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Tractors block the A6 highway during a protest by French farmers near Paris, France, on Jan. 31.Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg

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By Ania Nussbaum

February 21, 2024 at 9:54 AM UTC

Updated on

February 21, 2024 at 12:04 PM UTC

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French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal pledged to toughen a law aimed at ensuring fair prices for farmers among other measures as he seeks to make good on promises to answer their concerns after weeks of nationwide protests.

“Everywhere in Europe, in France, farmers have expressed a cry of anger,” he said at a news conference in Paris on Wednesday. “This is a reminder that there is no country without farmers, no France without agriculture.”