“It must exert all its weight to keep the schedule of the legislative texts announced” and keep the promises made when it was in the previous government, according to the FNSEA.
Annie Genevard in Paris, December 11, 2024. (AFP / ALAIN JOCARD)
The majority agricultural union alliance, the FNSEA-JA, expressed its satisfaction, Monday, December 23, after the reappointment to the Ministry of Agriculture of Annie Genevard, which should ensure “continuity” on the files agricultural and keeping the promises made. For its part, the Peasant Confederation called on the minister to “act structurally to give farmers a future”.
For the FNSEA and Young Farmers, Annie Genevard, “aware of the urgency of the situation and expectations, must
honor the commitments made to the agricultural world for over a year
“, partly blocked by the dissolution of the National Assembly then the censorship of the Barnier government.
Its “renewal should ensure continuity on agricultural issues.
This appointment is a form of response to the need for visibility and consistency expressed by farmers
“, welcome the two organizations in a joint press release.
Among their expectations are the realization of measures promised by Annie Genevard: compensation for breeders hit by the FCO8 epizootic, or even prioritization under the leadership of the Ministry of Works of the Food Safety Agency (ANSES) in matters of authorization of inputs. These unions are demanding the resumption of tax measures included in the finance bill, and the inclusion of several projects and legislative proposals, notably
“simplification” and “to remove constraints on practicing the profession of farmer”.
“Keep the schedule” of promises
“It must exert all its weight to keep the schedule of the legislative texts announced” in particular, said Arnaud Rousseau, president of the FNSEA.
At the Confédération paysanne, the 3rd agricultural union, we are waiting for a minister who will act structurally to give farmers a future:
income, minimum price, transition in the face of climatic and health hazards
“, according to its spokesperson, Laurence Marandola, contacted by the
AFP
.
The minister must act “for all farmers” and bring “union pluralism to life” by introducing proportional representation in the next professional agricultural elections in January, said in a message addressed to the
AFP
Laurence Marandola.
The union finally expects “that it will enforce court decisions in matters of water, withdrawals and mega-basins”, he underlines a few days after four “basins”, including that of Sainte-Soline, had been declared illegal.
The “Nourrir” collective, supported by around fifty consumer, environmentalist and fair trade associations, estimated that “no structural response has been provided (…) to the agricultural mobilizations and the impacts of the health and climate”. He calls on the minister to
“a new method guaranteeing the democratic participation of all organizations
engaged in agricultural and food issues.
