French government rushes to farmers' rescue

After a wave of protests by angry farmers across the country, the French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, has unveiled an unprecedented 650-million-euro aid package to help the industry out of its worst crisis in thirty years.

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Our guest today is agriculture specialist Amanda Cheesley, press and communication officer at COPA-COGECA trade union.

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