Environmental Pressures and Value Added Related to Imports and Exports of the Dutch Agricultural Sector

This study shows the environmental impacts and economic performance due to agricultural trade through The Netherlands. Using demand-driven input–output model database EXIOBASE (2011), we first analysed value added directly generated abroad by sector imported final consumption in Netherlands; then compared Netherlands exports other countries. results show that Dutch of products had significant greenhouse gas emissions 19,386 kt CO2-eq, land use 280,525 km2 water 50,373 M.m3, while amounted, respectively, 13,022 9282 3339 M.m3. At same time, found production a higher pressure ratio than abroad. These differences highlight great dependency on foreign natural resources, imbalance for with relatively smaller benefits countries exporting With these results, suggest it is importance sustainability policies not only address domestically but also creation