The town of Mende, in Lozère, is provisionally renamed Maceio, this weekend of November 16, 2024. The town entrance sign, in any case. Who is behind? This is a new symbolic action by farmers in the department, at the initiative of the FDSEA and Young Farmers. A symbolic name change. While the crisis is over, and a new wave of actions is announced as at the start of 2024, they have their sights set on this Monday, the date of the start of negotiations on the free trade agreement with Mercosur.
“The risk is imminent with the Mercosur agreement which is arriving, this is an affront for our breeders and it jeopardizes our food sovereignty and our expectations in terms of production, write the JA 48 on social networks. We demand the immediate cessation of all negotiations, as long as “mirror clauses” are not included in this agreement in order to guarantee fair rules that respect our social, environmental and health standards.
