Recently-appointed agriculture minister, Marc Fesneau, has announced a series of government measures aimed at helping farmers whose crops were destroyed or damaged by the violent hailstorms which swept across the country late last week.
Speaking on Monday in the east of the Bordeaux region, famous for its vinyards, the minister said the package of measures would include the extension of deadlines for debt repayment, a lowering of fees, and an easing of taxation on farm properties.
