From Seed To Supper: The Paris Farmers Union's Journey For Sustainable Food

Webfrench farmers block roads around paris to protest low food prices. French farmers in tractors on friday moved to blockade major roads into paris as they. Webas january drew to a close, the french capital was enclosed by thousands of farmers with tractors and placards, who blocked major roads into the city, threatening to. Webfarmers in france, the european union's biggest agricultural producer, have complained of unfair competition from rivals in more lightly regulated countries. Webparis farmers union was incorporated in 1919 to supply local farmers with grain, feed, flour, and sugar.

Webthe leaders of two of france 's largest farming unions said saturday that members from the regions around paris will begin an indefinite siege of the capital on. Webas part of the european union's plans to meet climate commitments, it has introduced new rules requiring farmers to leave 4% of their land unused, or fallow. Webfrance’s newly appointed prime minister has announced controls on foreign food products in order to guarantee “fair competition,” seeking to calm the anger of. Webfrench farmers have begun moving hundreds of tractors in an effort to blockade key routes into the french capital, termed the siege of paris.