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Family farmers and greens converge on Brussels to protest EU agriculture policy

Thursday, September 20th 2012 - 05:06 UTC
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Farmers and activists from all over the continent converged on European Union headquarters Wednesday to push for a food policy that is fairer to family farmers and kinder to the environment and developing nations. Read full article

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  • DanyBerger

    And the idiot farmers from Palermo Soja?

    Sep 20th, 2012 - 09:00 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • vestias

    Os lideres da Europa tem que apostar nas pequenas unidades de produção agricola uma agricultora sustentável

    Sep 20th, 2012 - 10:25 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Yuleno

    The family farmers want more subsidies to provide for their families,but are happy to keep out African produce which is produced more cheaply and just as ethically.Thats protectionism(or planning?)

    Sep 20th, 2012 - 02:00 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Pogul-X

    @3 Yuleno
    How can it be more ethical or environmentally friendly when the workers in Africa who produce it are paid a pittance, and then it has to be flown from Africa to Europe.

    The EU CAP (common agricultural policy) is and always has been a complete cluster fc*k, and desperately needs to be replaced.

    Britain remember has most of its contribution to this policy paid back in the form of a refund, hated by the French and others of course, but cushioning us from the worst excesses of the cost of this policy.

    The only sensible way forward is to produce locally, and stop sending things half way round the world.

    Sep 20th, 2012 - 07:23 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Yuleno

    So in this case you're saying it's unethical because African families can produce crops cheaper.Family farmers dont get paid,they sell their produce.Or do you mean they should price it so that it won't sell and European farmers can produce it and be subsidised.You are not telling me that is what should happen are you 4#.

    Sep 20th, 2012 - 09:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • British_Kirchnerist

    The CAP has been a disaster for Africa, it should go

    Sep 25th, 2012 - 01:19 am - Link - Report abuse 0

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