Activities of Heléne FRITZON related to 2022/2183(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on ensuring food security and long-term resilience of the EU agriculture
Amendments (18)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas nature and biodiversity are the foundations of food and, without strong political action to conserve and restore nature and biodiversity, including access to clean water and good conditions for pollinators, food security and the right to food will be irreversibly endangered;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the climate and biodiversity crisis is a direct threat to food production through extreme weather events (including exceptional droughts in Southern Europe), rapidly changing farming conditions and by spurring conflicts over scarce resources;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas Russia’s unprovoked and illegal invasion of Ukraine has resulted in severe loss of lives and livelihood as well as environmental and material damages while also disrupting food security both in Ukraine and globally;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Recital A c (new)
Recital A c (new)
Ac. whereas land used for livestock and animal feedstock production occupies nearly 80% of global agricultural land while producing less than 20% of the world’s supply of calories;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Recital A d (new)
Recital A d (new)
Ad. whereas the UN identifies the current global food system as the primary driver of the loss of biodiversity, wildlife and habitat;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the just and urgent transition to agro- ecological practices and organic farming that require less or no fertilisers to enable the European Union to break the vicious circle of dependence on Russian imports of especially fertilisers and fossil fuels; reiterates its full support for the European Green Deal and the ambitions, targets and goals of the farm to fork, biodiversity and zero-pollution strategies; welcomes their published and announced legislative proposals, including those related to the reduction in the use of pesticides and their associated risks and the setting of EU food waste reduction targets which will be crucial to safeguard long- term sustainability of food production by e.g. protecting pollinators;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is convinced that by speeding up the just green transition, the European Green Deal will contribute to greater food security and reminds that any short-term or interim solutions always run the risk of switching one dependence for another in the long-term;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the strict application of the One Health principle to link human health, animal health and environmental issues in all policies that affect the availability and accessibility of food; stresses that food safety must never be jeopardised and emphasises the importance of steering policies in a just and socioeconomically fair way towards promoting nutritional, affordable and long-term sustainably produced food in line with nature-based solutions and for proper and transparent labelling to facilitate healthy choices by the consumer;
Amendment 116 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that the availability of plant proteins, if consumed directly, is more than sufficient to meet global protein needs; acknowledges the positive impact that plant-based diets have on humans, animals, the planet and food security; Calls on the commission to promote plant based diets and steer up its production; stresses that reducing the number and density of farmed animals can effectively combat the climate and biodiversity crises, decrease the risk of zoonotic diseases and contribute to food security in the short and long terms: Highlights that land used for livestock and animal feedstock production occupies nearly 80% of global agricultural land while producing less than 20% of the world’s supply of calories;
Amendment 144 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that crop-based biofuel production negatively affects food security in instances where it directly competes with food production; recognises that sustainably produced biofuels, e.g. from by-products from farming could also replace fossil fuels and reduce dependency on Russia and thus play a positive role to ensure food security; denounces, moreover, the focus on short- term policy measures for example, on fertilisers;
Amendment 157 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its position on new genomic breeding techniques1 ; regrets the biased nature of the current impact assessment and calls on the Commission to restart the process in an inclusive manner; calls on the Commission to properly assess the long-term practical consequences on health, biodiversity and social inclusion of approving GMOs targeted at increasing resistance against pesticides; __________________ 1 Resolution of 20 October 2021 on a farm to fork strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system. OJ C 184, 5.5.2022, p. 2.
Amendment 162 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to promote innovation and research for socially, economically and environmentally sustainable solutions to food insecurity that also tackles the climate and biodiversity impact of the agricultural sector;
Amendment 169 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. IHighlights how conflict, the climate and biodiversity crisis and the pandemic have been turning points for a previously declining world hunger, now affecting around 10% of the world population; is concerned that the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports mainly benefits Western feed and livestock industries instead of alleviating pressures in the Global South2 ; __________________ 2 https://ruralsociologywageningen.nl/2022/1 1/11/crisis-and-capitalism-a-deep-dive- into-the-black-sea-grain-initiative-and-the- global-politics-of-food/
Amendment 171 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Highlights the adverse gender impacts of rising food insecurity as women tend to cut back on their food consumption in times of food shortage and women and girls account for 60% of the undernourished; notes that 60% of women living in Africa south of Sahara work in the agricultural sector and are highly susceptible to a changing climate for its food and water security;
Amendment 178 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for a strategy to regionalise the supply chain of the most important commodities, including GM-free animal feed for which Ukraine was previously a key source, in light of current geopolitical tensions, while also supporting food autonomy in third countries, and to ensure the supply of local and sustainable plant proteins;
Amendment 197 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers it irresponsible that the EU continues to support environmentally harmful and cruel practices under the common agricultural policy and common fisheries policy. and regrets that the €100 billion of CAP funds attributed during 2014-2020 to climate action had little impact on agricultural emissions, which have not changed significantly since 20102a; calls on the Commission to develop a roadmap to reduce methane emissions from the agricultural sector by 2030 in line with the Global Methane Pledge. __________________ 2a https://www.eca.europa.eu/en/Pages/DocI tem.aspx?did=58913
Amendment 206 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Stresses that food security also includes the aspects of food safety and nutrition and should be seen in a short-, mid- and long-term perspective;
Amendment 209 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 b (new)
Paragraph 9 b (new)
9b. Underlines that pursuing the objectives of the Farm to Fork Strategy within the European Green Deal is the way forward: reducing the environmental and climate footprint of the EU food system including in accordance to the Methane Pledge, strengthening its resilience, ensuring food security in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, leading a global transition towards competitive sustainability from Farm to Fork, tapping into new sustainable opportunities, is paramount in this global effort for food security and resilience in food systems;