15 Amendments of Simona BALDASSARRE related to 2022/2183(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas protection of biodiversity not only has natural value, but also represents the true added value of agricultural production in the European Union, and whereas investing in distinctiveness is a necessary condition for allowing agricultural undertakings to distinguish themselves in terms of the quality of their production and thus to face the globalised market by safeguarding, defending and creating local economic systems around food value;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas consumer demand is increasingly oriented towards food that can offer health guarantees, towards healthy and sustainable products and, in particular, towards products of clear origin that are obtained through traditional methods of agricultural production, and whereas the high quality, welfare, sustainability and environmental protection standards of European agricultural and agri-food production have been verified;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Supports the just transition to agro- ecologicalsustainable and organic farming; reiterates its support for the ambitions, targets andthat the goals of the farm to fork, biodiversity and zero-pollution strategies; welcomes their published and announced legislative proposals, including those must neither lead to a reduction or lowering of food safety, quality and supply standards in the EU nor have negative effects on farms; welcomes, where possible, their proposals related to the reduction in the use of pesticides and their associated risks and the setting of EU food waste reduction targets; stresses that these proposals must be supported by appropriate and comprehensive impact studies based on scientific evidence;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reiterates the importance of supporting local production and the consumption of seasonal, local products from a short and verified supply chain that protects both small producers and, at the same time, consumers, reduces waste and losses, and is capable of providing healthy, certified, quality products with a reduced environmental footprint;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the strictreasonable application of the One Health principle in all policies that affect the availability and accessibility of food; stresses that food safety must never be jeopardised;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that the availability of plant proteins, if consumed directly, is more than sufficient to meet globala balanced diet, such as the Mediterranean diet, which involves consumption of quality food produced from sustainable agriculture and livestock farming, should be promotein needsd; acknowledges the positive impact that greater consumption of plant- based dietfoods haves on humans, animals, the planet and food security; stresses that reducing the number and density of farmed animalssustainable management of livestock farming 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; deplores the placing on the market of ‘zero-’, ‘-free’, ‘enriched’ or ‘functional’ products, made by the multinational food companies using transformation processes involving assembly and handling activities that make these foods artificial products far removed from nature, with a greater environmental impact than traditional agricultural production methods;
Amendment 137 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
Amendment 149 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers that it is necessary to raise the limits for the use of nitrogen fertilisers derived from animal manure, such as RENURE1 a, digestate and any other useful and verified alternatives, in line with the limits currently applicable to fertilisers; calls, further, on the Commission to consider a temporary exemption to bring down the cost of fertilisers and to review the Nitrates Directive and its limit of 170 kg/ha nitrogen per year; __________________ 1 a REcovered Nitrogen from manURE (RENURE).
Amendment 156 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its position on new genomic breeding techniques1; regrets the biased naturepoints out that new genetic improvement targets can promote sustainability; calls, therefore, on the EU and the Member States to speed up research ofn the current impact assessment and callsuse of new cultivation techniques in order to increase yields and make crops more resilient to climate change and new pathogens, particularly in view onf the Commission to restart the process droughts and water shortages that are afflicting an inclusive mannerreasing number of EU Member States; __________________ 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 160 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Underlines the importance of ensuring the security and diversity of seed and plant propagating material to provide stable yields and plant varieties adapted to the pressures of climate change, including traditional and locally-adapted varieties, and varieties suitable for organic production and low input farming systems, while ensuring transparency and freedom of choice for farmers and access to genetic resources and innovative plant breeding techniques in order to contribute to healthy seeds and protect plants against harmful pests and diseases and to help farmers tackle the growing risks caused by climate change, ensuring an incentive for open innovation through plant variation;
Amendment 166 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Is concerned that the resumption of Ukrainian grain exports mainly benefits Western feed and livestock industries instead of alleviating pressures in the Global South2COVID-19 crisis and the current war in Ukraine have highlighted the risk to EU food security; reiterates the need to strengthen EU food security and sovereignty, to reduce dependence on third-country imports and to increase essential agricultural infrastructure, in particular transport and storage infrastructure to ensure the movement and supply of food and feed within the Union; stresses, further, the need to ensure that farmland is used primarily for the production of food and feed; __________________ 2 https://ruralsociologywageningen.nl/2022/ 11/11/crisis-and-capitalism-a-deep-dive- into-the-black-sea-grain-initiative-and- the-global-politics-of-food/
Amendment 173 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines that the food safety of imported products requires observance of conditions of reciprocity in trade agreements with third countries, and that the same safety guarantees should be demanded as for EU products;
Amendment 183 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for a strategy to regionalise the supply chain of the most important commodities and to ensure the supply of local and sustainable animal and plant proteins;
Amendment 190 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Underscores the need for independent policymaking based on facts and values, and on the various impact studies conducted;
Amendment 199 #
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 policythat the EU should take the necessary measures to provide farmers and fishers with planning security, adequate financial resources and guarantees, also under the common agricultural policy and common fisheries policy, in order to maintain and, where necessary, increase food production in the EU.