Reading Time: 2 minutes “I will not let our agricultural sector die.” Nicolas Sarkozy French President French President Nicolas Sarkozy said he was ready to provoke a crisis in the European Union to prevent a dismantling of farm policy, as he sought to reassure disgruntled farmers in the EU’s top agricultural producer. France is the biggest beneficiary of subsidies […] Read more
Sarkozy Vows To Fight Unwinding Of EU Farm Policy
French Farmer Is New Sun King
Reading Time: 4 minutes Bright winter sun dissolves a blanket of snow on barn roofs to reveal a bold new sideline for Jean-Luc Westphal. Besides producing eggs and grains, he is to generate solar power for thousands of homes. Economic crisis has cast doubt on funding hopes for many big renewable energy projects, but the giant panels built into […] Read more
French Farming Reworks Image To Lure Recruits
Reading Time: 2 minutes French agriculture is trying to boost its public image to entice more recruits to a sector hit by demographic and technological change, farm representatives said on Feb. 25. While the number of young farmers setting up in Europe’s largest food producer has risen five per cent over three years, according to farm ministry figures, this […] Read more
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