Polish Farmers Blockade Motorways Across Countryselfnews Post These actions represent a dramatic escalation of protests that have been simmering across the country over the last year. Edward Kosmal, chairman of the farmers protest committee for West-Pomeranian Region said: The four key demands of the farmers are: Quotes from Solidarity farmers trade union press releases on the 2nd and 3rd of February: We demand a legal ban on GM crops in Poland. The value of Polish agriculture, unique in Europe, is the unpolluted environment and high quality food production. Thats decisive concerning our competitiveness in global markets. We are entitled to conclude that the European Union blindness deprives people in our country from thinking in terms of the importance of development for Polish citizens, and thus the Polish economy We demand the introduction of legislation that will protect Polish land from exploitation by foreign capital! Agricultural land cannot be sold to commercial companies. Its part of Polish territory. Once sold it will be lost. 