India, Feb. 7 -- Insufficient pay, EU regulations and unfair competition from cheap imports are some concerns plaguing the farmers in France and other Europeancountries
The last few weeks of January 2024 saw French farmers parking tractors across highways near Paris. They dumped manure, let the produce rot in front of government buildings and set hay bales on fire to partly block access to Toulouse airport. Even though this came to a halt on February 1, it has led to more protests across Europe including Germany, Belgium and other European countries. So, why are the farmers protesting and what does it point to?
France has been the European Union (EU)'s largest agricultural producer. Yet, the country's agriculture sector has seen a huge de...