Activities of Stanislav POLČÁK related to 2022/2183(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Ensuring food security and the long-term resilience of EU agriculture (debate)
Ensuring food security and the long-term resilience of EU agriculture (A9-0185/2023 - Marlene Mortler)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on ensuring food security and long-term resilience of the EU agriculture
Amendments (11)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. B. whereas the problem of food waste continues, where approximately 20% of all the food produced is lost or wasted at various stages of the food chain in the EU;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. C. whereas more than 161 million people in 42 countries suffered acute food shortages in September 2021, almost every third person in the world has no access to appropriate foods, some 3 billion people find the costs of a healthy diet unattainably high, there is a danger that these figures will continue to rise and, consequently, sustainable development by 2030 will be even less attainable;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. D. whereas long-term sustainable and resilient agriculture means not only quality and affordable foods for EU citizens, but also an opportunity for the EU to help countries whose food supply is threatened by the whims of dictatorial regimes;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. E. whereas the EU depends on Belarus and Russia for 59% of its imports of potassium-based fertilisers, while 31% of its imports of nitrogen-based fertilisers, for which the price of natural gas is crucial, come from Russia;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Recital A e (new)
Recital A e (new)
Ae. F. whereas past and forecast data on EU agricultural production in 2010- 2020 show that the EU is relatively self- sufficient in commodities that can be produced in Europe’s climate zones and is not overly dependent on food imports, which could potentially endanger the food supply; whereas there are still certain exceptions, particularly with regard to the importation of oilseeds and meal intended for animal feed;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Recital A f (new)
Recital A f (new)
Af. G. whereas the dependence of the EU food production chain on feed imports continues to have numerous negative direct and indirect impacts on the environment and climate change both inside and outside EU borders; whereas this vulnerability, together with rising input costs, for example, as concerns fertilisers and fossil fuels, leads to production problems for farmers, thereby threatening further food price increases and making the worsening affordability of food the EU’s most pressing food security issue;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Recital A g (new)
Recital A g (new)
Ag. H. whereas the EU’s Soil Strategy for 2030 brings with it a clear necessity to ensure that soil conservation, sustainable use and renewal become the norm;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the just transition to agro- ecological and organic farming; reiterates its support for the ambitions, targets and goals of the farm to fork, biodiversity and zero-pollution strategies; welcomes their published and announced legislative proposals, including those related to the reduction in the use of pesticides and their associated risks and the setting of EU food waste reduction targets; points out, in this context, that the transition to less intensive forms of agriculture and the shortening of supply chains will bring about savings in input costs, whether for mineral fertilisers or fossil fuels, where the EU is still largely dependent on imports from authoritarian regimes;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. calls on the Commission, in line with the farm to fork strategy, to propose binding targets for the reduction of food waste and measures to help achieve them, including a large-scale campaign to raise awareness among consumers, as soon as possible;
Amendment 145 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that biofuel production negatively affects food securitymay represent a risk for the EU market, not only for food security, but also for soil and forests in third countries, which is why the Union needs to devote more attention to this issue; denounces, moreover, the focus on short- term policy measures for example, on fertilisers;
Amendment 168 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned that the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports mainly benefits Western feed and livestock industries instead of alleviating pressures in the Global South2; calls on the Commission, in this context, to intensify its efforts in ‘food diplomacy’, also bearing in mind that the Union is one of the most important global producers of wheat today and that food supply shortages in the Global South may make these third countries more vulnerable to the influence of authoritarian regimes; __________________ 2 https://ruralsociologywageningen.nl/2022/1 1/11/crisis-and-capitalism-a-deep-dive- into-the-black-sea-grain-initiative-and-the- global-politics-of-food/