13 Amendments of Elisabeth JEGGLE related to 2011/2114(INI)
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas long-term investments in bettermore efficient input and resource management (energy, soil and nutrients, water) are needed to respond to the new economic and environmental challenges, including within the context of the Europe 2020 Strategy; whereas farmers should have sufficient returns on their investment so that they are enabled to adopt more resource-efficient, sustainable and innovative farming systems;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas there is considerable potential in farming for saving energy and costs through improved energy efficiency and local renewable energy production (especially wind, solar, biogas, use of waste products, etc.); stresses that slurry which meets the quality requirements imposed by law on fertilisers and is intended to be processed for that purpose is not a waste product, even if it has previously been fermented in an agricultural biogas plant;
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to encourage improvedmore efficient agronomic practices and improved agricultural resource management, with the aim of reducing input costs and nutrient wastage and increasing innovation, resource efficiency and sustainability within farming systems; is convinced that this could be done within the framework of the announced European Innovation Partnership for agricultural productivity and sustainability;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for a substantial part of the next research framework programme to be earmarked for applied R&D in the efficient use and management of farm-inputs management in order to reduce input costs and improve agronomic practices, including involvement and improved training and capacity building for farmers and better collaboration between public and private science organisations and farmers organisations;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to set up an EU information campaign for farmers and consumers stressing the need for bettermore efficient management of energy, water and natural resources throughout the food chain, so as to significantly reduce waste of resources and food;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote, through legislative measures, investments in energy saving and renewable energy production on-farm or in local partnership projects (wind, solar, biogas, geothermic etc.) with a special focus on using waste and by- products on a local level; stresses that liquid manure which meets the quality requirements imposed by law on fertilisers and is intended to be processed for that purpose is not a waste product, even if it has previously been fermented in an agricultural biogas plant;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Commission and the Member States to make sure that public support measures for biomass and agro-fuels – including biogas – do not contribute to unsustainable competition for resources between food and energy production, which must be organised sustainably, and do not provoke further increases in input costs and land rent;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to help generate new revenue for farmers by facilitating the integration of energy and heat produced from renewable farm sources into private and public energy systems and grids;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Repeats its call to include crop rotation and crop diversity (within a range of specified crops, including legumes in particular) in an EU-wide list of ‘greening’ measures to be rewarded within the CAP, given the positive effect the former have on climate change mitigation, soil and water quality and farmers’ finances (with significantly reduced use of fertilisers, soil improvers, plant protection products and pesticides which will reduce input costs for farmers);
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to encourage – subject to thorough investigation of their possible usage, adequate treatment of potentially harmful substances and strict controls – the recycling of nutrients from waste streams, especially liquid manure, organic waste and local sewage systems, which can help reduce input costs for fertilisers and which recapture nitrogen and phosphate; stresses that liquid manure which meets the quality requirements imposed by law on fertilisers and is intended to be processed for that purpose is not a waste product, even if it has previously been fermented in an agricultural biogas plant;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Commission to conduct a study into the impact land lease and increased costs for land purchase and lease are having on farming sectors in the EU Member States and to determine whether monitoring of access to land and new legislation in this field is necessary in order to avoid further disconnection between land prices, land lease and agricultural use value;
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for greater support for training farmers in efficient water management and irrigation, including practical tools for water storage and measures to prevent nutrient losses or salinisation, as well as improved water pricing and water administration schemes at local and regional level, in order to reduce input costs in the long term;