28 Amendments of Tibor SZANYI related to 2017/2116(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Union is still suffering from a major deficit in vegetable proteins because of the needs of its industrial livestock sector, which has regrettably seen little improvement despite the many intentions announced, and initiatives taken, on this topic for more than 15 years; whereas the present-day context means that we should be taking more energetic action;
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 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the growing demand for soya worldwide leads to increased competition for agricultural land, which will have new migratory pressure and refugee movements as a potential consequence;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas the development of agricultureto an export oriented agricultural model in the European Union in the past 50 years has given rise to the large-scale long-distance transport of raw materials for the production of vegetable and meat proteins which is now causing problems for the environment and the climate;
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 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the cost of soya has roughly doubled in real-terms since 2007;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas the EU's soya imports total in about 35 million tons of primary soybean equivalent which corresponds to around 12-13 million hectare of arable land for an equivalent production in the EU1a _________________ 1aSource: Eurostat 2016; 12-13 million hectare of land would be needed assuming an average yield of about 2,7 tons per hectare based on FAOSTAT average yield for the EU.
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Underlines that demand for plant protein crops has increased due to increased consumption of poultry (including eggs) and pig meat, both animals being reliant on feed that is often composed of cereal and imported soybeans1b; _________________ 1bSource: European Commission, Short- Term Outlook for EU arable crops, dairy and meat markets in 2015 and 2016
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Acknowledges that reducing EU demand for animal products, in particular pig and poultry, would lead to reduced demand for imported soybeans;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the establishment of a European platform making it possible to: identify European protein cultivation areas by crop category and location; create technical references that are accessible to all farmers; ascertain European protein production capacities; and catalogue all the research carried out into proteins;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recognises that soybean production can also have negative social impacts in the producing countries, as for instance in Brazil, especially because many of them do have no or only weak formal land tenure rights;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Acknowledges that soya production in South America resulted in multiple ecological problems such as contamination with pesticides, soil erosion and water depletion;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Recognises the importance of EU protein crops for human consumption as the market for plant-based meat and dairy alternatives is growing rapidly, with a predicted net worth of just under 6 Billion USD by 2022 and its economic potential for Europe which is currently the largest market for meat substitutes with a 39% global market share1c; _________________ 1cSource: Meat Substitutes Market by Type, Source, Category, and Region - Global Forecast to 2022; See also: Meat Substitute Market Report by Allied Market Research,
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that this plan must maxoptimisze the biomass production of all usable agricultural areas sustainably by developing permanent plant cover, some of which can be devoted to protein supply;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines the importance of reducing the competitive disadvantages of European protein plants through the heightening of their yield potential through improved breeding, guidance on cultivation and a better commercialisation;
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Underlines the need to focus on regional nutrient cycles in order to limit protein tourism as well as climate- damaging transport of protein plants;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls for research work to begin on: selection of new varieties and species; crop mixing; improvement of the yields, protein content and digestibility of animal feed (sprouted seeds, etc.); and biostimulants; and cultured meat1d _________________ 1d Cultured meat, yet too expensive to be commercialised, is another alternative to lessen our dependency on import of protein plants and would minimise impacts on the climate.
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Intends to promote: the acquisition of new knowledge; knowledge transfer; basic and continued training; and support for all other types of applied innovation and research into both human food and animal feed;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls for sustainability criteria for feed imports in order to ensure a sustainable production of protein plants in third countries which does not lead to negative environmental or social impacts;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls for regulatory support for the development and marketing of new plant- based protein alternatives to animal products;
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;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Considers it important to support a domestic, sustainable production of protein plants, permanent pastures for grazing as well as land-based livestock farming;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Calls for the CAP to incentivise the production of high quality, protein rich food crops that are used in the production of meat and dairy analogues for human consumption, bearing in mind the environmental benefits of increased plant over animal based protein consumption;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for research efforts, particularly for public research, to be stepped up into under-developed protein crops, suitable for both human food and animal feed, which are of little or no interest to private investors;
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Recommends increased investment in industrial and agricultural research projects that focus on boosting the quality and diversity of functional proteins for human consumption;