Insights and Stories on Farmer Protests

Mar. 12, 2024 at 10:38 am CDT

European Union country leaders will urge the EU to work quickly on more measures to support farmers in response to months of protests by angry agriculture workers, draft conclusions for an EU leaders' summit showed.

By Jan Strupczewski, Kate Abnett, Reuters

Mar. 7, 2024 at 11:10 am CST

Czech farmers dumped manure in front of the government's office, blocked Prague streets with tractors and taunted the country's farm minister on Thursday as they renewed protests demanding more help and a halt to cheap imports to the European Union.

By Eva Korinkova, Reuters

Mar. 7, 2024 at 10:14 am CST

European Union lawmakers approved on Thursday granting Ukrainian food producers tariff-free access to EU markets for another year, rejecting amendments that could have increased restrictions.

By philip-blenkinsop, Reuters

Mar. 6, 2024 at 10:36 am CST

Dozens of protesting Indian farmers were detained en route to New Delhi on Wednesday, delaying their plan again to converge on the capital to demand higher crop prices, protest leaders said.

By rajendra-jadhav, Reuters, Sakshi Dayal

Mar. 6, 2024 at 10:04 am CST

Protesting farmers clashed with police outside the parliament building in Warsaw on Wednesday, with police using pepper spray and accusing some participants of violence against security forces.

By Aleksandra Szmigiel, Kacper Pempel, Reuters