10 Amendments of Ramón Luis VALCÁRCEL SISO related to 2017/2117(INI)
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas sheep- and goat-farming play an important role in ensuring environmental sustainability, particularly where they are based on grazing, being as they are present in 70% of geographically disadvantaged areas and contribute to preserving biodiversity and combating soil erosion, the build-up of unwanted biomass, avalanches and forest fires;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas this sector is affected by a high level of ageing, and generational renewal needs to be improved in order to guarantee the survival of this type of livestock farming and help curb the rapid depopulation of many rural regions;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas women carry out significant work in this sector, even though their role is often invisible, and they face difficulties owing to the scarcity of basic services and family support services in many regions;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the protection afforded to certain animal species under the Habitats Directive has led to increased attacks on herds of sheep and goats by wolves, bears and lynxe, lynxes and above all feral dogs, thus worsening the precarious situation in which some farms find themselves;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Endorses the recommendations published by the 2016 EU Sheepmeat Forum, held under the aegis of the Commission, in particular the need to compensate the sector for the environmental role it plays, especially where it is based on grazing; takes the view that these recommendations are equally valid for the sectors of goatmeat and ewe’s and goat’s milk products;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Commends the Commission on its intention to set up a dedicated budget line for those products in the next promotion campaigns co-financed by the Union, and advocates the need to include wool and pelts among the beneficiary products;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Supports maintaining or, where possible, increasing coupled aid for sheep- and goat-farming in the forthcoming reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), including differentiated subsidies for grazing herds, with a view to arresting the drain of farmers from these sectors in the EU, in view of the high rate of dependence of sheep- and goat-farmers on direct payments;
Amendment 216 #
5a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to take into consideration the specific problems outlined by organisations representing women employed in this sector, improving their visibility, among other measures, and promoting ownership and co-ownership, as well as the introduction of the necessary family support services;
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers it necessary to promote the concentration of supply among farmers in cooperatives and producer organisations that will boost their bargaining power in the food chain, add value to their members’ production and facilitate activities that will lead to cost savings, such as export measures, innovation, input purchasing and livestock consultancy;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to look into the possibility of exempting wool from the requirements of Regulation 1069/2009 and Regulation 142/2011 on the treatment of animal by-products, since it is not intended for human consumption;