Activities of Louis MICHEL related to 2015/2277(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
The New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition (A8-0169/2016 - Maria Heubuch) FR
Amendments (6)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas food security in developing countries largely depends on the sustainable use of natural resources;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes with concern that NAFSN promotes intensive agriculture that heavily reliesStresses that NAFSN must restrict, as far as possible, the use onf chemical fertilisers and hybrid seeds, with that may have health and environmental consequences affectingfor local communities, such as soil biodiverosion, ecological and health risks and biodivty loss and soil erosity losson;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Stresses that NAFSN must step up good governance as regards natural resources, in particular by guaranteeing that people have access to their own resources and by protecting their rights in the context of contracts on deals relating to natural resources;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Emphasises how important water regulation and combating climate change are for sustainable agriculture; calls on all NAFSN partners to focus on improving access to water and to techniques involving irrigation and stepping up environmental protection and soil conservation;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that NAFSN must encourage the establishment of processing industries in the agriculture sector and the improvement of food storage techniques, and must strengthen the link between agriculture and trade;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that NAFSAN should focus on combating land grabbing, which constitutes a human rights violation as it deprives local communities of land on which they depend to produce food and feed their families; points out that in a number of developing countries land grabbing has deprived people of their work and their means of subsistence and forced them to leave their homes;