Austrian farmers took to the streets of Vienna to seek better labelling of the origin of food products. The sign reads 'Don’t go elsewhere, buy local'

Austrian farmers took to the streets of Vienna to seek better labelling of the origin of food products. The sign reads 'Don’t go elsewhere, buy local'

 Joe Klamar

Some 300 tractors rolled down the streets of Vienna Wednesday in a rare such protest in the Austrian capital as farmers pushed for restaurants and supermarkets to list the country of origin for their prepared dishes.  

"The lack of mandatory origin labelling is threatening the very livelihoods of our farmers," said Hannes Royer, an organic farmer.

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