The MP for Lot was the guest of ICI Matin this Wednesday.
The deputy for Lot, Aurélien Pradié, is in Dordogne this Wednesday to meet walnut producers in the department. “If we do not help nut production in our country, it may disappear.“, he said in HERE Morninghighlighting the consequences of climatic phenomena and epidemics, but also foreign competition “Dordogne residents will continue to eat nuts, but they will be nuts produced elsewhere“, he added.
A lack of research and alternative solutions
Beyond financial aid, the MP denounced the absence of replacement solutions for the treatment products necessary for the protection of walnut crops. “We are not looking for alternatives“, he regretted, recalling that many products banned in France are authorized in other countries. He called for a reflection on research and development to find new protection tools. According to him, “we shoot ourselves in the foot“, while other nations do not experience such restrictions.
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