14 Amendments of Mireille D'ORNANO related to 2017/2116(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. 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; stresses, also, the fact that protein crops are protein-rich plants which can ensure a balance of crops and, more generally, benefit the environment;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights the fact that protein crops include not only soybeans, but also grain and forage legumes, which can be grown in a diverse range of agro-climatic and soil conditions across Europe; adds that it is desirable to promote crops suited to the environment;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. 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; adds that crops combining cereals and protein plants, which are commonly found in organic farming, have proven to be useful and should not be marginalised;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that the EUa reliances on massive imports of protein-rich feed materials, for the most part genetically modified soya, whichis not desirable for the countries concerned and may give rise to serious environmental problems in source countries;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Supports the objectives of the European Soya Declaration and other initiatives to boost non-genetically modified soya production and other protein crop cultivation in Europe; adds that the on-going development of non-transgenic soya is certainly desirable, for both human and animal food, in particular in order to respond to the development of high-quality meat sectors;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the CAP has a decisive impact on farmers’ decisions to grow protein crops and should therefore be used to its full potential; , or to abandon, protein crops, since its primary objective is, according to Article 39 TFEU, ‘to increase agricultural productivity’, in particular ‘by ensuring the rational development of agricultural production’, and should therefore be strictly regulated;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the CAP has a decisive impact on farmers’ decisions to grow protein crops and should therefore be used to its full potential, in accordance with the various commitments made by Member States and their own regulatory and legislative developments concerning protein and leguminous crop production;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls that the CAP has a decisive impact on farmers’ decisions to grow protein crops and should therefore be used to its full potential, by means of incentives rather than punishment, if necessary by devoting a greater share of the EU budget to support farmers;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 7 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Believes that useful lessons should also be drawn from the conditioning of direct support under the CAP to the protection of 5% of the area of farms with more than 15 hectares; considers that while the intention is laudable, the threat of withdrawing support, which is already far from adequate for our farmers, is not a satisfactory method as it risks penalising already battered small-scale farmers, and that therefore an incentive-based approach is preferable;
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Recalls that the by-products of food and bio-fuel production and certain processed animal proteins, provided the protein is extracted exclusively from pieces fit for human consumption, represent important alternative sources of proteins for feed;
Amendment 102 #
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 particular by reducing the consumption of animal proteins;
Amendment 111 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need for heavy investment in independent scientific research to solve the pressing agronomic issues that are limiting protein crop cultivation;
Amendment 117 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Supports the establishmentsystematic adoption of transparent product labelling systems based on certified production standards, such as the Danube Soya and Europe Soya standards;
Amendment 119 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that knowledgthe dissemination, the exchange of good practices and market development of objective and high-quality scientific knowledge, the exchange of environmentally friendly practices and the development of a market which aims to achieve high production quality are also sorely in need of investment.