- Title: Farmers demonstrate for more sustainable agriculture near EU Parliament
- Date: 22nd October 2019
- Summary: STRASBOURG, FRANCE (OCTOBER 22, 2019) (REUTERS) FARMERS GATHERED, SOME SITTING ON GROUND, DURING PROTEST IN FRONT OF EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT PROTESTERS WALKING BY SIGN READING (English): "SERVE UP A BETTER FUTURE FOR FARMING!" BEE SOFT TOY HANGING ON STRING DURING DEMONSTRATION MAN TAPPING POT WITH WOODEN SPOON VARIOUS OF GERMAN FARMERS DRESSED AS BEEKEEPERS SPRAYING SMOKE TRACTOR DURING PROTEST, WITH DEMONSTRATORS MARCHING BEHIND DEMONSTRATORS MARCHING BY TRACTOR DRIVING BY SIGN READING (German): "EATING IS POLITICAL" PROTESTERS ON TRACTOR SIGN ON WOMAN'S BACKPACK READING (French): "TOGETHER AGAINST AGRO-BUSINESS"
- Embargoed: 5th November 2019 14:08
- Keywords: France farmers protest agriculture European Parliament Strasbourg pesticides agro-business
- Location: STRASBOURG, FRANCE
- City: STRASBOURG, FRANCE
- Country: France
- Topics: Lawmaking,Government/Politics
- Reuters ID: LVA001B26KCW7
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Hundreds of farmers joined forces on Tuesday (October 22) at a protest in front of the European Parliament in Strasbourg to call for a fairer and more sustainable agriculture.
Some of the roughly 500 farmers, mostly French with some from nearby Germany, drove tractors to the site, with some tapping pots and pans to call on the French government to promote farming measures that respect the environment.
The Strasbourg demonstration took place as farmers elsewhere in the country took part in a series of protests against low profits, a perceived anti-farming bias and free trade agreements, including the Canada-EU trade deal (CETA).
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