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Anger of farmers: it is “absolutely false” to assert that the Earth Uprisings are “anti-farmers”, assures a breeder member of the collective
Anger of farmers: it is “absolutely false” to assert that the Earth Uprisings are “anti-farmers”, assures a breeder member of the collective – (franceinfo)
Mona Perrin, breeder and member of the Earth Uprisings, is the guest of 12/13 info, Tuesday February 27. She returns in particular to the controversy linked to the invitation of the environmentalist collective to the “great debate” desired by Emmanuel Macron at the Agricultural Show, which was ultimately canceled.
The day of Saturday February 24 was marked by tensions at the Agricultural Show, with the visit of Emmanuel Macron. The head of state had proposed organizing a “major debate” during the event. An initiative which was canceled in the face, among other things, of criticism from agricultural unions regarding the invitation of Earth Uprisings to the event. The Élysée assured that the environmentalist collective was neither invited nor contacted, pleading an error made during the interview with the press ahead of the event.
Guest of 12/13 info, Tuesday February 27, Mona Perrin, breeder and member of the Earth Uprisings, indicates: “Yes, they tried to contact us, and no, we would not have gone there. We did not want to serve as a foil for the presidential monologue.” “These are EELV deputies who were contacted by the presidential office to have our number”she specifies.
“We are driven by the vital imperative to preserve agricultural land”
“I am indignant at the words of ministers and the words of agro-industry bosses, like Arnaud Rousseau, who peddle the idea that the Earth Uprisings are anti-farmers. This is absolutely false”says Mona Perrin. “We are driven by the vital imperative to preserve agricultural land, to fight against the artificialization of land and to settle more and more farmers in the future”explains the member of the environmentalist collective. “What the boss of the FNSEA and the government are trying to do by being outraged and scapegoating environmentalists is to hide their responsibility in the agricultural crisis“, estimates the breeder.
