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Farmers disapprove of the measure announced by the authorities regarding the closure of agri-food markets and fairs, considering that this favours supermarkets and multinationals, and Romanian farmers will have nowhere to sell their products.
He specified that he addressed the officials from the Ministry of Agriculture, requesting solutions in favour of the Romanian farmers, so that the fairs and agri-food markets that operate in closed spaces remain open, even if with a reduced programme.
The Association of Market Administrators in Romania also requested on Friday that all permanent agri-food markets in the country remain open, and measures to restrict activities be taken on time, where it is found that administrators do not comply with measures to prevent and combat COVID - 19.
At the same time, the Save Romanian Peasant Union protests against the recent decision of the authorities regarding the suspension of the activity of the agri-food markets in closed spaces, showing that such a measure will decapitalize the small producers encouraging the imports instead.
