8 Amendments of Mireille D'ORNANO related to 2017/2088(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that it is crucial for the EU farming sector to support a new generation of environmentally conscious young farmers in tackling the many challenges ahead, such as climate change, preserving natural resources (soil, water and air), increasing biodiversity and promoting sustainable agricultural production; points out that statistics for the years 2010-2011 show that in France one farmer committed suicide every two days; adds that this trend will continue if the situation of farmers does not improve;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Believes that it is crucial for the EU farming sector to support a new generation of environmentally conscious young farmeraise awareness of environmental issues among all farmers, and in particular to support a new generation of young farmers, who are naturally more aware of the issues as their initial training is more appropriate than that of their predecessors, in tackling the many challenges ahead, such as climate change, preserving natural resources (soil, water and air), increasing biodiversity and promoting sustainable agricultural production;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is disappointed, however, that these highly laudable objectives are unfortunately in clear contradiction with the current CAP framework as laid down in Article 39 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, in accordance with which the first objective of the CAP is 'to increase agricultural productivity by promoting technical progress and by ensuring the rational development of agricultural production and the optimum utilisation of the factors of production, in particular labour';
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Recalls that the European Court of Auditors Special Report No 21/2017 of 12 December 2017 on CAP greening measures intended to make agricultural practices less harmful to soil, water, air, biodiversity and health found that 'greening led to changes in farming practices on only around 5 % of all EU farmland';
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that current common agricultural policy (CAP) instruments for young farmers should be improved in the future as the CAP, in the opinion of many observers, is too remote from the environmental objectives which the Member States should now pursue in their agricultural policy, particularly owing to a production-led approach which conflicts with the basic recommendations on sustainable agriculture; notes that these tools must be targeted to young farmers’ specific needs, including their economic and social needs, and promote projects with the highest added value for farmers;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that generational renewal is key to maintaining vibrant rural areas across Europe that foster jobs and sustainable business activity; notes that thion this point the CAP has led to the inverse phenomenon by aggravating desertification in many rural areas; notes that maintaining the vitality of these areas requires access to infrastructure and services, including healthcare, social services, education, transport and high- speed broadband;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that young farmers must be trained and skilled to enable them to find the ever-more complex solutions required to face current and future environmental challenges, including the use of the latest technological developments in farming, given the significant differences between Member States as regards the level of excellence of this training in tools and the mastery of the skills necessary for sustainable agriculture;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes that any successful strategy for generational renewal and supporting young farmers should take a holistic approach, facilitating young farmers’ access to land, finance, advisory services and training; believes, also, that it should move away from the solely production-led goals still advocated today by the CAP; stresses that this should make farming, which is vital for humanity, an attractive occupation to young farmers and wider society.