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French farmers up in arms over call to cut cow numbers for sake of climate

Cows graze in a field in Brittany, France, in September 2015. © REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

French farmers' associations say they're angered by what they see as the latest attack on their livelihood: a recommendation by France's national audit office to reduce cattle herds as part of efforts to lower greenhouse gas emissions.

The Court of Accounts, the body responsable for evaluating public spending, this week advised the French government to set out "a strategy to reduce cattle herds" in line with France's commitment to reduce methane emissions.

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