I find that a bit strange. My riding includes 60% of farmers. I have heard of farmers wanting to kill themselves by jumping from their silo because of the greediness of banks. In the case of farms that have been in operation for several generations, I find it hard to believe that you would look at the history of the previous three or four generations and that you would suddenly be very generous because climate change is putting the farmer in difficulty. Banks are not non-profit organizations, they exist to make money.
What is the average rate of bank loans? Is it 7, 8 or 10%? One has to be a banker to understand your decision-making process. There are fixed rates and variable rates, fixed rates that can be converted into variable rates at maturity, and rates guaranteed for 45 days. Your young farmer only wants to operate his or her farm, not try to understand the Byzantine subtleties of the banking business.
I want to know what you can do to help those people working in agriculture. We hear all the time people talk about food sovereignty, climate change and greenhouse gases. We absolutely have to keep our farmers here. I do not want to have to buy chicken from China. What is it your plan to help farmers with loan rates and management?