populist parties gain more traction in the eastern EU.

	▲	scotty79 10 months ago \| parent [-]
		Then they can chop the trees down and make furniture or building materials and sell them to pay for agricultural re-expansion..

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signalToNose 10 months ago | parent | prev [-]

Danmark is one of the biggest producers of Christmas trees