17 Amendments of Richard ASHWORTH related to 2010/2112(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the estimated growth in the global population from 7 to 9.1 billion will require a 70% increase in the food supply by the year 2050, according to the FAO, whilst climate change is reducing the amount of land available for agricultural production,
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Further believes that the member states of the European Union should guaranteseek to achieve an adequate standard of living for every person and particularly for those with insufficient economic resources, who are often children, elderly persons, migrants, refugees and unemployed persons;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Recognises that the easiest way to achieve this goal is through free and fair global markets and flexible job markets which provide opportunities for growth and employment and allow people to benefit from the opportunities available in the global market place:
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4 b. Well functioning global markets are and will become increasingly important to help us mitigate against climate change induced events. Protectionist or isolationist policies such as the recent Russian and Indian export bans exacerbate existing problems and induce further and more extreme price volatility;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that the member states of the EU should support education and awareness-raising about nutrition, given that informed choices about diet can prevent disease and also reduce the heavy strain on social spending in Europe; also calls for more dietary support programmes, such as the School Fruit and School Milk programmes, and for the budgets for these programmes to be increasedan Union member states;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Considers, however, that the increased drive to develop renewables and meet the 2020 targets must not affect the food supply; stresses that more attention should be given to the indirect land use (ILUC) effects of biofuels; in this context stresses that more attention should be given to the development of second- and third- generation biofuels;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Believes that new agricultural technologies will be vital if we are to meet the global food security concerns of the future and especially within the context of needing to produce more food while using less land, less water and less pesticides.
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Is concerned about the level of reliance on imports of proteins and oleaginous products from third countries, which has negative consequences for the animal husbandry sector when price spikes occur; calls on the Commission to propose an action pl technical solution to the problem of low level presence material in non GM imports and to gradually reduce this dependencypropose a faster approval process within the EU for the importation of new GM feed variant once it has been proved safe;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Recognises that price volatility is likely to be exacerbated by export bans, climate change and growing global demand; notes that farmers should have the knowledge and tools available to manage the risks they perceive to be most important for their businesses;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. EU food security is best served through a global system in which every country and person has access to enough food, with global supply matching global demand;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Notes that traditional agricultural practices, including small-scale farming and organic farming, can make a valuable contribution to food security, because they often represent the most effective way of utilising land through methods specifically developed in individual regions over lengthy periods of time; notes additionally, that new technology will be vital to address future food security concerns.
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Highlights the fact that products from small-scale farming supply local markets with fresh food, which is more environmentally sustainable than transported food cand helps to support established farming communities; calls on the Commission to address these agricultural models in its future CAP proposals, including the possibility of creating special financial incentives;
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Stresses the need for fairness in the CAP, which should ensure a balanced distribution of support to farmers from all Member States, greater territorial cohesion, and the phasing-out of export subsidies in parallel with the EU's main trading partners;