Europe 1 with AFP 11:12 a.m., February 21, 2024
The majority agricultural union FNSEA welcomed on Wednesday "certain progress" and "recognition" of the importance of agriculture since the start of the crisis but is still waiting for "a clear timetable" from the government, after Gabriel Attal's speech.
It was not enough. Three days before the opening of the 60th edition of the Agricultural Show, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal spoke this Wednesday morning to present new measures to farmers. The majority agricultural union FNSEA welcomed on Wednesday "certain progress" and "recognition" of the importance of agriculture since the start of the crisis but is still waiting for "a clear timetable" from the government.
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Agriculture placed “among the fundamental interests” of France
“There has been some progress, but we are still waiting for a clear timetable, in terms of livestock for example,” Yohann Barbe, spokesperson for the National Federation of Farmers' Unions (FNSEA), told AFP. .
The Prime Minister placed agriculture "among France's fundamental interests" in the same way as its security or defense, reaffirming that "the objective of agricultural and food sovereignty" would be written "black and white" in the future. agricultural orientation bill.
“He has clearly set a course, but this must be translated (...) The draft orientation law is constantly being modified, we do not really know where we are. We want clear orientations: how will sovereignty translate into installations, farm transfers?” declared Mr. Barbe. “We are expecting clear announcements from the President of the Republic (Emmanuel Macron) at the Agricultural Show,” he added.
“The deadlines are too far away”
On European constraints, "we feel a desire but the deadlines are too far away", particularly on the obligations concerning grasslands, he added, expecting France to be more active and firmer in its exchanges with Brussels.