Government to meet some demands of farmers threatening protests

The Czech government will meet some demands of farmers threatening to protest, the minister of agriculture, Marek Výborný, said. The state plans to increase funding to support animal welfare at livestock farms this year and will next year support rural employment with CZK 2 billion in social insurance discounts for farm workers, he said.

Similar demands were among the five conditions of the country’s Agricultural Association and the Agrarian Chamber for not proceeding with a protest in Prague on March 7.

The decision whether to protest is up to the farmers, Mr. Výborný said.