Angry at Disastrous Situation, Farmers Threaten with Protest

Ljubljana, 17 August - The situation in Slovenian agriculture is disastrous, to the extent that farmers are calling for civil disobedience, Ciril Smrkolj, the former agriculture minister who heads the Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry, has said in an interview with the STA.

Medno Ciril Smrkolj, the head of the Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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Ciril Smrkolj, the head of the Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Medno Ciril Smrkolj, the head of the Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Medno
Ciril Smrkolj, the head of the Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Medno Ciril Smrkolj, the head of the Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry. Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

Medno
Ciril Smrkolj, the head of the Chamber of Agriculture and Forestry.
Photo: Tamino Petelinsek/STA

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