Activities of Jérémy DECERLE related to 2020/2260(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Farm to Fork Strategy (debate)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on a Farm to Fork Strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally friendly food system
Amendments (99)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to strengthen the trade aspects of the Farm to Fork Strategy in order to ensure consistency of the EU trade policy with the requirements placed on EU producers in terms of traceability, animal welfare and sustainable development; Stresses that EU trade policy has a major role to play in the transition towards more sustainable and resilient agri-food systems, in line with the Paris Agreement and, the European Green Deal; and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG); Insists on the importance of multilateral dialogue in achieving those objectives by establishing a sound governance framework for fair and sustainable trade and ensuring nobody is left behind;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights the importance of agri- food systems as a full component of the concept of open strategic autonomy as they ensure food security, provide farmers with decent incomes, empower rural and remote populations and contribute to climate adaptation and mitigation, as well as preservation of natural resources and biodiversity; recommends to further reflect the concept of open strategic autonomy into the trade policy of the Union, for instance in terms of plant proteins production;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the EU internal market is the world’s biggest importer and exporter of agri-food products; is convinced that the EU should use this position to set and acknowledges the well-established international reputation of EU agri-food quality and standards; is convinced that the EU should use this position to set, with the help of its Promotion Policy including all EU agricultural products but also of its GIs policy, the benchmark in terms of standards for sustainable food systems, based on fair competition, the precautionary principle, environmental protection and animal welfarethe respect of human rights and international labour standards, environmental protection and animal welfare, as a way to steer international standards towards European ambitious goals;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that sustainable productionility should become a key characteristic of EU agri- food products, ensuring competitiveness and a sustained income to EU producers and expanding the concept of quality to social and environmental aspects;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to pursue the objectives of the Farm to Fork Strategy through the development of Green Alliances in all relevant forums, including the UN Food Systems Summit 2021, but also through an ambitious revision of its trade policy that should consider building a dedicated framework for agri-food products, in line with the sustainability and food security objectives of the F2F strategy including in particular a non- regression clause for all trade agreements, improving the functioning of safeguards clauses, ending import tolerances for pesticides and developing mirror clauses, in line with WTO rules;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Emphasises, with the support of the Chief Trade Enforcement Officer, the importance of enforceable Trade and Sustainable Development chapters in trade agreements to promote biodiversity, foster more sustainable agri-food production and stop EU-driven global deforestation as a way to guarantee coherence of EU trade policy with the higher regulatory ambitions put forward in the Farm to Fork Strategy, the EU Biodiversity Strategy, the CAP and other food-related policies; Suggests that, in order to ensure a level playing field for producers but also a real move forward for sustainable practices worldwide, TSD chapters should also integrate the respect of equivalent standards of production, such as animal welfare, feed for animals, transport of animals, traceability, food waste, antimicrobial resistance and use of phytosanitary products; Calls for resorting to third party audit and certification bodies acting at all stages of manufacturing of imported products, and to make these certifications binding for importers and based on an EU reference frame built on the F2F objectives; urges support for developing countries to promote food security and alignment with European standards for sustainability;
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. SIn the absence of global convergence of standards, stresses the risk of putting the EU agri-food sector at a competitive disadvantage undermining the absence of global convergence of standardeconomic and social resilience of EU producers as well as their capacity for environmental performance and climate action, increasing imports in the single market of agri-food products differing significantly from EU standards and conditions of production, importing cheap agri-food products which often imply social and environmental costs in third countries, and of leading to increased costs for consumers; calls on the Commission to present as soon as possible an ex-ante comprehensive impact assessment of the targets envisaged in the Strategy, in consultation with all the actors of the agri-food chain, public authorities at all levels of governance, social partners, NGOs, civil society, private actors and any other stakeholders involved, as well as proportionate measures to maintain the competitiveness of the EU agri-food sector and ensure reciprocity of standards, including standards of production ;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 24 a (new)
Citation 24 a (new)
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Amendment 148 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Welcomes the proposed new initiative on climateenvironment and trade at the WTO and u; calls on the Commission to use this framework to raise the importance of developing comprehensive sustainable agri-food systems, based on common and ambitious standards and standards of production; Urges the Commission to continue to develop an ambitious, WTO- compatible sustainable trade policy, and urges to tend towards more agri-food diplomacy -no longer making agri-food products the adjustment variable or collateral victims of trade conflicts- which would make it easier to avoid situations such as the one between Airbus and Boeing.
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the Commission communication on a Farm to Fork Strategy sets out a holistic approach of the European food system, with agriculture, as a provider of food, fibre, renewable energies and fuel, at the centre, while recognising the interconnectedness and shared responsibility of all actors throughout the whole supply chain to achieve the Strategy's objectives;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas Europe’s food system should delivers food and nutrition security in a way that contributes to social well- being and maintains and restores ecosystem health; whereas cfurrently,ther efforts are necessary in the food system isto responsible forduce 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 transformevolve further in order to ensure coherence with the SDGs, the Paris Agreement, the Convention on Biological Diversity and EU policies, particularly in the areaas well as in general to achieve a coherent balance between the pillars of sustainability, including the environment, climate, public health, food affordability, animal welfare, food and economic sustainability for farmers and actors further down the food chain, as well as social aspects such as working and employment conditions and health and safety standards;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the European model of a multifunctional agricultural sector,-food sector, consisting of various farming models and driven by family farms, continues to ensure diverse quality food production, local and transparent supply chains, good agriculture practices, high environmental standards and vibrant rural areas throughout the EU;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the transition of European agriculture towards more sustainable practices and circularity will require substantial investments and adequate access to finance is a precondition; whereas the EIB is committed to increase the share of its financing of investments in climate action and environmental sustainability to reach 50 % of its operations in 2025 and from then on; whereas this could be utilised to roll out technologies that contribute to sustainable practices and to strengthening the link of agriculture to the circular economy;
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas it is important that consumers are informed and enabled to take responsibility for the consequences of their choice of food stuffs on the whole food system, from production to processing and distribution; whereas this requires a healthy and sound food environment which ensures that the healthy and sustainable choice is also the easy and affordable choice, andthe availability of a wide variety of products to choose from, the availability of comprehensible information on parameters including nutritional and sustainability-relevant facts, as well as well-educated consumers; whereas it is important to fosters and encourages consumption patterns that support human health while ensuring the sustainable use of natural and human resources and animal welfare;
Amendment 379 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas it is important that consumers are informed and enabled to take responsibility for the consequences of their choice of food stuffs on the whole food system, from production to processing and distribution; whereas this requires a healthy and sound food environment which ensures that the healthy and sustainable choice is also the easy and affordable choice, and fosters and encourages consumption patterns that support human health while ensuring the sustainable use of natural and human resources and animal welfare while ensuring economic viability for farmers;
Amendment 417 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the European food system has played a crucial role during the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating its resilience with farmers, processors and retailers working together under difficult conditions, including lockdowns, to ensure that European consumers continue to have access to safe, affordable, and high quality products without impediment maintaining the integrity of the Internal Market;
Amendment 435 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the Farm to Fork Strategy must build on all three pillars of sustainability (economic, social and environmental) and should commit, encourage and incentivise all relevant stakeholders in the food chain for sustainability while taking account the steps already taken;
Amendment 438 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the Circular Economy Action Plan and Waste Framework Directive act aim to prevent food losses and waste, without endangering food safety; whereas the EU strives to enforce legally binding targets to reduce food waste across the EU, by the end of 2023;
Amendment 439 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. recognises that EU’s agriculture has reduced GHG emissions by 22% in the period 1990 -2016, while in the same period the GHG emissions from agriculture have increased by 6% in the USA, by 24% in China and India and by 47% in Brazil;
Amendment 461 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. recognises that EU’s agriculture has reduced the use of antibiotic burden by 35% in the period 2011 - 2018 and that the share of the veterinary burden represents 1/3 of the AMR burden in EU, while the remaining 2/3 of AMR burden is related to human antibiotics use;
Amendment 465 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
Eb. whereas the EU strives to increase the competitiveness and economic performance of small and medium-sized farmers;
Amendment 482 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the farm to fork strategy as an important step in ensuring a sustainable, fair and resilient food system, which is central to achieving the goals set out in the European Green Deal and in the SDGs; emphasises the inextricable links between healthy people, healthy societies and a healthy planet,acknowledges and integrates the three dimensions of sustainability (economic, environmental and social); emphasises the inextricable links between healthy people, healthy societies and a healthy planet; calls on the Commission to present as soon as possible an ex-ante comprehensive impact assessment of the targets set by the strategy; insists on the need for a realistic and balanced approach in the implementation of the strategy accompanying all the actors involved and taking into account the effects on the agri-food chain at all stages of the implementation process; encourages the Commission to translate the strategy into concrete legislative and non-legislative action as soon as possible;
Amendment 499 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the farm to fork strategy as an important step in ensuring a sustainable, fair, diverse and resilient food system, which is central to achieving the goals set out in the European Green Deal and in the SDGs; emphasises the inextricable links between healthy people, healthy societies and a healthy planet, and the need to achieve a balanced policy approach; encourages the Commission to translate the strategy into concrete legislative and non-legislative action as soon as possible, duly taking into account voluntary measures;
Amendment 500 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the farm to fork strategy as an important step in ensuring a sustainable, fair and resilient food system, which is central to achieving the goals set out in the European Green Deal and in the SDGs; emphasises the inextricable links between healthy people, healthy societies and a healthy planet, encourages the Commission to translate the strategy into concrete legislative and non-legislative action as soon as possiblefollowing scientifically sound impact assessments and duly taking into account the different farming models across EU Member States;
Amendment 533 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights that the CAP support to young and new farmers should be better strengthened through promoting policy initiatives to support youth employment, entrepreneurship and digitalisation especially in rural, peripheral and sparsely populated areas;
Amendment 577 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the announcement of an impact-assessed proposal for a legislative framework for sustainable food systems; invites the Commission to use this proposal to set out a holistic common food policy aimed at reducing the environmental and climate footprint of the EU food system in order to make Europe the first climate- neutral continent by 2050 and strengthen its resilience to ensure food security in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, leading a global transition towards sustainability from farm to fork, based on the principle of a multifunctional and diverse agricultural sector while ensuring consistency between policies by taking into account the existing legislation in order to enable all actors in the European food system to develop long-term plans based on realistic and transparent objectives; suggests that the respective base lines and progress achieved in each Member State be taken into account, while promoting the exchange of know-how and best practices between Member States; insists that framework must be sufficiently flexible to adapt goals and measures to the specific needs and conditions of Member States and regions, which will not be achieved by a one-size-fits-all approach; stresses the need to include the entire food and beverage chains including processing, marketing, distribution and retail;
Amendment 594 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the announcement of an impact-assessed proposal for a legislative framework for sustainable food systems; invites the Commission to use this proposal to set out a holistic common food policy aimed at reducing the environmental and climate footprint of the EU food system in order to make Europe the first climate- neutral continent by 2050 and strengthen its resilience to ensure food security in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, leading a global transition towards sustainability from farm to fork, based on the principle of a multifunctional agricultural sector while ensuring consistency between the objectives set in the farm to fork strategy and the CAP, the EU Trade policy, the EU Biodiversity Strategy as well as other related EU policies by taking into account the existing legislation in order to enable all actors in the European food system to develop long- term plans based on realistic and transparent objectives; suggests that the respective base lines and progress achieved in each Member State be taken into account, while promoting the exchange of know-how and best practices between Member States; stresses the need to include the entire food and beverage chains including processing, marketing, distribution and retail;
Amendment 611 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance of policy coherence with existing EU policies and especially between the measures envisaged by the farm to fork strategy and Common Agriculture and Fisheries Policies, EU Trade policies, the EU Bio- economy Strategy and the EU Biodiversity Strategy; therefore underlines that the Commission should base legislative proposals on independent scientific impact assessments taking into account the cumulative effects, and evaluate existing legislation and the efficiency of its implementation and propose action which suits Member States' natural conditions;
Amendment 617 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Acknowledges that there is no universal definition of sustainability as this concept comprehends multiple pillars, including climate- and environmental aspects, economic viability for primary producers and other actors in the food chain, social aspects such as employment prospects in rural areas, food affordability and public health, as well as animal welfare; stresses that there are trade-offs between different pillars that must be managed based on value judgements; calls on the Commission to promote a societal dialogue on a common understanding of sustainability on the path towards its proposal for a legislative framework for a sustainable food system, which ultimately will have to be based on one coherent approach to all aspects of sustainability;
Amendment 670 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Insists that the assessment of the sustainability of products must be based on a life-cycle approach that considers pre- and down-chain aspects such as raw material sourcing, transport and storage requirement, as well as impacts on land use and possible displacement effects that could lead to imported pollution;
Amendment 677 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Underlines that no single farming model can fulfil the various requirements for sustainable production as all models have their specific strengths and weaknesses with regard to the different pillars of sustainability, particularly climate and environmental performance including land-use; calls for a multi- model approach that focuses on exploiting the strengths of different farming models and further improving their weaknesses;
Amendment 681 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 d (new)
Paragraph 2 d (new)
2d. Calls on the Commission to set up a comprehensive governance framework that invites the participation of all stakeholder groups in the further development and implementation of the Strategy and its subsequent measures;
Amendment 755 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the decision to revise the directive on the sustainable use of pesticides and the 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 a well- defined framework including alternatives proposals, technologies, an appropriate toolbox for farmers, as well as support measures ensuring accountability at all levels to help reach these targets and protecting farmers' income; 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 790 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that in order to achieve substantial reductions in pesticide use and risk, not only safer alternatives must become available to ensure the availability of a functioning plant protection toolbox and more efficient use must be facilitated by innovative tools such as digital and precision farming, but also there is a need for more resistant varieties that require less input to secure stable yields; stresses the importance of new innovative breeding techniques for making available such varieties and calls on the Commission to propose a regulatory framework in this regard;
Amendment 791 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that organic farming provides reliable environmental benefits, while acknowledges its lower yields and higher yield variability; underlines that the development of organic food production must be market driven and accompanied by research, innovation and scientific transfer, market and supply chain development; believes that organic farming should be further promoted while continuing exploiting the strengths of different farming models and further improving them in order to ensure both the stability of the organic products market and fair remuneration for the farmers;
Amendment 827 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Welcomes the Commission´s proposal to reduce nutrient losses; stresses that a strategy to reduce nutrient losses should focus primarily on enabling farmers to increase efficiency of nutrient management and highlights the importance of innovative technologies and solutions such as precision and smart farming and plant nutrition advisory services and management support; further calls for the strategy to consider the climate and environmental impact of different fertilisers;
Amendment 843 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3c. Recalls the importance of the One Health approach and of fighting antimicrobial resistance; welcomes the Commission’s initiative to tackle the irresponsible use of antibiotics; believes that the proper implementation of the Veterinary Medicines Regulation will further reduce the use of antibiotics use efficiently; calls on the Commission and Member States to focus on further measures of enabling and incentivising innovative solutions, particularly in prevention tools and alternative therapies and vaccines; stresses that progress made must be taken into account when considering reduction targets and insists that reductions can only be considered to a level that guarantees the availability of antibiotics, if needed to ensure animal health;
Amendment 859 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3d. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to promote organic farming; stresses the environmental benefits of organic farming and acknowledges its lower yields and higher yield variability, leading to a bigger land-use footprint; highlights the need to consider trade-offs regarding different aspects of sustainability; stresses, that an area target approach threatens profitability of organic farming and hence could increase dependency on subsidies which would be in contradiction to the aim of the farm to fork strategy to make sustainable farming a profitable business model for European farmers, and calls for a market-driven uptake of organic farming instead, accompanied by research, innovation and scientific transfer as well as measures for market and supply chain development; considers it imperative that farmers receive sufficient support and educational training as part of risk management- and advisory services offered by National Authorities in the transition towards agroecological and sustainable practices;
Amendment 913 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of recognising the significant impact of agriculture and especially some animal production practices on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use; stresses the need to enhance natural carbon sinks and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, in particular in the feed and livestock sectors; calls for regulatory measures and targets to ensure progressive reductions in all GHG emissions in these sectors, while not degrading the quality and nutrient value of European soils and while ensuring that imports from third countries not compliant with the Strategy conditions and objectives will be subject to the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism or similar EU adjustment mechanisms to ensure fair competition for EU producers;
Amendment 921 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of recognising the significant impact of agriculture and especially animal production on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use; stresses the need to enhance natural carbon sinks and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, in particular in the feed and livestock sectors; recalls that European agriculture and forestry play a crucial role in addressing climate change and mitigation, as it has significant potential to reduce the emissions, to sequester carbon and to boost economies in a sustainable manner; calls for regulatory measures and targets to ensure progressive reductions in all GHG emissions in these sectors;
Amendment 927 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of recognising the significantRecognises both the positive and negative impacts of different agriculture and especially animal production models on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use; stresses the needacknowledges that other than the use of fossil fuels, agricultural emissions are part of the natural carbon cycle and thus have to be balanced rather than minimised; stresses the potential of agriculture to enhance natural carbon sinks and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, in particular in the feed and livestock sectors; calls forinsists that regulatory measures and targets to ensure progressive reductions in all GHG emissions in these sectors must be embedded in a framework that includes remuneration for carbon sequestration;
Amendment 932 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of recognising the significant impact of agriculture and especiallyimpact of food waste, agriculture, logistics and animal production on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use in the food system; stresses the need to enhance natural carbon sinks and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, in particular in the feed and livestock sectors and promote and share sustainable agriculture practises such as grass-based livestock farming, precision farming and carbon farming; calls for regulatory measures and targets to ensure progressive reductions in all GHG emissions in these sectors; which ensure profitable, sustainable and competitive food production in all parts of Europe as guarantee of security of supply;
Amendment 958 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Highlights that operators in the agricultural sector and the food chain should ensure the optimised utilisation and recycling of non-renewable resources in order to protect land, biodiversity and water; considers that the circular economy and bio-economy offer great potential for the transition towards a climate-neutral European economy through for example, advanced bio- refineries that produce bio-fertilisers, protein feed, bioenergy, renewable energy and biochemicals;
Amendment 1014 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Points out that extensive and permanent grassland-based or organic animal husbandry is a feature of the European food system and a defining element of many traditional rural communities, makes productive use of land that otherwise would be abandoned and that it has multiple positive effects for the environment and against climate change, and contributes to a circular economy; believes that livestock-farming must be seen as part of the solution in a circular food system;
Amendment 1046 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Highlights that the diversity of European farming traditions and practices ensures and incentivises sustainable agricultural production in Europe; furthermore finds that this diversity of traditions and practices is and should remain a key component in the Union's and Member States' efforts to halt and reverse biodiversity loss and to advance climate-friendly production methods;
Amendment 1060 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Considers that EU initiatives within the farm to fork strategy should support a further development of food produced with a low environmental impact per unit in terms of e.g. the use of fertilisers, pesticides, biodiversity loss, antimicrobials and GHG-emissions;
Amendment 1067 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the notion of enhancing, incentivizing and rewarding carbon sequestration in soils; stresses, however, that intensive and industrial agriculture andbelieves that nature- based solutions, such as agroecology or ecosystem restoration, especially peatland restoration, are among the most efficient carbon sequestration tools; stresses that low carbon practices and good management practices of livestock implemented by farmers should be incentivised whereas farming models with negative impacts on climate and biodiversity should not receive climate funding or be incentivised; calls for the proposals; calls for the proposals, such as a tax on synthetic nitrogenous fertilisers, to be in line with the environmental objectives and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the Green Deal; calls the Commission to assess the practices favouring carbon sequestration and the sustainability and resilience of the carbon sinks;
Amendment 1068 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the notion of enhancing, incentivizing and rewarding carbon sequestration in soils; stresses, however, that intensive and industrial agriculture andbelieves that nature- based solutions, such as agroecology or ecosystem restoration, especially peatland restoration, are among the most efficient carbon sequestration tools; stresses that low carbon practices and good management practices of livestock implemented by farmers should be incentivised whereas farming models with negative impacts on climate and biodiversity should not receive climate funding or be incentivised; calls for the proposals; calls for the proposals, such as a tax on synthetic nitrogenous fertilisers, to be in line with the environmental objectives and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the Green Deal; calls the Commission to assess the practices favouring carbon sequestration and the sustainability and resilience of the carbon sinks;
Amendment 1081 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the notion of rewarding carbon sequestration in soils; stresses, however, that intensive and industrial agriculture and farming models with negative impacts on biodiversity should not receive climate funding or be incentivisedand incentivising climate mitigation, adaptation and CO2 sequestration in land use, soil and biomass; therefore, calls on the Commission to explore a framework for the certification of carbon removals; highlights that the restoration of eco- systems and the development of a carbon removals market for land-based greenhouse gas sequestration would assist in restoring, maintaining and managing natural sinks and promote the Circular Economy; calls for the proposals to be in line with the environmental objectives and the ‘do no harm’ principle of the Green Deal;
Amendment 1174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of seed security and diversity, notably of ensuring stable yields and promoting EU-grown plant proteins to deliver locally sourced food and feed stuffs with high nutritional value while granting farmers access to quality seeds for plant varieties adapted to the pressures of climate change, including traditional and locally-adapted varieties, while ensuring access to innovative plant breeding in order to contribute to healthy seeds and protect plants against harmful pests and diseases; raises awareness of the potential negative effects of concentration and monopolisation in the seed sector;
Amendment 1181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the enormous potential of new varieties to contribute to various targets of the strategy by improving crop resilience, thus reducing plant protection product input, by improving efficient nutrient intake, thus reducing fertiliser input and water consumption, as well as by facilitating mitigation of crop production to different pressures resulting from climate change; stresses the importance of access to new breeding techniques in order to accelerate breeding of new varieties; recalls that achieving any ambitious input reduction target requires access to effective tools beyond merely increasing efficiency of input application; urges the Commission to propose a forward-looking regulatory framework without delay;
Amendment 1215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for CAP National Strategic Plans to ensure adequate financial support and incentives to promote new ecological ‘green’sustainable business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains and quality food production; stresses that financial support under the CAP is crucial for farmers to be able to cope with increasing environmental standards, but will fall short of enabling farmers to meet the targets of the Strategy if not accompanied by further support measures; calls for Enhanced Eco Schemes to be implemented in National Strategic Plans;
Amendment 1218 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls for CAP National Strategic Plans to ensure adequate financial support and incentives to promote new ecological ‘green’ business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains and quality food production; quality food production and the integration of artisanal food production in other services in rural areas such as tourism or gastronomy; highlights the importance of these new business models in maintaining biodiversity; stresses the importance of directing CAP support to young and new farmers;
Amendment 1224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. CallsHighlights the central role of the European farmers in realizing the transition into a sustainable food system and that attention must be paid to measures which strengthen farmers' income and the competitiveness of European food production; calls therefore for CAP National Strategic Plans to ensure adequate financial support and incentives to promote new ecological ‘green’ business models for agriculture and artisanal food production, notably through fostering short supply chains and quality food production;
Amendment 1291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the European food system delivers a sufficient and varied supply of safe, nutritious, affordable and sustainable food to people at all times and underlines that increasing the economic, environmental and social sustainability of food producers will ultimately increase their resilience; encourages the Commission to consider the food supply chain and its workers as a strategic asset for the safety and well-being of all Europeans; underlines the importance of seasonal workers for a good functioning supply chain and calls for proper working and living conditions for these; encourages retailers to assume responsibility and follow sustainability criteria (social, environmental and economic) in their purchasing practices;
Amendment 1292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the European food system delivers a sufficient and varied supply of safe, nutritious, affordable and sustainable food to people at all times and underlines that increasing the economic, environmental and social sustainability of food producers will ultimately increase their resilience; recalls that in the EU 33 million people cannot afford a quality meal every second day; stresses that food affordability must remain on the political agenda and must be considered when assessing increases in production costs through changing farming practices and the effects on food prices; encourages the Commission to consider the food supply chain and its workers as a strategic asset for the safety and well-being of all Europeans;
Amendment 1306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Recalls that the European food system delivers a sufficient and varied supply of safe, nutritious, affordable and sustainable food to people at all times and underlines that increasing the economic, environmental and social sustainability of food producers will ultimatelyshould increase their resilience if they are well accompanied and supported; encourages the Commission to consider the food supply chain and its workers as a strategic asset for the safety and well-being of all Europeans and to adapt EU policies accordingly;
Amendment 1321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that citizens’ expectations are evolving and driving significant change in the food market, with a growing demand for locally produced food as a result; emphasises the importance of locally produced food, the opportunities it offers to our farmers and the significant positive contributions it can deliver to our environment; therefore, encourages the European Commission and the Member States to actively promote the development of local food strategies, together with short supply chain initiatives;
Amendment 1372 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses its deep concern about the emergence of zoonotic diseases that armay be transferred from animals to humans (anthropozoonoses), such as Q fever, avian influenza and the new strain of influenza A (H1N1), which is exacerbated by anthropogenic climate change, the destruction of biodiversity, environmental degradation and our current food production systems;
Amendment 1434 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls for support to primary producers to be supported in makingin the transition to greater sustainability through theby encouragement ofing cooperation and collective actions as well as through competition rules and theby enhancement ofing the possibilities for cooperation within the common market organiszations for agricultural, products and fishery and aquaculture products, and thus forstrengthening small and medium farmers’ and fishers’ position in the supply chain to be strengthened in order to enable them to capture a fair share of the added value of sustainable production; stresses that products certified by quality schemes (PGI, PDO, GI) and manufactured by small producers should be granted broader access to and benefit from the Single Market;
Amendment 1460 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Amendment 1477 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission to closely follow up onthe effectiveness of Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair trading practices22 and to enforce the work with a view to strengthen the position of farmers in the food supply chain with concrete proposals and in line with the farm to fork strategy; therefore reminds the Commission to follow up on the EU code of conduct on responsible business and marketing practices by producing a monitoring framework for the food and retail sectors and providing for legal action if progress in integrating economic, environmental and social sustainability into corporate strategies is insufficient, and in so doing promoting and rewarding the efforts of sustainable agricultural producers while increasing the availability and affordability of healthy, sustainable food options and reducing the overall environmental footprint of the food system; stresses the importance of halting and addressing consolidation and concentration in the grocery retail sector in order to ensure fair prices and stronger role in the food chain for farmers; _________________ 22 OJ L 111, 25.4.2019, p. 59.
Amendment 1500 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to take more action to enhance transparency and consumer information in food markets as the pricing of the food chain should be more transparent and origin labelling requirements should in principle cover all food products;
Amendment 1546 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to keep including all agricultural products in its promotion policy; Urges the review of the EU promotion programme for agricultural and food products, including the EU school scheme, with a view to enhancing its contribution to sustainable production and consumption, notably by focusing on educational messages about the importance of healthy nutrition and promoting greater consumption of fruit and vegetables with the aim of reducing obesity rates;
Amendment 1560 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the review of the EU promotion programme for agricultural and food products, including the EU school scheme, with a view to enhancing its contribution to sustainable production and consumption, notably by focusing on science-based educational messages about the importance of a balanced and healthy nutrition and promoting greater consumption of fruit and vegetables with the aim of reducing obesity rates;
Amendment 1569 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls for the EU Promotion Policy to include all agricultural products living up to criteria related to sustainability (social, economic and environmental), putting special emphasis on animal welfare, pesticides and the use of antimicrobial substances to encourage all food chain operators and ensure them that they are all supported in becoming more sustainable and can all contribute to enhance global production and consumption sustainability;
Amendment 1574 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Recalls the important role of consumer choice in reaching the Strategy’s targets and highlights the indispensability of well-educated consumers in this regard; calls on Member States and regions to put more emphasis on nutritional and environmental education in their curricula and invites the Commission to develop relevant guidance;
Amendment 1599 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls the need to promote effective Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), enabling all food chain actors to become sustainable by speeding up innovation and accelerating knowledge transfer; calls on Member States to consider AKIS in the design and implementation of their National Strategic Plans; recalls, in addition, the need for a farm sustainability data network to setfor the dual purpose of setting benchmarks for farm performance and documenting the uptake of sustainable farming practices, while allowing foras well as enabling the precise and tailored application of new production approaches at farm level by providing farmers with access to fast broadband connections; cessing collected data and providing farmers easy access to locally relevant information; highlights the importance of comprehensive access to fast broadband connections to facilitate the uptake of digital farming technologies on farm level; stresses the importance of supporting farmers in acquiring know- how to make efficient use of such innovative solutions;
Amendment 1611 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls the need to promote effective Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), enabling all food chain actors to become sustainable by speeding up innovation and accelerating knowledge transfer; recalls, in addition, the need for a ffostering close cooperation between all interested stakeholders (farmers, researchers, advisers, experts, NGOs) through knowledge transfer and a Farm sSustainability dData nNetwork to set benchmarks foring farm performance and, document theing uptake of sustainable farming practices, while allowing for the precise and tailored application of new production approaches at farm level byased on providing farmers with access to fast broadband connectioninternet for rural areas;
Amendment 1621 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Notes that many regions are currently facing an ageing population, and an ongoing rural exodus; urges the Commission, in developing the subsequent farm to fork policy initiatives, to focus on practical steps to securing existing jobs in those regions, creating new ones, and making them more attractive for skilled workers; underlines that without proper rural infrastructure, no strategy can succeed, regardless of how integrated it would be;
Amendment 1630 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Encourages in particular for small et medium size farmers the uptake of digital tools and novel technologies for more efficient production, better promotion and enhanced communication with the other actors in the food supply chain; highlights that digitalisation could enable stronger cooperation along the food supply chain and better transparency from farmer to consumer; highlights that new technologies should facilitate lifelong learning for farmers and help create new opportunities in rural areas;
Amendment 1686 #
16a. Stresses that the EU should establish more precise rules on the labelling of origin of food both in restaurants and in the retail in order to enable more transparent and sustainable choices for consumers;
Amendment 1705 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to explore the possibility to apply specific conditions or exemptions for foods under GIs, as well as for single ingredient products;
Amendment 1713 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Welcomes the Commission initiative aiming at improving origin- labelling and extending it to a wider range of products; calls for building as soon as possible a comprehensive, harmonised and mandatory EU origin-labelling scheme, as a way to protect and promote EU agri-food products;
Amendment 1714 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 b (new)
Paragraph 16 b (new)
16b. Calls on the Commission to work on a European Force against food fraud to enhance coordination between the different relevant national agencies in order to ensure the implementation of EU food standards both within the EU single market and regarding our imports;
Amendment 1721 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 c (new)
Paragraph 16 c (new)
16c. In the case of imported agri-food products, calls for the labelling of origin with the mention EU or if not EU with the name of the 3rd country(ies) clearly mentioned for all processed products and in all the food services/catering;
Amendment 1767 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the fact that the sStrategy rightly recognises the role and influence of the food environment in shaping consumption patterns and the need to make it easier for consumers to choose healthy and sustainable diets; reiterates the importance of promoting sustainable diets, by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint; underlines that food prices must send the right signal to consumers; welcomes, therefore, the sStrategy’s objective that the healthy and sustainable choice should become the most affordable one an affordable one; recalls that household expenditure on food products varies significantly across EU Member States and affordability should be ensured for consumers in all Member States, while also ensuring fair income for farmers;
Amendment 1774 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the fact that the strategy rightly recognises the role and influence of the food environment in shaping consumption patterns and the need to make it easier for consumers to choose healthy and sustainable diets; reiterates the importance of promoting sustainable diets by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint; underlines that food prices must send the right signal to consumers; welcomes, therefore, the strategy’s objective that the healthy and sustare linked to production costs and that price-sensitivity of many consumers is a barrier to the uptake of more sustainably produced foods; reiterates the importance of easily avainlable choice should become the most affordable oneand comprehensible consumer information and market development measures in this regard;
Amendment 1827 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reaffirms its belief that policy measures that are dependent solely on consumer choice unduly shift the responsibility to purchase sustainable products to consumerscalls that consumer choice is a crucial factor for the economically sustainable uptake of sustainably produced products and healthier diets; underlines the importance of good nutritional and environmental education as well as the availability of easily comprehensible relevant information in this regard; notes that third- party certification and labelling alone are not effective re an important pillar of consumer information and of creating ensuringconomic outlets for sustainabley productioned and consumptionhealthy products;
Amendment 1844 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Emphasises that any EU initiatives on animal welfare should begin by taking into account the work that has already been done by the farmers on that matter, in particular by recognising and sharing existing good practices, and must be based on the results of the assessment on going on the EU animal welfare legislation, including on the conclusions of the EP upcoming implementation report on on- farm animal welfare; Calls on the Commission to base any new framework on animal welfare on a continuous consultation of the farming community;
Amendment 1892 #
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 pbalant-based foods and less red and processed meat, sugars, salt, and fats, which will also benefit the environmentced diets with a lower share of sugars, salt, and fats, based on sustainably produced foods; emphasises that EU-wide guidelines for sustainable and healthy diets would bring clarity totaking into account regional conditions and traditions would help consumers onunderstand 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 assist Member States and regions in developing such guidelines and specific actions to effectively promote healthy plant-based diets;
Amendment 1937 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Considers that the further development of 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 EU; reminds the importance of sustainable livestock production for European protein self-sufficiency;
Amendment 1998 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for a revision of public procurement legislation, including minimum mandatory criteria in schools and other public institutions to encourage organicsustainable and local food production and to promote more healthy diets by creating a food environment that enables consumers to make the healthy choice;
Amendment 2008 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Underlines that binding reduction targets for environmental footprint of food products and food waste in trade and retail are needed to comprehensively achieve objectives of this strategy;
Amendment 2021 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. RHighlights that food waste has enormous environmental consequences, exacerbates climate change and represents a waste of limited resources such as land, energy and water; therefore reiterates its call to take the measures required to achieve a Union food waste reduction target of 30 % by 2025 and 50 % by 2030 compared to the 2014 baseline; underlines that binding targets are needed to achieve this;
Amendment 2044 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Underlines the need to reduce food waste along the entire food chain, from primary production, processing, retail, catering to consumers; takes note of the fact that more than 50% of food waste happens on consumer level and highlights the difficulty of enforcing binding targets under given circumstances; stresses the importance of promoting nutritional education in this regard;
Amendment 2046 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses that, in order to reduce waste at the production stage, innovative techniques and technologies should be used to minimise losses in the fields and convert those crops and products, that do not meet market standards, into processed goods;
Amendment 2048 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Notes that digitalisation allows for better access to data and demand forecasts, and thereby helps developing advanced production programmes for farmers, enabling them to tailor their production to demand, better coordinate with other sectors of the food supply chain, and minimise waste; stresses that given the challenging nature of reducing food waste, effective use of food waste, including in the bio economy, should be promoted;
Amendment 2105 #
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; encourages Member States to develop or strengthen farm advisory services; calls the Commission to establish a system for collection and dissemination of sustainable practices in food and feed research and innovation, with the purpose of easing the access to information for European producers and consumers;
Amendment 2122 #
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; encourages the agri-food sector to actively use the funding earmarked for the sector in Horizon Europe in this regard;
Amendment 2171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 b (new)
Paragraph 25 b (new)
25b. Calls for the establishment and the promotion of multi-stakeholder platforms that increase collaboration and mobilise the sharing of knowledge and technology, across the entire agriculture and food chain, to help scale-up innovation, advance agricultural production systems and overcome the challenges it faces;
Amendment 2178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 c (new)
Paragraph 25 c (new)
25c. Stresses that meeting the targets of the Strategy will require substantial investments on farm level, particularly burdening small farmers and SMEs; highlights that while the CAP will play an important role in enabling the transition it is designed to stabilise income rather than to finance large investments and stresses the importance of ensuring adequate access to finance in this regard; calls on the Commission to assess the financial impacts of the Strategy on farmers, the availability and conditions of financing for farmers and SMEs in the food chain and if required to assess options such as the InvestEU Fund or setting up an EIB guarantee scheme to improve these;
Amendment 2184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 d (new)
Paragraph 25 d (new)
25d. Highlights that while new sustainable business models are enormous opportunities for SMEs, several initiatives envisaged under the Strategy could lead to the creation of substantial red tape; welcomes the Commission’s commitment to adhere to the better regulation tools, to assess the impacts on SMEs as well as to take action to promote sustainable and circular business models specifically for SMEs, to utilise the InvestEU Fund to facilitate access to finance for SMEs as well as to offer tailored solutions to help SME to develop new skills and business models;
Amendment 2191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls the global responsibility of European food systems and their key role in setting global standards for food safety, environmental protection and animal welfare; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that all food and feed products imported to the EU fully meet relevant EU regulations, standards and standards of production, such as animal welfare, feed for animals, transport conditions, traceability, food waste, antimicrobial resistance, use of phytosanitary products, climate neutrality; calls for third party audit and certification bodies to be involved in all stages of manufacturing of imported products, and to make these audits and/or certifications compulsory for importers and based on an EU reference frame built on F2F objectives, and to provide development assistance to support primary producers from developing countries in meeting those standards; welcomes the Commission’s intention to take the environmental impacts of requested import tolerances into account; insists on compliance and respect of the Paris agreement by any party involved in a trade agreement with the EU;
Amendment 2228 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Recalls the global responsibility of European food systems and their key role in setting global standards for food safety, environmental protection and animal welfare; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that all food and feed products imported to the EU fully meet relevant EU regulations and standards, standards, and binding objectives arising from this Strategy and to provide development assistance to support primary producers from developing countries in meeting those standards; welcomes the Commission’s intention to take the environmental impacts of requested import tolerances into account;
Amendment 2248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. As trade has to be taken into account in a transition towards more sustainable and resilient agri-food systems, calls on the Commission to integrate the sustainability and food security objectives of the F2F in its review on going of the EU Trade Policy; in the context of this review, calls on the Commission to build a dedicated framework for agri-food products in trade relations, in order to ensure our food sovereignty and security, and protect and promote EU sustainable agri-food standards and EU quality schemes;
Amendment 2249 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Recalls that trade agreements must ensure that the parties involved participate actively in promoting sustainable development principles; international standards that are in line with European environmental and climate ambitions for sustainable growth must also be guaranteed; in addition, in order to ensure a global transition to sustainable food systems, these agreements should make the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and compliance to this as essential and binding elements;
Amendment 2261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Encourages the Commission and the member states to develop eco schemes and other tools in their future National Strategic Plan, to help preserve forests that are integrated into agricultural landscapes, to encourage afforestation, reforestation and to promote agroforestry where possibly;
Amendment 2285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26c. Emphasises that the EU-Mercosur agreement cannot be ratified as it stands since, inter alia, it does not ensure biodiversity protection, in particular in the Amazonia nor does it bring guarantees as regards farming standards;