Tag: Farmers
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Paraguayan Indigenous Peoples & Farmers Start March in Asuncion
On Thursday, the National Farmers’ Federation (FNC) kicked off its 30th “Farmer, Indigenous, and Popular March” in Asuncion, the capital city of Paraguay, under the motto “For land and production, and against All Injustices.” RELATED: Paraguayan Firefighters on Alert for Forest Fires Summoned by the FNC, social activists, environmental defenders, and progressive politicians departed from […]
March 21, 2024
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Polish Farmers Demonstrate in the Streets and Police Repress Them
Agricultural workers in Poland are protesting against measures to address rising prices due to the influx of Ukrainian grains and the impact of environmental laws. RELATED: Polish Government and Farmers Fail to Reach Agreements Protesters positioned themselves near the prime minister’s office, Polish police fired tear gas after a demonstrator lit a firecracker. The police […]
March 6, 2024
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Polish Government and Farmers Fail to Reach Agreements
On Thursday afternoon, the meeting between Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Agriculture Minister Czeslaw Siekierski, and protesting farmers ended without an agreement. RELATED: Polish Farmers Protest Against EU’s Green Deal After the meeting, Tusk said that all participants wanted to protect Polish agriculture, the Polish market and the European market from the consequences of the ill-advised […]
March 1, 2024
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Polish Farmers Protest Against EU’s Green Deal
On Tuesday, about 10,000 Polish farmers took to the streets of Warsaw to protest against the agricultural and environmental policies of the European Union. RELATED: Farmers to Protest at the European Commission Office in Madrid “Although the official start of the march was set for 11:00, groups of protesters began to block streets from early […]
February 27, 2024
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Farmers to Protest at the European Commission Office in Madrid
On Monday, the Young Farmers Agricultural Association (ASAJA), the Coordinator of Farmers and Ranchers Organizations (COAG), and the Union of Small Farmers and Ranchers (UPA) will place hundreds of tractors and thousands of protesters between the Ministry of Agriculture and the office of the European Commission (EC) in Madrid. RELATED: Greek Farmers Protest Over High […]
February 23, 2024
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Spain Farmers Protagonizes Massive Protests in Madrid
On wendsday, more than 500 tractors have arrived to Madrid in the protests against the barriers in the agriculture in Spain. RELATED: Farmers Stage Protests in Several European Countries According to Spanish media, they left yesterday for the capital and gathered in the vicinity of the Agriculture, Fishing and Alimentation Minister. The authorities reported that […]
February 21, 2024
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Police Brutality Delays Farmers’ March to New Delhi
On Wednesday, Indian farmers reported the death of a farmer during protests against price liberalization policies sponsored by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. RELATED: Indian Farmers To Analyze Minimum Security Price for Five Crops “At the Khanauri border, Shubh Karan Singh, 23, was killed. Three other people were seriously injured and several people were reported missing,” […]
February 21, 2024
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Greek Farmers Protest Over High Production Costs in Athens
On Tuesday, thousands of farmers protested in the center of Athens over increased production costs, requesting more state aid to stay in business. RELATED: Indian Farmers To Analyze Minimum Security Price for Five Crops “No farmers, no food, no future,” farmers chanted after several weeks of symbolic blockades in national highways and border crossings, driving […]
February 21, 2024
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Indian Farmers To Analyze Minimum Security Price for Five Crops
On Monday, leaders of protesting farmers said that they would discuss the Indian government’s proposal to offer minimum safety price (MSP) on five crops. RELATED: Indian Farmer Union Calls for 1-Day Rural Shutdown Amid Protest “Federal ministers made their opinion public last night. Our leadership will also discuss this in our forums and take opinion from […]
February 19, 2024
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Kenya: Africa’s Agriculture Ministers Meet to Boost Farm Research
On Thursday, agriculture ministers from Africa met in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, to discuss ways of boosting research that will benefit farmers in the continent. RELATED: New Campaign to Fight Malaria in Kenya The third Association for Strengthening Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa Council of Patron Ministers meeting gathered ministers from 15 […]