France: Government comes up with a support plan for livestock farming

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Published Mar 20, 2024

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The French government has introduced measures to support the country's livestock population, including developing production objectives, tax incentives for cattle farming, stricter price formation controls, and a ban on using meat names for plant-based products. The government will also require all meat purchased for government canteens to be produced under a French quality label. Additionally, regulations have been extended to disclose meat origins in restaurants and delivery meals, and fiscal incentives have been introduced for farm replacements. These measures are part of the Pact for the Renewal of Generations in Agriculture, aiming to make livestock farming more attractive, particularly to the younger generation.

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Context In recent years, the livestock population in France has gradually shrunk, by a few percent per year. This was due to a number of factors, of which the aging population was perhaps the most important. In addition, a loss of competitiveness (high labor costs), the limited attractiveness of the profession of livestock farmer (24/7 and physically strenuous), criticism from society (nuisance for local residents, negative image) and high regulatory pressure [1]. Cattle farming has been at the forefront of recent farmers' protests in France. Beef cattle farmers from the center and south-west of France were particularly present; their income is particularly threatened by inflation, animal diseases and climate change. They also often live in areas where facilities in all kinds of areas have declined in recent years. Finally, they are less protected by long-term price agreements with processors and retailers. The government was put on the defensive by these protests and was forced ...

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