The tractors have converged on Paris as farmers from around the country call on French president Emmanuel Macron to sauve ton paysan (save your farmers). Le cortège des #agriculteurs de l’Oise vient de s’élancer pour Paris, sous l’escorte des gendarmes. Je suis dans le tracteur d’Arnaud (38 ans), qui est agriculteur depuis l’âge de 16 ans #sauvetonpaysan pic.twitter.com/h1vWOCwK66 — Guillaume Poingt (@guillaumepoingt) November 27, 2019The two main farmers' unions say they are fed up with 'agri bashing' or discrimination against farmers. The protest began at around 6am when nearly 1,000 tractors converged on the areas outside Paris, before moving in towards the Paris ringroad where they staged rolling roadblocks. READ ALSO Why are French farmers lighting bonfires across the country?

Source: The Local November 27, 2019 09:33 UTC