Activities of Jessica POLFJÄRD related to 2020/2260(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Farm to Fork Strategy (debate)
Amendments (23)
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the Farm to Fork Strategy is presented as an integral part of the Green Deal, which is also the Union's new growth strategy;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Europe’s food system should deliver food and nutrition security in a way that contributes to social well- being and maintains and restinforces ecosystem health; whereas currently, the food system is responsible forcontributes to a range of impacts on human and animal health and on the environment, the climate and biodiversity; whereas the way in which we produce and consume food needs to transform in order to ensure coherence with the SDGs, the Paris Agreement, the Convention on Biological Diversity and EU policies, particularly in the areas of sustainability, the environment, climate, public health, animal welfare, food and economic sustainability for farmers;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas it is important that initiatives under the Farm to Fork strategy reward farmers and other stakeholders along the food supply chain that shift to more sustainable practices and create clear incentives for all actors to make this transition;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the initiatives under the Farm to Fork Strategy must take into consideration all aspects of sustainability and be environmentally, socially, and economically viable;
Amendment 444 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the pandemic has had a severe impact on the economic viability of many European farms and businesses along the food chain, in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs);
Amendment 612 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights the importance of a resilient, prosperous and competitive European food industry; emphasises the necessity of ensuring that European farmers and businesses are well-equipped to make the transition towards more sustainable practices and business models;
Amendment 613 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights that any forthcoming proposals under the farm to fork strategy must be based on a holistic approach that considers the total environmental and climate benefit of any planned initiatives;
Amendment 614 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses that in order to significantly step up their efforts to contribute to a more sustainable food system, European farmers must have access to adequate resources and tools;
Amendment 615 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that European consumers, farmers, and businesses have an interest in a successful transition towards a more sustainable food system; highlights that improved stakeholder information and market oriented agricultural policies can support this transition;
Amendment 616 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Affirms that more ambitious sustainability objectives for the European food system need not and should not hurt the competitiveness of European food producers;
Amendment 661 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Emphasises that any forthcoming legislative proposals under the farm to fork strategy must be based on scientifically sound and comprehensive impact assessments;
Amendment 700 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. WelcomesTakes note of the decision to revise the directive on the sustainable use of pesticides and the proposed reduction targets for pesticides, fertilisers, and antibiotics; emphasises the importance of pursuing these targets through holistic and circular approaches, such as agroecological practices; insists that each Member State should establish robust quantitative reduction targets, accompanied by well- defined support measures ensuring accountability at all levels to help reach these targets; reiterates its call for the translation into legislation of the above targets and objectives and; calls on the Commission to clarify how it will deal with individual Member States’ contributions to Union-wide targets and to clarify the baselines for these targets;
Amendment 775 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing health threat which is already causing an estimated 33,000 deaths in the Union annually; emphasises that this is a transnational and cross-border health threat where coordinated EU action can make a difference; highlights the need to reduce the use of non-essential antibiotics, including in food production, and calls on all Member States to take more decisive action to tackle the problem of overuse of antibiotics;
Amendment 778 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Is of the opinion that pesticides and fertilisers are in some cases necessary tools for farmers in order to ensure an efficient use of farmland and stable yields; considers that efforts to reduce the risk of pesticides and fertilisers should take into account all aspects of sustainability and be based on holistic risk assessments rather than on arbitrary reduction targets;
Amendment 1682 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls for measures to reduce the burden that highly processed foods with high salt, sugar and fat content place on public health; regrets that the introduction of nutrient profiles is greatly delayed and stresses that a robust set of nutrient profiles must be developed to restrict or prohibit the use of false nutritional claims on foods high in fats, sugars and/or salt; calls for a mandatoryn EU-wide front-of-pack nutrition labelling system based on independent science;
Amendment 1685 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Notes that some Member States have well-functioning systems in place for the labelling of food and nutrients; emphasises that any new measures for the labelling of food products must take this into account and be implemented in a way that ensures clear information for consumers and does not impose undue burden on companies;
Amendment 1878 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the recognition in the strategy that Europeans’ diets are not in line with recommendations for healthy eating, and that a population-wide shift in consumption patterns is needed towards more healthy and plant-based foods and less red and processed meat, sugars, salt, and fats,sustainable foods which will also benefit the environment; emphasises that EU-wide guidelines for sustainable and healthy diets wcould help bring clarity to consumers on what constitutes a healthy and sustainable diet and inform Member States’ own efforts to integrate sustainability elements in national dietary advice; calls on the Commission to develop such guidelines and specific actions to effectively promote healthy plant-based diets;
Amendment 1945 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the further development ofTakes note of the growing consumer demand for plant protein production and alternative sources of protein in the EU is a way of effectively addressing many of the environmental and climate challenges that EU agriculture is facing, as well as preventing deforestation in countries outside the EUand considers that European farmers and companies should be equipped with the proper tools to meet this demand;
Amendment 2005 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for a revision of public procurement legislation, including minimum mandatory criteriaclear information on sustainable food consumption, including guidelines in schools and other public institutions to encourage organic and localsustainable food production and to promote more healthy diets by creating a food environment that enables consumers to make the healthy choice;
Amendment 2082 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Emphasises that any new rules on date marking must be designed and implemented without undue burden on companies;
Amendment 2135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines the importance EU funding for research and innovation as a key driver in accelerating the transition to a more sustainable, healthy and inclusive European food system while facilitating investments needed to encourage agro- ecologicalsustainable practices in both social and technological innovation, and the crucial role of farm advisory services in ensuring the transfer of knowledge to the farming community, drawing on the existing specialised training systems for farmers in Member States;
Amendment 2137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. Welcomes the Commission's inclusion in the farm to fork strategy of the role of innovation; Emphasises that developments in areas such as genome editing can support the transition to more sustainable farming practices in the Union; stresses that the EU must define a clear and future proof regulatory framework in order to enable this transition;
Amendment 2241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Recalls that the Union has strict rules and procedures in place for the assessment of food and feed imports; emphasises the importance of trusting the relevant processes and assessments of expert authorities in this regard;