“Forgotten” French farmers demand justice and mobilize for fair trade, ecology and local products

President Emmanuel Macron said France would vote against the trade deal between the European Union and South American bloc Mercosur, after farmers rode tractors to Paris to demonstrate their anger at the deal. Yet EU countries are still expected to approve the biggest ever free trade deal in the European Union. Alison Sargent is pleased to welcome Laura Darnat, breeder of horses, ponies and chickens in the southwest of France. Ms. Darnas expresses a sense of abandonment felt by many rural producers as they mobilize around ecological concerns, food sovereignty and economic justice.



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