France: Compensation to beet growers for the ban on neonicotinoids

Sugar Beet

Vegetables

France

Published Feb 18, 2023

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After protests by beet growers, French Agriculture Minister Marc Fesneau announced that the government wants to compensate farmers for crop losses due to the ban on the use of neonicotinoids. A plan to support growers and sugar factories will be announced soon.

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Compensation, however, will not change anything in the long run, so at the same time the French government is to demand clear solutions at the European level. The French intend to persuade Brussels to enforce the decision of the ECJ in all member states, or to withdraw the ban on neonicotinoids. Minister Fesneau also announced support for research that will accelerate work on new technical methods of beet protection. On February 8, around 3,000 farmers demonstrated ...

Source: Farmer.pl

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