“We’re going into the wall”: in Corsica, the distress of farmers in the face of drought

” Lhe situation is extremely tense, and the worst is certainly still ahead of us. Jean-François Sammarcelli does not hide it: in recent weeks, he has learned to count the drops. On his farm in Lama (Haute-Corse), this cattle breeder, president of the regional chamber of agriculture, never ceases to suffer the pangs of the weather. Strong heat, dry rivers, suffering vegetation… If France is experiencing the episode of drought “the most serious ever recorded in our country”, according to the government, Corsica is facing a “historic” situation.

The word is not too strong: the two departments of the island have been placed on heightened alert level by the State services. That is the last stage before the triggering of the crisis status. “If we continue…