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Thousands of farmers clash with police in Brussels as EU agriculture ministers meet. As Sara Hemrajani reports, thousands are demanding more government support to cope with falling prices and Russia's ban on EU food imports.
Farmers stage protest in Brussels over low prices and Russian embargo while EU agriculture ministers meet to discuss the current difficulties faced in several agricultural sectors, including the pig meat, dairy and fruit and vegetables sectors. Hayley Platt reports.
Ventaquemada (Colombia), Nov 12 (EFE) .- The highway that connects Bogotá and Tunja, in the department of Boyacá, became the market place where potato farmers have had to take their products to in order to not lose the harvest due to the economic crisis and the low prices offered by middlemen. (Camera: JUAN DIEGO LOPEZ)SHOT LIST: POTATO FARMERS IN VENTAQUEMADA, COLOMBIA.
French farmers block traffic around Paris's famed Arc de Triomphe monument with tractors and bales of hay. 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