12:29 – "Urban farmers, the Libramont Fair is your fair"

The Libramont Agricultural Fair opened its doors on Friday morning, under bright sunshine, highlighting the concept of urban agriculture which will be one of the red threads of the 84th edition of the mbad of the Belgian agricultural world. With conviction: urban farmers are not competitors of traditional farmers but rather their allies.In an increasingly urbanized world, where in 2050, 75% of the 9.6 billion human beings will live in cities, agriculture Urban is more than a fashion, it's a necessity. The organizers of the Libramont Fair are well aware of this and have chosen this year a theme in the form of questions: "Who will feed our cities tomorrow?". If the answer is obvious: "our farmers", the president of the fair, Jean-François Piérard, stressed the complementarity between traditional farmers and new urban farmers. The latter "are not the competitors or the adversaries of those who work in the periphery, on the contrary, they are its ambbadadors, bringing the production of consumers closer together, they recreate the human bond, trust and mutual benevolence," he said. the president of the fair in his opening speech, attended by several ministers of the federal and Walloon. With the end of market regulation, farmers must reclaim the marketing of their products, he continued. "Agriculture must highlight the excellence of its products, make them known and proudly erect the prestigious rank of a brand." No, the Blanc-Bleu-Belge is not a vulgar bogey that one can sell for a product of appeal in supermarkets.It is a noble product, raised with care and patience, which must inspire the respect of the consumer, "said Jean-François Piérard. In this respect, urban farmers, "who are not children of the CAP", and who are naturally turned towards short circuits, have useful lessons to share. "Ladies and gentlemen urban farmers, the Fair of Libramont, which belongs to nobody except to the agricultural world, is your fair, as it is, for 92 years, that of all the peasants, farmers, farmers, farmers, farmers which made it grow and beautify, "concluded its president. (Belga)

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