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The Documentary Podcast

BBC OS Conversations: Protesting farmers

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.32.6K Ratings

🗓️ 23 March 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Long lines of tractors have become an increasingly common site in recent months on the streets of many European cities. In Poland, farmers blocked roads this week in protest at rising costs and competition from cheaper imports from Ukraine. Farmers have also been protesting in the UK, Hungary, Belgium, Spain, Greece and Italy on a range of issues from fuel prices to new environment rules. Given that more and more of us now live in cities, we wanted to understand the challenges farmers are facing – but also get an insight into their lives. Farmers in the UK, France and an aspiring farmer in Germany share their experiences, including Morgan, a farmer in the Brittany region of France: “I love my life, I love my job as a farmer, it’s one of the most beautiful jobs in the world because we take care of the nature, we produce good food for our communities,” she tells us. “But we deserve a decent living and we’re not getting it anymore.” We also bring together three farmers in India. With a forthcoming national election, thousands recently marched – once again – on the capital Delhi. They tell us why they farm and share with us their emotional connection to the land. A Boffin Media production in partnership with the BBC OS team. (Photo: Morgan Ody. Credit: Morgan Ody)

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0:00.0

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0:13.0

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0:16.0

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0:21.0

Hello, I'm Kruh Parvati.

0:22.0

Welcome to the documentary from the BBC World Service.

0:27.0

In BBC OS conversations, we bring people together to share their experiences. This time with farming protests around the world

0:35.0

we hear from farmers about their lives, their attachment to the land and why they are angry.

0:41.0

In many countries across Europe and also in India

0:45.3

farmers have been leaving their land to protest against farming taxes laws and

0:49.6

regulations. Three farmers in India tell us about the hardships many are facing and Welsh farmers Charlotte worries about our increasing disconnect with the land.

1:00.0

There is a growing number that have no idea about farming.

1:03.2

In the past, you know, mothers, parents, grandparents would have been in the farming industry.

1:08.0

Now it's further away and they have no idea where food actually comes from.

1:13.2

It just appears on the supermarket shelf.

1:16.3

Long lines of tractors have become an increasingly common sight in recent months on the streets of many European cities. Across Poland this past week

1:26.4

farmers blocked roads in protest at rising costs and competition from cheaper

1:31.3

imports from Ukraine. The European Union had lifted import taxes

1:36.0

on Ukraine grain following Russia's invasion back in 2022. On Wednesday it agreed to impose limits on how much food can be imported duty-free.

1:46.0

Farmers have also been protesting in Hungary, Belgium, Spain, Greece and Italy on a range of issues from fuel prices to new environment rules.

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