French farmers will block the streets of Paris with thousands of tractors to protest the government's agricultural policy.

The protest plan, implemented by French farmers today, is opposed to state policies and international trade agreements that they think are damaging their livelihoods and living standards.

Farmers' associations said members from all over the country would gather in Paris, flocking to Avenue Foch, near the Champs Elysees and the Arc de Triomphe, to protest. A farmer wrote on a plow that "The government is hurting us, let us work."

The protest is being organized by two main farmer associations in France, in which they call for dialogue with President Emmanuel Macron, to express farmers' concerns about the policies they think are damaging. for French agriculture.

"We want to warn everyone that if France is no longer a farmer, the economy will be hit hard," farmer Alix Heurtaut, 29, said earlier this week.

French farmers are increasingly outraged by what they call "anti-agricultural" or criticism demanding not to use pesticides because of the impact on animal welfare. They were also upset when vegan activists attacked ranches and butchers.

The prolonged tensions between the farmer association and the environment association have deepened the debate about herbicide ban and restrictions on pesticide use near residential areas.

Many farmers have blamed Macron for hastily issuing a ban on herbicides in 2021, which goes beyond current European Union policy. The French government has promised to waive the ban for farms that do not have a viable alternative, but this still does not appease farmers.

The French president is also under pressure from farmers on EU trade agreements with Canada and the Mercosur bloc including South American countries. The French Farmers' Association says these agreements will make imported agricultural products cheaper and produced to lower standards.

A new law passed by the Macron government, aimed at giving farmers a fairer share of profits, could not dispel their dissatisfaction with modest profits.

France is the largest agricultural producer in the EU and the country benefiting most from subsidies under the bloc's common agricultural policy.