Activities of Georgios EPITIDEIOS related to 2016/2223(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Resource efficiency: reducing food waste, improving food safety (debate) EL
Amendments (5)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that farmers’ livelihoods depend on getting their produce to the market and the level of tax on farm incomes and that loss of produce at farm level equates to loss of investment, jobs (since, for every job in the primary sector, between five and eight jobs at least are secured and safeguarded in the secondary and tertiary sectors) and income;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes the potential for optimisation of use of former foodstuffs and by- products from the food chain in feed production and its importance for primary production, but stresses the need for increased traceability, so as to secure indications of provenance in connection with processing, production and sale of the final product to consumers;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes the difficulty in quantifying and preventing food wastage at the primary production stage, and calls on the Commission to identify and disseminate to Member States best practice in relation to gathering data on food loss and food waste on farms without placing an additional administrative burden on farmers;
Amendment 109 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that farmer-led initiatives can offer viable economic solutions and provide value for products which might otherwise go to waste, and; highlights the potential of farmer-led social innovation projects such as gleaning and donation of excess foodstuffs to food banks with VAT exemption;
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Notes that some wastage at farm level is also due to the role played by retailers in relation to retailer standards regarding product specifications, cancelled orders owing to chan, which is complicated and imprecise, affected as it is by seasonal factors, , weather conditions, the production time lag , marketing campaigns, product launches and increasingly complicated sales channels (such as online sales and stores); observes that this is compounded by inadequate storages in consumer demand, and over-production as a result of requirements to meet seasonal demandsfrastructure in underdeveloped distribution networks, lack of investment in the private sector and the uncoordinated and unsystematic approach adopted by the State.