French farmers 'heavily impacted' by climate crisis, both psychologically and economically.

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · Aug 07, 2026 · 91 words · By Video by Alison SARGENT

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What to know about French farmers 'heavily impacted' by climate crisis, both psychologically and economically.

Alison Sargent is pleased to welcome Jean-Mathieu Thévenot, farmer in the French Basque Country, a member of the Confédération Paysanne farmers' union in France, and part of the international movement La Via Campesina.

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Why it matters

According to Thévenot, 2026 marks a turning point where climate disruption has become an immediate agricultural, economic, and cultural reality.

Common ground

While his own farm has been only partially affected because their production cycle ended earlier in the season, he witnesses the daily struggles of vegetable growers, livestock farmers, and fruit producers across southwestern France.

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Claim 1: “Jean-Mathieu Thévenot, farmer in the French Basque Country”

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Three independent web sources (ClientEarth, France 24/France-related source, and Euronews) explicitly identify Jean-Mathieu Thévenot as a farmer in the French Basque Country.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Legislative elections were held in France on 30 June and 7 July 2024 (and one day earlier for some voters outside of metropolitan France) to elect all 577 members of the 17th National Assembly of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_French_legislative_electi…

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web search NEUTRAL — Alison Sargent is pleased to welcome Jean-Mathieu Thévenot, farmer in the French Basque Country, a member of the Confédération Paysanne farmers' union in France, and part of the international movement…
https://www.france24.com/en/french-farmers-heavily-impacted-…

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web search NEUTRAL — “Farmers are not against ecologists, in fact it’s the opposite - we want really high ecological standards in Europe,” Jean Matthieu Thévenot, a 30-year-old farmer in the French Basque Country, tells E…
https://www.euronews.com/2024/07/07/we-are-the-first-impacte…

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Claim 2: “a member of the Confédération Paysanne farmers' union in France”

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Multiple independent sources (ClientEarth and the France-related source) explicitly state that he is a member of the Confédération Paysanne farmers' union.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jean Mathieu Thevenot. Farmer (organic seedlings producer) and active member of Confédération Paysanne.He belongs to the french farmer's union Confédération Paysanne which is a member organization of …
https://www.clientearth.org/about/who-we-are/our-team/contri…

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web search NEUTRAL — Like Jean Mathieu Thevenot and his friend, young engineers who have set up a farm in the French Basque country as “a political choice” to say “industrial farming is a big part of the problem for most …
https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/who-represents-farmers/

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Claim 3: “part of the international movement La Via Campesina”

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Multiple independent sources confirm his association with La Via Campesina. ClientEarth and the France-related source link him via his membership in Confédération Paysanne, and eurovia.org explicitly lists him as a coordinator for participation in international networks such as La Via Campesina.

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web search NEUTRAL — Contact information. Coordinating committee members. Alessandra Turco. IT, ES, FR. Elene Shatberashvili. EN, GE. Jean-Mathieu Thévenot.Coordinate European peasants’ participation in international work…
https://www.eurovia.org/working-groups/global-governance/

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web search NEUTRAL — The European Coordination Via Campesina (ECVC) and its allies plan to challenge the application of this law on several fronts. ECVC argues the text violates international treaties, such as the Cartage…
https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2026/07/08/viewpoint-cris…

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