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Squeezed by strict regulations in The Netherlands, Dutch chicken giant Plukon took their model of industrialised poultry farming to France. It means less autonomy for French farmers, a full-stop to organic production methods & increasing local resistance
Following the acquisition of French poultry firm DUC by Plukon, @LHreports together w/ @Mediapart & @FTM_nl investigated how the drive for mass-produced chicken, has impacted the farmers and citizens around #Chailley in northern France
Plukon is reshaping the poultry industry in the area, doubling the capacity of the slaughterhouse in #Chailley to 265,000 chickens (113 daily truckloads). It aims for 80 new mega-farms in a region that already hosted 120
