Activities of Bert-Jan RUISSEN related to 2022/2182(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Generational renewal in the EU farms of the future (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on generational renewal in the EU farms of the future
Amendments (13)
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas in 2020, a majority (57.6 %) of farm managers (all genders) were at least 55 years of age and approximately only 10 % of farm managers were under 40 years old; whereas nearly half of the young farmers are concentrated in the final age category (just below 40) to be considered as a young farmer;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Regrets that the attractiveness of the agricultural sector is substandard as a result of persistent barriers, a lack of social acceptance and appreciation and insufficient income.
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Recognises the complex and multi- layered nature of the generational renewal process, which is influenced by factors related to the private sphere of the farmer, the characteristics of the farm, the policy framework, economic perspective (low profitability, labour market, access to finance) and support measures and the wider social context, all of which should be acknowledged when designing policies;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to develop coherent and long-term strategies to promote generational change and the attractiveness of the agricultural sector, combining different measures in a complementary way, such as financial support, such as installation aid, tax breaks and incentives, to improve links between EU policies and national and regional policies;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that long-term certainty, at least for the duration of an investment payback period, should be ensured throughout policies and the regulatory framework, to bring back trust and increase the attractiveness of the sector;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Member States to promote innovative models of intergenerational collaboration, such as partnerships, share farming, including non-family generational renewal projects, or land- matching services;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the importance of preserving farmland and the objectives of sustainable food production; calls on the Commission to launch a study on the effects of competing uses for farmland, such as urbanisation and energy, on the quantity and quality of farmland available, on the certainty of long-term usage, and on prices and land concentration, while also evaluating the impacts of all relevant EU policy areas in this regard;
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to evaluate the possibility of action at EU level, including through legislative instruments, to improve the functioning of farmland marketies for Member States to improve the functioning of farmland markets to achieve better farmland access for young farmers;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Member States to regulate agricultural land markets in order to promote land access for young farmers by all means available, such as pre-emptive rights in favour of young farmers, price controls, acquisition caps or obligations to maintain agricultural activity involving production of food, no net farmland loss, using tax breaks and long-term usage guarantee;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Encourages the Member States to develop and support land banks and land mobility schemes; and for the EU to enhance support to young farmers;
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Member States to make start-up and investment aid for young farmers available throughout the entire budgetary period and to support access to training opportunities, namely on soft skills and digital and sustainable farming methods, in particular for new entrants; and to make full use of the options provided under the CAP to provide additional support to young farmers;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to factor in the young farmers dimension horizontally when designing policies and funding instruments; by implementing a socio-economic young farmer check in upcoming agricultural, rural, climate, environmental or where relevant spatial legislative initiatives to assess the potential impact on young farmers and generational renewal, by performing inter alia: a) a check on the potential impact on young farmers' income and economic viability; b) a check on the potential impact on young farmers' entrepreneurial confidence; c) a check of the trend in young farmers' position in age class distribution in the agricultural sector compared to that in the rest of the EU economic sectors; d) a check on the potential impact on young farmers' access to land; e) a check on the potential impact on young farmers' mental wellbeing, factoring in whether the initiative would increase administrative burden, financial pressure, societal pressure.
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission to include in reporting to the Council and the Parliament the young farmer check and its result for each relevant policy or legislative instrument; calls on the Commission to evaluate existing policies in light of the young farmer check where relevant;