5 Amendments of Kartika Tamara LIOTARD related to 2010/2100(INI)
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to take measures that discourage the import of soybeans and corn which have been grown outside the EU using large-scale monoculture farming, because imports of these crops often have direct and indirect negative consequences in the exporting third countries for local farmers, the environment - especially vulnerable ecotypes like forests and wetlands - and indigenous people.
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls for the establishment of mechanisms that protect forests, indigenous people, wet lands and traditional agricultural practices in exporting third countries.
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls for the establishment of mechanisms that discourage exporting third countries to use GM-technology in growing crops intended for the EU- market.
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. expresses its deep concerns regarding the decline of natural resources and the maintaining of effective conditions for agricultural production, including soil quality, water access and the prevention of environmental pollution; insists on the fact that all stakeholders, particularly farmers, local and regional authorities and civil society organisations, should play a significant role in the development of a sustainable agricultural development strategy;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. emphasises the importance of the right of farmers to produce seeds from their own harvests, to re-sow and exchange them between each other for smallholder farming, the preservation of biodiversity and the fight against arable land degradation; calls on the Commission to develop concepts and mechanisms aimed at significantly decreasing high energy inputs in agriculture - which is usually the case in monoculture -, long transport routes and industrial crops that require chemical fertilizers and pesticides;