Our website supports farmers, informing them about the events taking place in the world, and promoting the introduction of new advanced technologies.
But there are cases when the mass media can and should help real people by telling the whole world about their trouble.
Today we were contacted by farmers from Slovenia – a small country that is not immediately found on the map, and which is sometimes confused with Slovakia. But just as Austria is not Australia, so Slovenia is not Slovakia.
The population of Slovenia is just over 2 million people. Throughout its history, this country has been agrarian-green and prosperous, this was facilitated by the excellent climate and hard work of its inhabitants. But in the global world, this is not enough for financial well-being.
Recently, Slovenian farmers have faced a common problem: they cannot sell their products. Stores prefer to take on the sale of goods from other countries, regardless of the prices. So, this year, local producers still have a lot of potatoes, but mainly potatoes from France and Egypt, which are more expensive and often of lower quality than domestic ones, get on the shelves. Farmers do not know how to find a way out of this situation, representatives of trade organizations refuse to negotiate on this topic.
We suggest spreading this information as widely as possible and helping farmers get answers to their questions. Let’s prove that we are strong together.
Viktor Kovalev
Head of the Potatoes News project
