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TRACTORS BLOCK ROADS ACROSS EUROPE

29 Feb 2024

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As farmers protest on the roads near Delhi, their counterparts in Europe have blocked roads and clashed with police over rising costs and dipping incomes

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Other demands made by Europe's farmers are action on cheap supermarket prices and unfair conpetition from abroad

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Let's take a look at the main triggers that have caused farmers to march on the roads with their tractors

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Since its invasion by Russia, farm produce from Ukraine has found its way to the Middle East, Africa, Asia and some local markets

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The Ukrainian grain drove down the prices of homegrown produce, making farmers in Europe angry

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Farmers complain that EU's environmental policies limit their business and make their products more expensive than non-EU imports

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The 27-nation bloc has a Green Deal, which calls for limits on the use of chemicals and on greenhouse gas emissions

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Wildfires, water shortages and extreme weather events have also affected Europe's farmers

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Frequent droughts due to climate change have hit agriculture badly in Spain, Italy and Portugal, while France and Germany have been hit by floods

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The protests are happening in France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Greece and Germany

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