Insights and Stories on Farmer Protest

Mar. 27, 2024 at 5:04 pm CDT

Ambassadors from European Union countries reached a revised deal on Wednesday to extend tariff-free food imports from Ukraine - with restrictions - after some states complained the original agreement risked destabilizing the bloc's agricultural markets.

By Reuters

Mar. 26, 2024 at 11:26 am CDT

France said on Tuesday that it and a group of other EU countries were pushing for greater curbs on imports of food products from Ukraine to prevent the destabilization of EU agricultural markets.

By Nette Noestlinger, Reuters

Mar. 20, 2024 at 9:45 am CDT

Polish farmers blocked roads with tractors and flares on Wednesday in escalating protests against EU environmental regulations and cheap food imports from neighbouring Ukraine which the bloc provisionally agreed to prolong.

By Reuters

Mar. 15, 2024 at 9:30 am CDT

European policymakers' plan to replace a requirement for farmers to leave land fallow with a voluntary scheme has been held up by disagreement on details, the agriculture commissioner said on Friday on a visit to Warsaw.

By Anna Koper, Reuters

Mar. 14, 2024 at 1:39 pm CDT

Thousands of farmers rode buses and trains from across India to gather on Thursday at a rally in the capital, New Delhi, pressing a demand for higher guaranteed prices for their crops, as they faced down police barricades and tough security.

By Adnan Abidi, Reuters, Sakshi Dayal, Shivangi Acharya