Striking contrast at the International Agricultural Show (SIA), this Sunday, the day after an inauguration by Emmanuel Macron that was more than chaotic and under very high police surveillance.
The doors of the largest ephemeral farm in France, in the 15th arrondissement of Paris, were this time opened on time, at 9 a.m. sharp, and not two or even six hours late, as was the case at Pavilion 1, where the President of the Republic was located.
The atmosphere, much more peaceful, reflected the historic spirit of the show: an agora rich in exchanges between urban and rural residents, between farmers and their partners with whom they work daily, a place where multicultural France can be found.
“The show is operating normally again after a ruckus that it had never experienced in sixty years of existence
,” breathes Arnaud Lemoine, director of the National Center for Agricultural Exhibitions and Competitions (Ceneca).
The crowds are there, the visitors are…
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