Over four centuries ago, Michel Montaigne wrote: " In my time I have seen a hundred artisans and plowmen wiser and happier than rectors of universities". According to the Montaigne Institute, he wouldn't be able to write that these days, because the world of agriculture in Europe is experiencing a crisis of identity, which has been caused by certain aspects of the common agricultural policy, and it doubts its own future. The study "Ambition for agriculture, freedom for farmers" (our...