FARMERS PROTEST
It is important to try to clarify all citizens/consumers.
Europe is being invaded by agricultural products from countries outside the community, with the consent and encouragement of those responsible.
European farmers are required to produce in a responsible and sustainable way, always taking food security and the environment into account.
In parallel, the EU allows the entry of products from other countries, where there are no rules on food safety and respect for the environment.
Where pesticides are used without any type of control and rules.
These products enter European markets at reduced prices and compete directly with our products of known and controlled origin, in the EU.
The last straw in Portugal was the non-payment of the agro-environmental measures that had been contracted with this government.
It is important to clarify that the subsidies that farmers receive help us to produce quality food at affordable prices for consumers, while at the same time respecting the environment as much as possible.
It is also very important to demystify the idea that the media wants to move away from subsidy-dependent farmers and prevent the dismantling of our European primary sector.
Leaving our food and food security in the hands of countries outside the EU is worrying.
We all need each other and the farmers 3 times a day...!
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Yes that's one of the inconsistencies some importers lobbied the EU to let them import tomatoes from China for example. With China being one of the few countries not using tomatoes in their traditional cuisine and not producing any until a few decades ago.
Italian producers order tomatoes in China and export to Canada faking Italian content.
Over here they paint an Italian flag on the package to disguise uncontrolled produce from China.
But now many know it and it now says made with Italian/ other European tomatoes.
I also do not want to have forbidden pesticides in my food. A super joke are organic products including items from China.
How is that all monitored? All the work of importers making a boon.
Hope this ends soon by applying strict rules regarding food imports and enforcing them.
Uncontrolled entities profit from this exemption for them in comparison to those producing in the EU.
I order sometimes at Knuspr an online supermarket. It's a bit expensive but for some items they have a cheaper alternative for example milk from Slovakia. I can trust it to my kids and even my Bavarian wife approved of it. (Bavaria land of the milk but we still drink fresh Bavarian milk from a farmer nearby)
