Activities of Sergio Paolo Francesco SILVESTRIS related to 2009/2236(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Future of the CAP after 2013 (debate)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the recognition of the multi- functional role of farmers in delivering public goods such as preserving our environment, high-quality food production, good animal husbandry, shaping and improving the diversity and quality of valued landscapes in the EU, and the move to more sustainable farming practices by not only meeting the basic requirements for maintenance of the land in a Good Agricultural and Environmental Condition (GAEC) but also achieving even higher standards through agri-environmental schemes, precision farming and, organic production and all other forms of sustainable agricultural practices;
Amendment 334 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recalls, therefore, that unless farming activity is preserved and economically viable across the EU, no provision of social nor environmental public goods will be possible;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Points out that, through measures such as active ecosystem management, farmers have the potential to deliver additional environmental benefits that match societal demands, in particular soil preservation and restoration, sound water management and quality improvement and farmland biodiversity preservation, and that they must be encouraged to do so;
Amendment 414 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
Paragraph 36
36. Believes that there has to be a minimum safety netmechanisms contributing to the stability of farm incomes should remain in place within the future framework of the CAP in order to manage extreme market price volatility and provide rapid and efficient responses to economic crises arising in the sector;
Amendment 465 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 a (new)
Paragraph 40 a (new)
40 a. Considers CAP should encourage the diffusion of knowledge and good agricultural practices to further increase the efficiency and sustainability of European agriculture;
Amendment 467 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 40 b (new)
Paragraph 40 b (new)
40 b. Recommends to this end the active presence of agronomic advisors in the regions to guide farmers in their attempts to deliver environmental public goods;
Amendment 493 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 44
Paragraph 44
44. Believes that the new CAP must be simple to administer and reduce red tape and administrative burdens on farmers by moving towards the use of delivery tools such as outcome agreements and simple contractsetting the goals and empowering farmers to choose their own farming systems to meet the objectives;
Amendment 621 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 54
Paragraph 54
54. Considers that there should be no return to coupled payments as a guiding principle of the CAP; however, given the move from a historical to an area support model, takes the view that a limited margin for flexibility should be left to Member States to respond to the specific needs of their territory, in the form of capped coupled payments for vulnerable grassland livestock areacontinued agricultural activity in economically vulnerable or environmentally sensitive sectors, in compliance with WTO requirements;
Amendment 701 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 59
Paragraph 59
59. Believes that the CAP needs to further incentivise biodiversity and environmental protection measures by providing the opportunity for the vast majority of agricultural land to be covered by agri- environmental schemes to reward farmers for the delivery of additional eco-system services, while other measures beneficial to the environment such as organic farming projects, development of high natural value farming, the sustainable use of forests, water and soil, and the development of high natural value farmingall other forms of sustainable intensive agricultural practices should also be encouraged; considers that all these rural development measures should remain co- financed, with an increased budget if necessary;