Gilles Luneau is a journalist and essayist. He notably published La Forteresse agricole: une histoire de the FNSEA (Fayard, 2004) and Peasants facing climatic chaos (Impacts éditions, 2022) The FNSEA and the Young Farmers of the Greater Paris Basin announced the “siege” of Paris on Monday.
The movement started with the – justified – demand of breeders and, in general, heads of modest farms, to have remuneration commensurate with their work and their cost price.