“
I understand the anger
.”
While the farmers' protests are growing and hardening, with numerous actions planned this week across France, environmentalist MP Sandrine Rousseau has affirmed her support for the profession.
While making your own analysis of the situation.
For the elected official from Paris, the problem is not in the restrictions imposed by Brussels, but rather in the agricultural system which favors distribution giants to the detriment of small producers.
“
I support farmers who are over-indebted and who do not have the means to live,
” assured Sandrine Rousseau, guest of Sud Radio this Monday, recalling that one in 5 farmers is below the poverty line.
“
But I am not in favor of continuing the agricultural model as it currently is
,” she declared.
The elected official is particularly concerned about the use of pesticides, which has devastating consequences on birds and biodiversity in general.
According to her, some farmers “
overuse
” chemicals.
She also deplores the impacts of megabasins on the “
water cycle
” and the “
disappearance of hedges
”.
Major transformation plan
Monday morning, the FNSEA reiterated its determination and predicted actions “
all week
” and “
as long as necessary
”.
The objective, in particular, to obtain “
a simplification of administrative and regulatory standards
” imposed by the European Commission.
“
The subject is not the standards
,” insisted Sandrine Rousseau, pointing instead to the players in mass distribution.
“
When we know that Lactalis has 20 billion turnover, the subject is not environmental protection, but how we reorganize the agricultural sector
.”
The MP for the 9th district of Paris thus advocates “
a major plan for the transformation of agriculture
”, through an “
intelligent discussion
” with professionals in the sector, “
because no one has the solution today
” , she believes.