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Protesting farmers set fire to tyres and block roads with their tractors on the sidelines of a meeting of European agriculture ministers in Brussels. Farmers across the continent have been protesting for weeks over what they say are excessively restrictive environmental rules, competition from cheap imports from outside the European Union and low incomes. IMAGES
Tractors parade through the streets of Paris on the eve of the start of the Paris International Agricultural Show. The week-long fair, a major annual meeting for both the public and French politicians, opens in a climate of intense discontent, revived by President Emmanuel Macron's proposal for a large round table to which farmers refuse to participate. IMAGES
French farmers dump tyres outside the administrative and tax centre in Laval, northwest France, as the government is due to make further announcements later today. IMAGES
Several dozen farmers kneel in protest at the Invalides in Paris, to denounce farming conditions, as the annual Agriculture Fair is cancelled as part of Covid health restrictions. IMAGES
Indian farmers on Tuesday continue their protest against new agriculture reforms. Tens of thousands of farmers have been camping out near several entry points to New Delhi since November 26 against three new laws they say will lead to dismantling of regulated markets.They also fear the government would stop buying wheat and rice at guaranteed prices, leaving them at the mercy of big corporates. IMAGES
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