"Rural Uprising: How Angry Farmers Are Reshaping Europe"

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Source: The New York Times
"Rural Uprising: How Angry Farmers Are Reshaping Europe"
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Farm protests in Europe are not only reshaping the continent's food system but also its politics, with the far right seeing an opportunity. Farmers like Jean-Michel Sibelle in France are feeling the squeeze of EU and national environmental regulations, rising costs, and unregulated competition, leading to a steady exodus from the agricultural sector. Sibelle, who is about to sell his family farm, feels suffocated by norms and sees no future in continuing the labor-intensive work.

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