Activities of Beata KEMPA related to 2022/2183(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the objective of ensuring food security and the long-term resilience of EU agriculture
Amendments (4)
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the impact of climate change, the COVID-19 crisis and conflicts on food security at the world is facing an unprecedented global food crisis caused by Russia’s armed aggression on Ukraine, other conflicts, climate change and the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in significant repercussions such as: rising prices for energy, fertilisers and other agricultural means of production, high food prices and difficulty in accessing food; emphasises that countries already facing developing countriifficulties, especially those in Africa and the Middle East, are being hit hardest by the consequences; draws attention to the economic consequences of Russia’s invasion of Ukraphenomena of this kined, which are exacerbating global food insecuritlead to an increase in the number of people going hungry;
Amendment 71 #
2a. Calls on the EU to demonstrate greater commitment to support for Ukraine, taking into account Ukraine’s key role in grain supply, in particular for countries in Africa and the Middle East; emphasises the need for further efforts to create corridors of solidarity and open up the Black Sea ports, and also to provide Ukraine with support to export its agri- food products, including grain, through actions to improve the transport of these goods across the border on transport routes leading to Ukraine;
Amendment 122 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Believes that, in the current circumstances, it is necessary to avoid introducing restrictions and prohibitions on the export of food, since open and well-functioning global supply chains and logistics are essential for global food security;
Amendment 159 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the EU and its Member States, in particular through Team Europe, to help to build solutions with local actors and to support initiatives tailored to local realities in order to accompany partner countries towards food autonomy, through the development of local agricultural production capacities and the transition to sustainable and resilient agri-food systems.; stresses the need for improved use of the means of production, including fertilisers, organic farming, the reduction of food waste, innovation and the use of new technologies, as well as measures to ensure that the supply of energy to agri- food and agriculture sector operators is not only sustainable but also affordable;