7 Amendments of Alf SVENSSON related to 2010/2100(INI)
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas agriculture provides employment and a livelihood for more than 70 % of the labour force, mainly women, in developing countries; whereas the World Bank estimates that growth in the agricultural sector is twice as effective at reducing poverty as growth in other sectors, but also points to the importance of investing in rural non-farm sector growth and job creation;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas evidence shows the potential of smallholder agricultural systems in increasing overall food production; whereas focussing on export production in developing countries has negative impacts on women as smallholder farmers,
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas strong State capacitiwell-functioning, democratic and transparent state structures are crucial for sustainable development and for building up production and processing capacities,
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 1
Subheading 1
EU policy framework on food and nutrition security: a human rights based-approach to sustainable smallholder agriculture
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Agrees that EU assistance programmes should focus on sustainable small-scale food production and that priority should be given to ‘ecologically-efficient’ approaches that strengthen biodiversity,, to prevent the degradation of fertile land, and to promote agro-ecological and low-external- input (LEI) practices, and excludes GMOs;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Encourages the adoption of the FAO voluntary guidelines on land acquisitions, but also calls for strict binding national and international regulations on land acquisitions; stresses that contract negotiations should be made transparent allowing for the participation of civil society;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reminds the Commission and partner countries of the positive effects of agro- ecological production systems regarding climate change mitigation; stresses however that the main purpose of agricultural aid to regions with urgent food insecurity or hunger must be to increase food production and access to food;