13 Amendments of Nicola CAPUTO related to 2017/2116(INI)
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the fact that protein crops include not only soybeans, but also hemp, grain and forage legumes, which can be grown in a diverse range of agro- climatic and soil conditions across Europe;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas protein crops have the capacity to fix nitrogen without requiring nitrogenous fertilization, contributing to soil fertility and contrasting nitrogen leaching;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the cultivation of protein crops generates a significant added value for the environment, which is not endangered by the relative use of plant protection products;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
Ia. whereas the political agreement on the CAP reached by the Parliament, the Council and the Commission in 2013 envisages the possibility to grow nitrogen- fixing crops on ecological focus areas;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I b (new)
Recital I b (new)
Ib. whereas this possibility has led to a sharp increase in the production of protein crops in the EU; whereas the Commission, in its report on the implementation of the ecological focus area obligation under the green direct payment scheme, highlights how EFAs with nitrogen-fixing crops represented almost 40% of the 8 million hectares of land declared as EFA in 2015;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I c (new)
Recital I c (new)
Ic. whereas Commission delegated Regulation (EU) 2017/1155 generally improves the environmental ambition of the greening measures of the CAP through a series of measures including a complete ban of the use of pesticides on ecological focus areas;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that legumes are an important source of plant-based protein and therefore that they also play an important role in ensuring sustainable and healthy human diets; In terms of protein production and global food security, notes that a better balance needs to be achieved between crop and animal protein production, especially as regards the amount of energy, water and external inputs currently necessary for intensive animal protein production as opposed to protein crop production for human consumption, with the world food balance always the main focus;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Believes that the promotion of protein crop cultivation is a powerful tool in the transition towards more sustainable agri-food systems, supporting a shift from input-intensive crop monoculture towards diversified agro-ecological systems;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that protein crops have a wide range of environmental benefits, such as being able to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere, using less fossil fuel- based fertilisers, improving soil properties, reducing disease levels and protecting biodiversity;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Notes that protein crops have a wide range of environmental benefits, such as being able to fix nitrogen from the atmosphere, using less fossil fuel- based fertilisers, improving soil properties, reducing disease levels and protecting biodiversity;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Supports the establishment of transparent product labelling systems based on certified production standards, such as the Danube Soya and Europe Soya standards;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses the need for heavy investment in research to solve the pressing agronomic issues that are limiting protein crop cultivation;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission to take immediate actions aimed at avoiding any reduction in the current production level of protein crops, taking into due account the environmental benefits deriving from the conventional cultivation of nitrogen- fixing crops on ecological focus areas;