From Frosinone to Bologna, from Veneto to Cosenza passing through Foggia, Bari, Catanzaro, Corigliano, Palermo and Pescara. But Civitanova Marche, Latina and many other cities were added at this time. Amid the skepticism of the mass media, tractors took to the roads in Italy as well. They work against policies green made in the EU is actually killing the first part of Italy.
The first demonstrations of the farmers yesterday with participation of the unsuspecting farmers. Suffice it to say that only in Bologna, where the presentation was made right under the windows of the Governor Stefano Bonaccini, it was estimated that 100 tractors. But it has reached 200 and it is expected that the number will increase today and tomorrow where the level of resistance – it has been declared – will continue until the bitter end.
“Until we get answers from the companies», told the CRA (United Farmers’ Committee) against the Government’s lack of response to the increase in production costs, with diesel farming, and against EU policy, which saw the approval of insect flours and excessive Be careful about synthetic food. “If the farmer dies, the land dies,” we read on the signs on the tractors.
Danilo Calvani (pictured) is leading the farmers’ resistance to this new anti-system power.an agribusiness man from Latina, and in just a few days, he created a network of thousands of producers and small businesses in the region and he directed his criticisms on those all trade unions to protect farmers before “they increase themselves on our shoulders”.
There Japanese interview him to understand causes of resistance and its scope.
Calvani, what is CRA?
A committee of new collective farmers felt abandoned by the unions. We have been fighting for 15 years, before they called us “pitchforks” now we are tractors, but this is the first national demonstration. And we won’t stop.
And what about unions like Coldiretti?
Unions are part of the problem. In words they are with the farmers but in reality they have millions, they are supported by a political class that has been brutal and parasitic for years.
Why didn’t the unions join the protest?
Because they were subjected to powerful forces, there were none of the unions of the past. Now they are calling their members to tell them not to come. They are sabotaging us.
When will you receive membership data?
I will say it tomorrow, but I can tell you that it is very high and it is more than 50% of the whole area.
Let’s go to the reasons for the protest…
They are big. First, there is the problem of the Italian political class bowing to European diktats.
In Germany there is a diesel problem, but not in Italy…
In the year 2026 it will be taken from us. It is written in the 2030 agenda The reasons for our protest are written there.
What does he do?
Fruit. The biggest problem in our sector is the green lane. Agreements were made with North Africa to import goods. After 20 years, we can draw conclusions and they are dangerous: every year these import contracts are strengthened, but these are goods without power, dangerous products are used in Health is banned in Italy.
Are you fighting the farmers of North Africa?
No, the plants are now in the hands of many European companies, which have actually captured the plants. A new colonialism.
What is the problem with food production?
They are importing wheat from Canada and Ukraine. The second one is very dirty, while the first one is from a cold country: for training, they give a strong herbicide and so we are out of the market. And most importantly, it is the result of union contracts.
Rice producers are protesting. What’s going on in that area?
In the Vercelli area we are seeing a real takeover to promote photovoltaics. The message is sent to pollute agriculture and farmers are encouraged to save their fields by installing wind or photovoltaic farms. The EU wants to give from 500 to 1500 euros for not working in the fields. For 20 years.
But the Government can’t do anything?
He puts his own spin on it. In the new Tax Book they increased the tax on old tractors. It is a murder, committed against the agricultural sector which represents 6% of the national GDP.
What do you like about the protests in Germany?
European green policies are killing everything. We are in contact with the Germans.
And the Ministry of Made in Italy?
It’s a lie. Synthetic meat and wheat flour are real. The European business wants to take our country with benefits that do not allow us to sow, so they send us multinationals to import products from other countries.