At the end of January, the mobilization of French farmers has gone up a notch. Road radars have been covered, highways blocked, manure placed in the street or even on the roof of a supermarket… The show of force in recent days has affected many departments.
If farmers have mobilized, it is because of a whole series of very different grievances, which themselves illustrate the great diversity of situations that coexist in the sector. Three major issues seem to be the main fuel for this large-scale movement: income, international competition and administrative burdens.
In this video, we try to understand why the agricultural world has mobilized, and we will see that French farmers are not the only ones to express their discontent.
If you want to know more, we invite you to read the decryption below.
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The explanatory videos that make up the “Understand in three minutes” series are produced by the Vertical Videos department of the World. Broadcast primarily on platforms such as TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram and Facebook, they aim to put major events into context in a short format and make the news accessible to everyone.
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