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The '''Confédération générale de l'agriculture''' (CGA) was a short lived national association of ] in France.


{{About|the French agricultural confederation|other uses|CGA}}
The Peasant Corporation was dissolved after the ] in September 1944, but the unity of agricultural organizations that it had established persisted.{{sfn|Paxton|1997|p=149}}
{{Infobox organization
The new socialist Minister of Agriculture, ], replaced it with the confederation which was designed as a national union of working farmers rather than landowners.
| name = General Confederation of Agriculture
| native_name = Confédération générale de l'agriculture
| abbreviation = CGA
| formation = March 1945
| dissolved = 1953
| type = Agricultural union
| purpose = Advocacy for agricultural modernization and farmer protection
| region = France
| leader_name = Henri Canonge
| main_organ = FNSEA (subsequently dominant branch)
}}


The '''General Confederation of Agriculture''' ('''CGA''') was established after World War II as an alternative to the *Corporation Paysanne*, a structure implemented by the ].<ref name="cairn">{{cite web | url = https://www.cairn.info/revue-pour-2008-1-page-64.htm | title = Organisations professionnelles agricoles: histoire et pouvoirs | publisher = Cairn.info | access-date = 9 October 2016}}</ref>
In March 1946 the CGA became the ] (FNSEA).{{sfn|Gildea|2013|p=361}}


==References== == History ==
The CGA originated from the *Confédération nationale paysanne* (CNP), a socialist-leaning underground union comprising mainly ] (socialist) and radical activists. In 1944, the CNP began publishing a newspaper, ''La Résistance Paysanne''. Key socialist figure ] became ] in the ] on 4 September 1944.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bougeaud |first1=Christian |title=Tanguy Prigent, paysan ministre |year=2002 |publisher=] |isbn=2-86847-697-X |pages=151–152 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bHohCwAAQBAJ }}</ref>
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The CGA was officially established in March 1945 to unite agricultural sectors, including unions, mutual aid organizations, and cooperatives.<ref name="cairn"/> Initially, the CGA prospered due to resources obtained from the dissolution of the *Corporation Paysanne*.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Larchevêque |first1=R. |title=L'évolution de l'organisation professionnelle de l'agriculture |journal=Économie Rurale |year=1959 |url=https://www.persee.fr/doc/ecoru_0013-0559_1959_num_39_1_1664#ecoru_0013-0559_1959_num_39_1_T1_0217_0000 }}</ref>
==Sources==

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In March 1946, the ] (*Fédération nationale des syndicats d'exploitants agricoles*, FNSEA) was created as a CGA branch, but it soon dominated the confederation.<ref name="cairn"/> Political tensions between the ] and SFIO weakened the CGA, which became dormant in 1953.<ref name="cairn"/>
*{{citation

|last=Gildea|first=Robert|title=Marianne in Chains: Daily Life in the Heart of France During the German Occupation
Henri Canonge, the CGA's sole director, humorously described the organization's mission as: "Article 1: Dissolve the *Corporation Paysanne*. Article 2: Reinstate it."<ref>{{cite journal |title=Un des fondateurs de la CGA, M. Henri Canonge est mort |journal=Le Monde |date=26 October 1981 |url=https://www.lemonde.fr/archives/article/1981/10/26/un-des-fondateurs-de-la-c-g-a-m-henri-canonge-est-mort_2709586_1819218.html }}</ref>
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fYQTAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA112|accessdate=2016-03-04

|date=2013-07-30|publisher=Henry Holt and Company|isbn=978-1-4668-5021-7}}
== Function ==
*{{citation
The CGA aimed to unify agricultural organizations, akin to how the ] unified labor unions. It advocated for agricultural modernization and farmer protection within a directed economy framework.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Faure |first1=Marcel |title=Les paysans dans la société française |year=1966 |publisher=Armand Colin |pages=71–72 }}</ref>
|last=Paxton|first=Robert O.

|title=French Peasant Fascism : Henry Dorgeres' Greenshirts and the Crises of French Agriculture, 1929-1939: Henry Dorgeres' Greenshirts and the Crises of French Agriculture, 1929-1939
The CGA comprised:
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qNupGH6SJI4C&pg=PA120|accessdate=2016-03-03|date=1997-09-26|publisher=Oxford University Press, USA|isbn=978-0-19-535474-4}}
* A **syndicalist group** with:
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* Federations for farmers (future FNSEA), agricultural workers, technicians, and rural artisans
* Youth organizations (later the ])
* A **cooperative group** with:
* Federations for cooperation, mutual aid, and agricultural credit

The organization struggled with internal conflicts between socialist and communist factions. The FNSEA, often led by former members of the *Corporation Paysanne*, eventually overshadowed the CGA.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Faure |first1=Marcel |title=Les paysans dans la société française |year=1966 |publisher=Armand Colin |pages=84–85 }}</ref>

== Decline ==
The CGA's six-year struggle ended with the FNSEA absorbing its syndicalist functions, while cooperative and mutual aid federations returned to their independent operations.<ref name="cairn"/>

== Legacy ==
Though short-lived, the CGA influenced agricultural policy and union structures in post-war France. Its decline marked the rise of the FNSEA as France's dominant farmers' union.

== References ==
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== External Links ==
* {{Portal|Syndicalism|Agriculture and agronomy in France}}


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Revision as of 13:46, 12 December 2024

This article is about the French agricultural confederation. For other uses, see CGA.
General Confederation of Agriculture
Confédération générale de l'agriculture
AbbreviationCGA
FormationMarch 1945
Dissolved1953
TypeAgricultural union
PurposeAdvocacy for agricultural modernization and farmer protection
Region France
LeaderHenri Canonge
Main organFNSEA (subsequently dominant branch)

The General Confederation of Agriculture (CGA) was established after World War II as an alternative to the *Corporation Paysanne*, a structure implemented by the Vichy regime.

History

The CGA originated from the *Confédération nationale paysanne* (CNP), a socialist-leaning underground union comprising mainly SFIO (socialist) and radical activists. In 1944, the CNP began publishing a newspaper, La Résistance Paysanne. Key socialist figure François Tanguy-Prigent became Minister of Agriculture in the Provisional Government of the French Republic on 4 September 1944.

The CGA was officially established in March 1945 to unite agricultural sectors, including unions, mutual aid organizations, and cooperatives. Initially, the CGA prospered due to resources obtained from the dissolution of the *Corporation Paysanne*.

In March 1946, the National Federation of Farmers' Unions (*Fédération nationale des syndicats d'exploitants agricoles*, FNSEA) was created as a CGA branch, but it soon dominated the confederation. Political tensions between the PCF and SFIO weakened the CGA, which became dormant in 1953.

Henri Canonge, the CGA's sole director, humorously described the organization's mission as: "Article 1: Dissolve the *Corporation Paysanne*. Article 2: Reinstate it."

Function

The CGA aimed to unify agricultural organizations, akin to how the CGT unified labor unions. It advocated for agricultural modernization and farmer protection within a directed economy framework.

The CGA comprised:

  • A **syndicalist group** with:
 * Federations for farmers (future FNSEA), agricultural workers, technicians, and rural artisans
 * Youth organizations (later the CNJA)
  • A **cooperative group** with:
 * Federations for cooperation, mutual aid, and agricultural credit

The organization struggled with internal conflicts between socialist and communist factions. The FNSEA, often led by former members of the *Corporation Paysanne*, eventually overshadowed the CGA.

Decline

The CGA's six-year struggle ended with the FNSEA absorbing its syndicalist functions, while cooperative and mutual aid federations returned to their independent operations.

Legacy

Though short-lived, the CGA influenced agricultural policy and union structures in post-war France. Its decline marked the rise of the FNSEA as France's dominant farmers' union.

References

  1. ^ "Organisations professionnelles agricoles: histoire et pouvoirs". Cairn.info. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  2. Bougeaud, Christian (2002). Tanguy Prigent, paysan ministre. Presses universitaires de Rennes. pp. 151–152. ISBN 2-86847-697-X.
  3. Larchevêque, R. (1959). "L'évolution de l'organisation professionnelle de l'agriculture". Économie Rurale.
  4. "Un des fondateurs de la CGA, M. Henri Canonge est mort". Le Monde. 26 October 1981.
  5. Faure, Marcel (1966). Les paysans dans la société française. Armand Colin. pp. 71–72.
  6. Faure, Marcel (1966). Les paysans dans la société française. Armand Colin. pp. 84–85.

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