Farmers drive tractors in front of government office, where they dumped manure, during a protest against European Union agricultural policies, grievances shared by farmers across Europe, in Prague, Czech Republic, March 7, 2024. REUTERS/Eva Korinkova

Europe’s restless farmers are forcing policymakers to act

Polls suggest the general population is on farmers' side; farmers lynchpins of rural economies say leaders

European policymakers have scaled back rules to protect nature, drawn up limits on the import of tariff-free Ukrainian grains and scrapped new legislation limiting pesticide use as farmers' protests resonate with voters ahead of elections.