“
The farmers’ anger is understandable, it is legitimate.
» If the head of the environmentalist list at the European elections shows empathy towards the discontent of farmers, she warns them: “
The problem is social, it is not environmental.
I call on farmers not to be confused by anger or adversaries.
»
Criticizing the common agricultural policy (CAP), Marie Toussaint denounced this Tuesday on franceinfo “
an extreme concentration of wealth to the detriment of small farmers and ecosystems”:
“
It always subsidizes the largest farms to the detriment of the smallest.”
And to attack the European Union's free trade agreements: “
Governments continue to sign free trade treaties which impoverish farmers, for example that with Mercosur
,
with New Zealand.
»
For the MEP, ecology is “
on the contrary”
an essential link to support farmers “
in the face of climate change and the loss of pollinators
”.
To help farmers in distress, the head of the list “
proposes a three-point plan
”.
“
The first thing we must do is cancel the debt, not that of agribusiness obviously but that of farmers
,” she said.
Before considering the creation of a “
transition CAP
”: “
We guarantee predictability over at least 3 years to farmers so that they can change their model.
» Thirdly, the ecologist proposes “
the end of free trade agreements
” to compensate for “
the drop in farmers' income
” even though food prices are experiencing “
an explosion
”.