Activities of Edouard FERRAND related to 2015/2225(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Technological solutions for sustainable agriculture (A8-0174/2016 - Anthea McIntyre) FR
Amendments (11)
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas precision farming involves the use of automation and other technologies is one of the ways to improve the precision and efficiency of key agricultural management practices, using systems-based approaches to collect and analyse data and optimise interactions between the weather, soil, water and crops, and is ultimately designed to lower pesticide, fertiliser and water usage whilst improving soil fertility and optimising yields;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Supports the need for continuous progress in plant and animal breeding to increase not only the range of pest- and disease-resistant traits in crops, but also the range of food raw materials with nutritional and health-beneficial characteristics on the market; recognises the importaexistence of marker-assisted selection (MAS) and SMART breeding, which are now well-integrated into many breeding programmes, butand also the potential offered by precision breeding for crop improvementakes account of the emergence of precision breeding, such as the use of zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs) and CRISPR in genome editing, oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis (ODM) and the use of CMS hybrids in protoplast fusion or tissue culture based methods;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Encourages open and transparent dialogue among all stakeholders and the public for the responsible development of high-precision, innovative solutions for breeding programmes;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Recalls that it is important to durably secure a legal framework favourable to the use of natural preparations which give rise to little concern, which have the advantage of being inexpensive and unpolluting;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Encourages the Commission and the Member States to develop Trans-European Centres for Agricultural Innovation that would deliver much needed progress towards food security and sustainability;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 37
Paragraph 37