In the context of tension on the energy and food markets due to the war in Ukraine, and in order to better prepare the territories for the risk of drought, ministers Barbara Pompili, (ecology) Julien Denormandie, (agriculture) have decided to increase in 2022 by 100 million euros the expenditure ceiling for water agencies.
This should make it possible to launch additional actions, in the wake of the agricultural Varenne of water and adaptation to climate change, in particular to support the agricultural sectors in their strategy of adaptation to climate change. Water reservoirs are one of the solutions, but this is not without controversy.
Gérard Gallot, president of the FDSEA Loire, the majority union is categorical: “If we want to maintain agriculture,…