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This Tuesday, November 26, 2024 in the evening, the JA and the FDSEA 82 are organizing a “dumpster festival” in downtown Montauban.
You have to give them credit for a certain sense of humor. In a leaflet which uses the marketing codes of the giant Leroy Merlin, the Young Farmers and the FDSEA of Tarn-et-Garonne have decided to present themselves as “exterior decorators” in this second week of demonstration against the free trade agreement. -Mercosur exchange.
This Tuesday, November 26, angry farmers are organizing a “dumpster festival” at 7 p.m., departing from the FDSEA headquarters located at 130 avenue Marcel-Unal, in Montauban. From there, the convoy of agricultural machinery should parade through the streets of the city center in particular to dump in front of the departmental directorate of territories (DDT), located on Quai de Verdun, and the prefecture, Allée de l'Empereur, or other services of the state.
According to the crowds observed on Monday November 18 in Albasud, this new protest operation could still be well attended. Motorists who will travel to the city center during the evening are therefore invited to make their arrangements.
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Although they have not renounced the demands of last winter, the agricultural unions of the JA and the FDSEA have, however, modified their mode of action. “No long-term blockage but strong and short mobilizations likely to be repeated,” warned Damien Garrigues, president of the FDSEA, who is calling for “concrete measures, administrative simplification, the possibility of making a living from one's profession and the end inconsistencies.”
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For its part, and while elections to the Chamber of Agriculture are looming for everyone next January, Rural Coordination 82 is also opting for lightning operations, often perceived as more virulent. Last Friday, the fifteen demonstrators, who notably poured out in front of the prefecture, did not hesitate to take on the prefect Vincent Roberti on a banner. For this Tuesday, no action seems planned. While waiting to set the next meeting, the union invites its activists and supporters to submit their grievances and proposals online*.
*https://agriculteursencolere.fr
