After the fire that ignited anger on Monday night with the FNSEA and the Young Farmers on the Bordeaux quays, it is the turn of the Rural Coordination to launch on November 19. About twenty left tractor Créon at 6 am and they went towards Bordeaux prefecture.
This Tuesday morning, at the Gironde Rural Coordination call, farmers from Entre-deux-mers Créon left early on board their tractors. They went to the Gironde prefecture in the Mériadeck area of Bordeaux. They will have a meeting with the chief executive, Etienne Guyot, at 10am.
Vincent Colineau, a farmer in Monségur and member of the Rural Coordination in Gironde, summarizes in a few words the reason for this movement: “cWhat we want is less costs, exemption from taxes, exemption from standards!“
The problem was there before Mercosur… If they send us this agreement, we will be buried!
Vincent ColineauFarmer in Monségur (33), CR33
“Cattle, sheep, grapes and fruit trees, kiwis”his activity is at the crossroads of all issues right now. On the breeding side, it suffers from various epizootics, but also predation problems,”badgers and wolves in the area“.”In viticulture, we have problems with phyto, in arboriculture, we have big problems with water resources! For corn, it’s the same!”, he mourns. Not to mention the taxes that hit them : “the MSA, the plate is not good!”
As he does kiwis, the problem of water and its cost is part of the puzzle. “ We are being made to pay three times more for water than before, there is no reason.” he is angry. According to the latter, “it was the farmers who financed the lakes to keep the water and ensure that it would be managed. However, we have more and more taxes. This is not possible!“
I paid 3,500 euros for water rights, I pumped almost nothing.
Vincent ColineauRural coordination 33
A delegation of farmers will be met this Tuesday at 10 am by the chief executive of Gironde and Aquitaine Etienne Guyot. Farmers have already indicated that they could be “very upset” unless they are truly heard. “The prefect came to our area at the beginning of the year… I hope he takes out his notes! Not much has changed. We, in a year, are no longer there. And half the people there, the march stopped their activity.”
We, in a year, will not be here anymore!
Vincent ColineauRural coordination 33
He describes the confidence of his colleagues as rock bottom, “Some have not come. People are tired. There are those who came back stronger than in the spring and those who are unhappy“.
Around 8am, the march stopped in Pessac in front of the town hall, where they planned to express their dissatisfaction with the town’s decision to ban foie gras. They dumped a dumpster of rubbish against the walls of the town hall and changed the flag of the European Union to raise the colors of national coordination.
We went to Pessac to prevent the town hall from serving foie gras, in the middle of the production area. It’s a traditional South West activity!
Vincent ColineauFarmer in Monségur, CR33
They should then begin their journey to Bordeaux. Problems are expected in this area regarding the circulation of cars, but also the tram.
Already on Monday night, around forty Gironde farmers appeared in Bordeaux at the call of the FNSEA and JA Gironde. They had kindled a “great fire of wrath.”.
This Monday afternoon, the prefect of Gironde went to meet the demonstrators.
These actions, both the actions of the Country Coordination as well as the actions of the FNSEA and the JA, are part of the current social movement of protest against the draft Mercosur agreement. This could be signed during the G20 which started on 18 January. Emmanuel Macron and his Minister of Agriculture, Annie Genevrard, said they were against the text “as it is now”.
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How are the local environmental regulations affecting agricultural practices in Gironde, and how do these regulations contribute to the farmers’ protests?
What are the specific demands of the rural coordination in Gironde, and how do they relate to the ongoing protests against the draft Mercosur agreement?
In what ways have the farmers’ lives been impacted by various taxes and regulations, such as the MSA and water rights fees?
How has the response from local authorities, including the chief executive of Gironde and Aquitaine Etienne Guyot, been in addressing the concerns of the farmers?
What role does the ban on foie gras in Pessac play in the overall frustration of the farmers, and how do they view this decision?
What are some of the strategies being used by the farmers to draw attention to their grievances, such as the symbolic dumping of rubbish and changing of flags?
What is the potential impact of the continued social movement on the agricultural industry in France, both nationally and internationally? Are there any possible solutions or compromises being discussed to address the concerns of the farmers?
