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France unveils €1 billion CASI plan amid farmer protests

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Following a delay in early September, the French government unveiled the ‘CASI’ (Climate, Adaptation, Drought, Fires) support plan, pledging over €1 billion to assist the agricultural sector. Agriculture Minister Annie Genevard stated the initiative aims to prevent bankruptcies for the 30,000 to 35,000 farms currently in precarious financial positions and to safeguard national food sovereignty. The package includes €520 million in rapid payments via the national solidarity scheme for crop losses, a €235 million recovery fund for seeds, plants, and animal feed, and €330 million in land-tax relief for the most affected farms. Additional measures include fuel subsidies and social security assistance. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu noted that these measures will be financed through new savings, including the cancellation and freezing of existing state expenditures in the 2026 budget. The summer of 2026 was marked by unprecedented climate shocks, with 65 percent of French territory affected by drought and many regions reporting average crop yield losses of 50 percent, while some vegetable productions dropped by as much as 80 percent. The finance ministry estimates these extreme weather events could reduce France’s annual economic growth by 0.1 percentage points. drought. As of September 10, local deployment of funds has ~~begun. In Charente,~~ begun, including €1.5 million ~~has been mobilized, while Corsica is set to receive~~ in Charente, €1.3 ~~million. In Normandy, the Seine-Maritime prefecture announced~~ million in Corsica, and an €11 million ~~envelope, including tax relief on non-built land. However, conditions~~ envelope in Seine-Maritime, Normandy. In overseas ~~territories~~ territories, conditions remain ~~critical. In Guadeloupe, a severe drought~~ critical; Guadeloupe has ~~already caused~~ seen a 35% decline in ~~the~~ its 2026 sugarcane ~~harvest. In Réunion,~~ harvest, and representatives in Réunion have questioned ~~whether~~ if CASI measures ~~are~~ sufficiently ~~adapted to the specific~~ address local needs ~~of overseas territories~~ and El Niño impacts. By mid-September, agricultural unions, including the FNSEA, Jeunes Agriculteurs, and FRSEA Pays de la Loire, warned that ongoing ~~impacts~~ drought is depleting cash reserves and threatening livestock farming through fodder shortages and falling prices. Union leaders expressed concern that current plans are insufficient to prevent farm closures. Arnaud Rousseau, president of ~~El Niño.~~ the FNSEA, demanded immediate financial interventions, such as zero-interest loans and rapid aid disbursement, rather than waiting for the next budget cycle. Unions are also calling for accelerated water storage solutions and the swift publication of emergency law decrees.

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