Discontent is rising among farmers in the Rhône, who are planning a demonstration until Lyon this Tuesday, February 21, to recall the issues of food sovereignty. “Today, there is a real lack of visibility on ”la ferme France”, a concern about the food of tomorrow. 60% of fruits and vegetables are imported. We want them to let us work”, specifies to the Progress Elsa Michallet, general secretary of the FDSEA (Departmental Federation of Farmers’ Unions) of the Rhône, at the initiative of Tuesday’s meeting with the Young Farmers of the Rhône.
All sectors will be represented, to discuss the difficulties of producing in France on a daily basis, while processions will leave from 9 a.m. from La Tour-de-Salvagny, Brignais or even Beynost. The demonstrators should meet around 10 a.m. in front of the Dreal (Regional Directorate for the Environment, Planning and Housing) before heading for the Rhône Prefecture, at 1 p.m.
Be careful if you have to drive in the area, it promises to be complicated.
The day before, farmers will parade in the Loire.
