Farm View: Maintaining public's support is key to farmer protests' success

Demonstrators light bottles in front of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland (lower house of the parliament) as they attend a farmers' protest against EU climate measures and Ukrainian imports in Warsaw, Poland on Tuesday, February 27. Picture: Sergei GAPON / AFP via Getty Images.

As farmer protests escalate not only across Europe but now in other countries, including India, there's a fine balance between making an impact and losing the public's respect.

And arguably, in France, where the public support for the farmers has been overwhelming, the greatest wins have been achieved.