26 Amendments of Maria NOICHL related to 2015/2277(INI)
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that over-reliance on imported food should be replaced by establishing resilient domestic food production, given that climates and markets are increasingly volatile, and that emphasis has shifted from increasing the production of agricultural commodities to enabling countries to feed themselves; recalls the advantages of a sustainable regional supply chain to improve self- sufficiency;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises that over-reliance on imported food should be replaced by establishing resilient domestic food production, given that climates and markets are increasingly volatile, and that emphasis has shifted from increasing the production of agricultural commodities to enabling countries to feed themselves and improve their overall food sovereignty;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Notes that historically smallholder agriculture has always played a fundamental role in initiating the process of economic and social development of countries by esuring food security for entire populations, avoiding spending of foreign currency reserves on food imports and providing jobs for the bulk of the population; observes that foreign private investment and trade liberalisation policies can have distorting impacts on the agricultural sectors of developing economies;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports ‘medium and long-term sustainable agricultural, food security, nutrition and rural development programmes to eliminate the root causes of hunger and poverty, including through the progressive realisation of the right to adequate food’ and access to clean water, especially by ‘building capacity, focusing on integrated actions addressing policy, institutions and people, with a special emphasis on smallholders and women farmers’1 ; ___________ 1 Final declaration of the World Summit on Food Security, FAO, 2009.
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports ‘medium and long-term sustainable agricultural, food security, nutrition and rural development programmes to eliminate the root causes of hunger and poverty, including through the progressive realisation of the right to adequate food’, especially by ‘building capacity, focusing on integrated actions addressing policy, institutions and people, with a special emphasis on smallholders and women farmers’1 ; observes that there is no necessary connection between the theses that 'growth creates jobs' and that 'jobs reduce poverty'; ___________ 1 Final declaration of the World Summit on Food Security, FAO, 2009
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Recognises a unique value of smallholder family farming which produces 60-70% of the world's food and provides approximately 60% of employment in rural Africa;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Emphasises, therefore, that high- quality, balanced nutrition is essential; points out that, in addition to land grabbing and climate change, hunger is one of the main reasons which drives people to flee their homes;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the NAFSN’s commitment to food security, but is concerned that the means used are based on outdated models of agricultural development which increase the risk that small farmers will become dependent on big businesses; stresses in this context also the problem of food wastage and the need to reduce it throughout the food supply chain, from production to consumption;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the NAFSN’s commitment to food security, but is concerned that the means used are based on outdated models of agricultural development and an unequal balance of power;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Stresses the dangers of excessive deregulation of land ownership and the seed sector in participating countries which are likely to lead to an overdependence by smallholders on seeds and plant protection products manufactured by foreign companies;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Deplores the overreliance on the production of agricultural commodities, in particular agrofuel feedstocks, in initiatives financed by the NAFSN since production of these commodities can have detrimental impacts on food security and the food sovereignty of participating countries;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 6 – indent 1 a (new)
- develop policies that support sustainable agriculture, including by moving towards more diverse farming systems managed according to the principles of agroecology, including agroforestry,
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 6 – indent 1 a (new)
- base all action on the interests and potential of domestic small farmers;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – indent 2 a (new)
Paragraph 6 – indent 2 a (new)
- improve access to land for small farmers in general and those who are women in particular; also secure access to water in this connection;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – indent 4 a (new)
Paragraph 6 – indent 4 a (new)
- develop local and regional short food supply chains which are most effective in combating hunger and rural poverty,
Amendment 113 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – indent 6
Paragraph 6 – indent 6
- design policies which empower women in agriculture, and ensure their rights, particularly with regards to access to land, credit and resources,
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – indent 6
Paragraph 6 – indent 6
- design policies which empower women in agriculture, particularly in order to improve their access to land and financing; ensure in that connection that the frameworks for cooperation between countries not only comprise measures formulated in general terms to empower women but also specific targets and a specific time frame for their attainment, including by reference to the concept of gender budgeting and by means of constant evaluation with the aid of data classified by gender; observes in this connection that, in the NAFSN, women are insufficiently addressed, although more women than men work in farming,
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – indent 7 a (new)
Paragraph 6 – indent 7 a (new)
- constantly monitor and assess the investment and business practices of the participating undertakings in the light of the above conditions, in view of the lack of an independent monitoring system;
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – indent 7 a (new)
Paragraph 6 – indent 7 a (new)
- ensure that their governments retain their rights to protect their agricultural and food markets through appropriate tariff and tax regimes, which are particularly necessary to tackle financial speculation and tax dodging;
Amendment 126 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – indent 7 b (new)
Paragraph 6 – indent 7 b (new)
- consider agricultural development in a comprehensive manner, including such fundamental aspects as training, development of storage and communications infrastructure, access to fertilisers, promotion of agroecological approaches, including agroforestry,
Amendment 128 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – indent 7 c (new)
Paragraph 6 – indent 7 c (new)
- avoid making their food production systems overdependent on fossil fuels in order to limit price volatility and to mitigate the effects of climate change,
Amendment 133 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – indent 1 a (new)
Paragraph 7 – indent 1 a (new)
- ensure that the selection of participating countries is truly based on the needs of their local populations related to tackling hunger and malnutrition rather than on their business attractiveness,
Amendment 137 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – indent 2
Paragraph 7 – indent 2
- ensure that EU-based investors respect the rights of local communities and the needs of small farms at that level, take account of traditional knowledge and provide transparency regarding their investment plans;
Amendment 143 #
- support and champion local African enterprises and stakeholders as beneficiaries of the NAFSN initiatives;
Amendment 148 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on participating governments and investors to enter into a dialogue with civil society on the NAFSN and to ensure the representation of relevant civil society organisations in the NAFSN decision making bodies.
Amendment 150 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on participating governments and investors to enter into a dialogue with civil society on the NAFSN, incorporating a gender perspective.