21 Amendments of Eric ANDRIEU related to 2022/2182(INI)
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas agricultural land has some unique characteristics: its area and location are fixed, but its fertility can be improved or reduced by the practices of farmers, and it underpins various sets of rights held by a range of individual or public beneficiaries;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas the common agricultural policy has an impact on the phenomenon of land concentration, given that the lack of a mandatory cap means that aid paid in proportion to the number of hectares encourages the expansion of farms;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas land concentration and fewer farms lead to a loss of biodiversity due to the simplification of crop rotations, enlargement of fields, less emphasis on product quality and increased use of pesticides;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that generational renewal is key for the social, economic and environmental sustainability of rural areas and EU food autonomsecurity, as well as for the future of agriculture and the traditional family farming model;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the low level of intergenerational renewal in farming, while parch is at the root of a larger trend of demographic decline, is a general EU concern for the sector;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that young farmers and new entrants are more likely to introduce innovative business ideas and implement sustainable farming practices such as agro- ecology and organic farming;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that supporting generational renewal in agriculture is an objective of the 2023-2027 common agricultural policy, but that aid per hectare remains the most common type of subsidy, which leads to public support being capitalised in the price of land or farms;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that a sufficiently stable, fair and dignified income and quality of life for farmers and their families is essential in attracting young and new people to the sector, and that deregulation of the CAP since the early 1990s has increased the volatility of prices paid to farmers and therefore the risks associated with their activities;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the price and availability of land, low profitability, and administrative requirements and the image of the sector were identified as the main barriers to becoming a farmer11; _________________ 11 European Commission, ‘Public consultation results on the CAP reform’, 2017.
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Points out that young farmers are two to three times more likely to have their loan applications rejected, namely due to being perceived as a risky investment as a result of the main CAP regulation tools being dismantled, and because of their lack of assets to put up as collateral, especially for small farms;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that farming is not just a job, but a way of life with close ties to nature and a strong sense of community belongingbelonging to a rural community, which generates benefits for society as a whole;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets that young people in rural areas, particularly young women, experience significant daily challenges, particularly as regards education, access to quality jobs, social isolation, public transport, healthcare and digital connectivity, especially in remote and less developed rural regions;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to promote innovative models of intergenerational collaboration, such as partnerships, share and tenant farming or land- matching services, in order to encourage young farmers into farming and the transfer of agricultural know- how;
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Encourages the Member States to develop legal forms of share farming so that female farmers can enjoy real social status on a par with their husbands, and therefore decent prospects from their agricultural activities;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Encourages the Member States to develop collaboration between farms via cooperatives for the sharing of production and/or processing equipment in order to lessen the financial resources needed by young farmers;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to evaluate the possibility of action at EU level, including through legislative instruments, to improve the functioning of farmland marketspromote access to ownership for those working the land and to regulate the functioning of farmland markets in order to limit land concentration;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to regulate agricultural land markets in order to promote land access for young farmers by all means available, such as pre-emptive rights in favour of young farmers, price controls or local authorities renting land to young farmers, price controls on land when it is sold or rented, acquisition caps or obligations to maintain agricultural activity;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Member States to ensure the transparency of the rural land market, while maintaining up-to date public information on land markets and land planning, communicating about land sales and rental prices and monitoring land concentration;
Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to establish an EU observatory on farmland, as part of the Rural Observatory, to monitor and share, in particular, trends and prices for land sale and rental, as well as market regulation measures and changes in farmland use;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Encourages the Member States to develop and support land banks and land mobility schemes, and to promote, through tax measures, the funding of associations which purchase land and rent it to farmers;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that public support is fundamental in addressing the financing problems affecting young farmers, in particular for women and small farms; considers that accessing land through tenancy agreements is also a way of ensuring that young farmers enjoy long- term security; underlines the need to support young farmers in accessing information on financing opportunities and the development of business plans;