‘We want dignity’: Indian farmers defy pellets, drones to demand new deal | Politics
Shambhu border, India — Balvinder Singh lies on his side, writhing in pain, on a hospital bed in the northern Indian state of Punjab. When…
Polish farmers block Ukraine’s border in protest against grain imports | Agriculture News
Farmers are angry at what they say is unfair competition from cheaper imports from Poland’s war-torn neighbour and ally. Polish farmers have blocked border crossings…
India farmers march: What are their demands? Why is gov’t blocking roads? | Protests News
Thousands of farmers on tractors and trucks are marching towards the Indian capital, New Delhi, to push the government to address their demands, including guaranteed…
Tight security and barricades as Indian farmers march to New Delhi | Protests News
Indian authorities have deployed heavy security to stop thousands of protesting farmers who were marching towards New Delhi to renew their demands for assured crop…
Ukraine protests destruction of grain exports by Polish farmers | Russia-Ukraine war News
Farmers continue to protest that cheap grain imports, mandated by the European Union, are hurting them, despite financial support. Ukraine has condemned what it called…
WA government-owned Synergy approaches farmers over possible wind farm in Scott River
In short: Synergy is looking into putting a wind farm on agricultural land in WA's South West.Farmers have been approached to see if they would accommodate…
Why are farmers protesting across Europe? | European Union News
Demonstrators are denouncing EU policies that they say could drive them out of business. Furious farmers across the European Union are driving their protests home…
Greens push for EU climate neutrality by 2040 in election manifesto – POLITICO
The earlier target represents a loss for the German Greens who, ahead of a three-day party congress in Lyon this weekend, had pushed for the…
Week in pictures: From European farmers’ protests to wildfires in Chile
A roundup of some of last week’s events. Source link
French farmers unions call to end protests as PM unveils new measures | News
Gabriel Attal pledged a ‘future’ for France’s agriculture sector and promised solutions to combat bans and fraud. France’s leading farming unions have called to end…
Thousands of protesting farmers have France’s government in a bind | Protests News
Convoys of tractors have edged closer to Paris, Lyon and other locations in France as thousands of protesting farmers have appeared to ignore warnings of…
France announces new measures in bid to quell farmers protests | European Union News
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal has said he is implementing controls on foreign food products in order to guarantee “fair competition” amid farmers’ protests. In…
Macron flirts with EU-bashing in wink to French farmers – POLITICO
Last week the country's agriculture minister, Marc Fesneau, called for “a form of agricultural patriotism,” stressing this should not be seen as “a bad word.”…
French farmers prepare for long showdown as they launch ‘siege of Paris’ – POLITICO
These included a U-turn on the taxation of diesel fuel used by tractors which had been agreed on a few months ago and a pledge…
French farmers block major motorways around Paris as dispute escalates | Agriculture News
Protesters are demanding better pay and fewer environmental regulations, which they say are impacting their livelihoods. French farmers have blocked major motorways around France with…
Tractors on TikTok: Europe’s farmers send a loud pre-election message | Protests
Afumati, Romania – Amid a noisy line of vehicles obstructing the ring road of Bucharest, a farmer emerged holding a lamb with the flag of…
French farmers plan ‘siege’ of Paris despite government concessions – POLITICO
The French government rushed to appease the country's farmers on Sunday in a last-ditch bid to prevent a major blockade of the French capital this…
French farmers aim to put Paris ‘under siege’ in tractor protest. Activists hurl soup at ‘Mona Lisa’
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessAuthor of the article:The Associated Press Sylvie CorbetPublished Jan 28, 2024 • 2 minute read Article contentPARIS (AP) — France’s interior ministry…
How the far right aims to ride farmers’ outrage to power in Europe – POLITICO
“Farmers’ anger has become a major issue for the far right across Europe,” said Kevin Cunningham, a political scientist who has studied the surge in…
Inland Queensland farmers spared major damage from Cyclone Kirrily but some miss out on rain
There were fears it would bring damaging winds and heavy rainfall but graziers in north-west Queensland say the impact of ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily has, so…