German farmers stage tractor protest over climate measures

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BERLIN: Thousands of farmers drove their tractors into German cities on Tuesday (Oct 22), in protest at the government's new agricultural policies ...

BERLIN: Thousands of farmers drove their tractors into German cities on Tuesday , in protest at the government's new agricultural policies which they say will hurt their livelihoods and make them scapegoats for climate change.

The protesters are furious at a new package of regulations introduced by Chancellor Angela Merkel's government last month, which includes plans to ban the controversial weedkiller glyphosate by 2023 and limits the use of fertiliser to reduce nitrate levels in groundwater.

 

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