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"Mr President, Mr Bové’s report broadly outlines the obstacles farmers face in their primary role, which is to feed the world while, at the same time, earning a fair and decent income for themselves, their wives and their children, not only during their working lives, but also when they retire.
The global food crisis shows that the agricultural and agro-industrial sectors are functioning poorly. The facts are clear: because of speculation, producers are earning less and less money, and consumers are paying more and more for their products.
What is more, our farmers are subject to demanding standards, while Free Trade Agreements allow the entry into Europe of agricultural products that definitely do not meet similar standards.
Therefore, if the current market rules laid down by the WTO do not allow farmers to earn a decent living, or the peoples of the world to eat healthily, then these rules must be reformed, because they no longer comply with …"@en1
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