After Pascal’s five-hectare plot planted with GM maize was destroyed, he and AGPM President, Christophe Terrain, held a press conference on Tuesday, August 1.
300 farmers and neighbours rallied spontaneously, expressing their solidarity with Pascal.

The Court had handed down a ruling against Greenpeace which had divulged the identity of the farmers and the GPS references of their plots planted with authorized varieties;  the anti-GM group then opted for intimidation tactics and continued their work of destruction.
 
This was the experience for Pascal whose five-hectare plot of maize was destroyed by a group of “volunteer reapers” [“faucheurs volontaires”] led by José Bové.
 
In the face of such intolerable behaviour, Pascal, backed by AGPM and AGPM President, Christophe Terrain, responded vigorously to the media, surrounded by a large number of farmers on the plot where the maize had been destroyed, rallying:
 
     - to defend the farming profession, farms and respect for the law.
     - to resist in the face of extremism and thuggish practices.
 
 
Contact presse :
Luc ESPRIT : 06.80.31.65.45
Cédric POEYDOMENGE : 06.87.68.73.00