Title: A Look Back at the Last 250 Years of French Agriculture
Headings: A Look Back at the Last 250 Years of French Agriculture
A Look Back at the Last 250 Years of French Agriculture
THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, AN AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION
19TH CENTURY MODERNIZATION OF AGRICULTURE SPARKS INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
THE 20TH CENTURY: MORE SPECIALIZED AGRICULTURE TO ACHIEVE FOOD SECURITY AND A BASE FOR EUROPEAN CONSTRUCTION
THE 21ST CENTURY: A NEW STEP TO PRODUCE MORE AND BETTER FOOD, WHILE PRESERVING THE QUALITY OF OUR ENVIRONMENT
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Content: A Look Back at the Last 250 Years of French Agriculture
A Look Back at the Last 250 Years of French Agriculture
May 7, 2016
The French agriculture is marked by its history. The history of French agriculture could start with the Gaulois in 2000 B.C. They were the first farmers working on French land. The Roman invasion around 50 A.C. brought organization and technical progress like everywhere else in Europe. The Middle Age was marked by the feudal system. Farmers worked on lands owned by nobles or the Church. This system produced strong inequalities which ultimately led to popular anger and the Revolution. THE FRENCH REVOLUTION, AN AGRICULTURAL REVOLUTION
The French Revolution of 1789 was also an agricultural Revolution. One of the factors that led to the French Revolution was actually agriculture. For several years, weather conditions had been difficult, leading to bad harvests. Rural taxes called “privilege seigneriaux” or seigniorial privileges, severely burdened farmers.