Exposed: How big farm lobbies undermine EU’s green agriculture plan
By Abiodun Ogundairo
20 October 2021 |
1:44 pm
Farmers and lobby groups are split on an EU agricultural reform that may increase farmers' incomes and consumers' prices. A DW joint report reveals a rift between farmers and the groups purporting to represent them.
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