7 Amendments of Louis MICHEL related to 2018/2037(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 (new)
Paragraph –1 (new)
-1. whereas acute food insecurity affected 124 million people in 51 countries in 2017; whereas that is 16 million more than in 2016; whereas most of the people affected by food insecurity live in rural areas;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph –1 a (new)
Paragraph –1 a (new)
-1a. whereas the EU is the largest exporter and largest importer of agricultural products and therefore plays a crucial role on world agricultural markets; whereas for agricultural products the EU is the main trading partner for developing countries;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recalls the EU’s and its Member States’ commitment to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the fact that the second goal is to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. CPoints out that, under Article 208 TFEU, 'the Union shall take account of the objectives of development cooperation in the policies that it implements which are likely to affect developing countries '; calls for another chapter in the CAP post- 2020 legislation regarding its responsibility inand impact as regards development policy issues;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the imminent launch of a Commission task force for rural Africa; calls on the Commission to keep Parliament regularly informed and emphasises that that task force should inter alia address the impact of the CAP on developing countries; points to the EU's responsibility to ensure consistency between the CAP and EU development policy objectives; urges the EU to promote sustainable agriculture and stockrearing based on responsible management of natural resources, combating climate change, protecting biodiversity and high standards of animal health and welfare, and takes the view that the EU should step up dialogue with developing countries in order to exchange good practices as regards sustainable production methods; stresses that exchanges of good practices should target young people and women, in particular, so that they develop their potential in the process of developing sustainable agriculture and rural resilience; urges that agriculture based on food systems specific to local communities should be stepped up;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Points up the importance of focusing development actions on traditional organisations anchored in local cultures, thus safeguarding the dignity of, and solidarity among, farmers;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Points up the fact that, in 2050, more than half the population of the least developed countries will still be living in rural areas, and points out that the development of sustainable agriculture in developing countries will help develop the potential of their rural communities, maintain rural populations and reduce underemployment, poverty and food insecurity, and that that will help tackle the root causes of forced migration;