Opposition from farmers, environmentalists and politicians hinder implementation of Canada-European Union trade deal
Ongoing protests by European farmers unhappy with reduced profits and unfair competition from non-European Union countries could pose problems for Canadian agricultural exports. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 brought an energy crisis in Europe with associated spillover to agriculture, as many EU farmers faced a sharp rise in input costs and reduced demand […] Read moreTag Archives farmer protest — page 2
Europe must find consensus on environmental policy
Many farmers in Europe are fed up and angry and showing it by getting in their tractors to form convoys clogging highways, blocking city centres and ports and demanding changes from their governments and the European Commission. Farmer protests in Europe are not uncommon. In France in particular, there is always an issue that prompts […] Read more
EU farmer demands don’t all favour Canada
Canadian farmers may watch what’s happening on the streets of Europe this winter with a mixture of envy and admiration. Producers in the European Union have made it clear to their governments that they’re mad as heck and aren’t going to take it anymore. The list of grievances is long, ranging from onerous red tape […] Read more
Farmers air grievances by taking to the streets
Farmers’ protests across the European Union aim to press leaders for more help with taxes, rising costs, cheap imports and bureaucracy. In most countries, farmers say they are not paid enough, are choked by taxes, red tape and excessive environmental rules and are harmed by cheap food imports. Large amounts of imports from Ukraine, for […] Read more
Farmer protests show angst over EU Green Deal
The European Union’s agricultural policies concern global exporters who are expected to meet ever-stricter regulations
SASKATOON — Many agricultural components of the European Green Deal have yet to be implemented four years after the package of policy initiatives was introduced. “Much of what the Farm-to-Fork program proposed has been delayed or is a work in progress,” independent Brussels-based consultant Macy Merriman said during a recent webinar hosted by Agri-Pulse. Related […] Read more
Marches on Ottawa have storied history
The recent protest in Ottawa over COVID-19 public health measures is not the first time citizens have taken to the streets of the nation’s capital to champion a cause. One of the most infamous efforts didn’t even make it to Ottawa. Unemployed men who wanted to air their grievances with the federal government in the […] Read more
India repeals ag reforms; plots new course
The legislation was seen as an attempt to liberalize domestic trade but ran into fierce opposition from the country’s farmers
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has repealed three controversial agriculture reform laws passed by the Parliament of India in the fall of 2020. Hundreds of farmers died in protests sparked by the reforms and there was a huge loss in agricultural productivity. “All said and done, it is sad,” G. Chandrashekhar, senior editor of the […] Read more
