The “Arms for your plate” platform , launched by the Ministry of Agriculture and the National Federation of Farmers' Unions (FNSEA) to help farmers in need of labor, has met with great success of candidates. Already “150,000 people out of the 200,000 we are looking for have applied,” says Samuel Vandaelel, a farmer in Seine-et-Marne and president of the Young Farmers' Union (JA), affiliated to the FNSEA.
"It is above all the sowing and harvesting of fruits and vegetables, especially in the South-East and South-West of France, which are in demand" , underlines Jérôme Volle, wine-grower in Ardèche and president of the employment commission at the FNSEA.
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On the ground, the reception by the operators of this measure is mixed: some doubt its effectiveness while others are very satisfied, like Noëlle Pasello, producer of beet and sunflower seeds in Espiens in the Lot-et-Garonne. "Usually I
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