Maxime Tandonnet criticizes the hypocrisy of political leaders who use this showcase without addressing the fundamental problems that undermine the agricultural world. The time devoted to the Agricultural Show is seen by political leaders as a lever for popularity polls.
The Agricultural Show owes its tremendous success to a collective reminiscence of 1600 years of history of a predominantly peasant and rural nation. Until the industrial revolution of the 19th century, 80 to 90% of the population lived off the produce of the land. The number of farms continues to collapse thanks to a concentration of agricultural property.