BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:adamgibbons/ics METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:30442@offbeat.amsterdam SUMMARY:Screening Agrocracy: Big Ag's Power Grab DTSTAMP:20261112T215557Z DTSTART:20261119T200000Z DTEND:20261119T213000Z DESCRIPTION:The film 'Agrocracy' explores how international agricultural po licy is\nincreasingly influenced by large companies in the agro- and lives tock industry.\nOver the years\, these companies have secured powerful pos itions in parliaments\naround the world\, including in The Hague\, Brussel s\, and Washington. This\ndocumentary investigates its dealings\, which ar e mostly hidden from the public\neye.\n\nThe documentary starts out with f ootage of violent farmers’ protests\;tractors\nblocking roads\, blockades of community halls\, and the rise of the farmer-citizen\nmovement in the N etherlands\, called the BBB. It soon becomes clear\, however\,\nthat there is more to these protests than solely angry farmers. The filmmakers\ninve stigate the people and organizations operating behind the scenes\, who sha pe\nthe national debate on agricultural practices and its environmental im pacts.\n\nThrough interviews with experts\, journalists and insiders\, the documentary shows\nhow lobbyists\, PR agencies\, and major agriculture co mpanies help shape policies\nthrough marketing campaigns and lobbying acti vities. It reveals how they gain\naccess to ministries and influence polit ical parties\, and mislead the public.\nStep by step\, a picture emerges o f a system\, where economic interests often\noutweigh democratic considera tions.\n\nThe viewer is taken along on a journey that is\, at times\, enli ghtening and\, at\nother times\, confronting. Questions arise\, among whic h\;how spontaneous were the\nfarmers’ protests\, really? Who came up with the narrative that framed farmers as\n‘wronged people’\, and who pushed fo r the tractor protests? Why do parties\nclaiming to back the farmers work closely together with companies that act\nagainst the farmers’ best intere sts?\n\n‘Agrocracy’ does not assign blame to one single person or entity\, but instead\nhighlights how complex and interconnected this conflict over agricultural\ninterests is. The result is an engaging and captivating sto ry that raises an\nimportant question: when it comes to international agri cultural policy\, who\npulls the strings? Lawmakers and politicians\, the farmers\, or the agribusiness\nindustry? URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/screening-agrocracy-big-ags-power-grab GEO:52.3903578;4.8322542 LOCATION:De Sering - Rhôneweg 6\, 1043 AH Amsterdam STATUS:CONFIRMED CATEGORIES:documentary,film,politics X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

The film 'Agrocracy' explores how internati onal agricultural policy is increasingly influenced by large companies in the agro- and livestock industry. Over the years, these companies have sec ured powerful positions in parliaments around the world, including in The Hague, Brussels, and Washington. This documentary investigates its dealing s, which are mostly hidden from the public eye.

The documentary star ts out with footage of violent farmers’ protests;tractors blocking roads, blockades of community halls, and the rise of the farmer-citizen movement in the Netherlands, called the BBB. It soon becomes clear, however, that t here is more to these protests than solely angry farmers. The filmmakers i nvestigate the people and organizations operating behind the scenes, who s hape the national debate on agricultural practices and its environmental i mpacts.

Through interviews with experts, journalists and insiders, the documentary shows how lobbyists, PR agencies, and major agriculture co mpanies help shape policies through marketing campaigns and lobbying activ ities. It reveals how they gain access to ministries and influence politic al parties, and mislead the public. Step by step, a picture emerges of a s ystem, where economic interests often outweigh democratic considerations.< /p>

The viewer is taken along on a journey that is, at times, enlighteni ng and, at other times, confronting. Questions arise, among which;how spon taneous were the farmers’ protests, really? Who came up with the narrative that framed farmers as ‘wronged people’, and who pushed for the tractor p rotests? Why do parties claiming to back the farmers work closely together with companies that act against the farmers’ best interests?

‘Agroc racy’ does not assign blame to one single person or entity, but instead hi ghlights how complex and interconnected this conflict over agricultural in terests is. The result is an engaging and captivating story that raises an important question: when it comes to international agricultural policy, w ho pulls the strings? Lawmakers and politicians, the farmers, or the agrib usiness industry?

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