7 Amendments of Elisabeth KÖSTINGER related to 2016/2204(INI)
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the status of family farms as primary food producers can only be improved and their farming and livestock activities maintained through providing adequate financial resources and measures at EU level and safeguarding property rights;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas in 2014 women were responsible for about 35 % of total working time in agriculture, carrying out 53.8 % of part-time work and 30.8 % of full-time work, thereby making a significant contribution to agricultural production; whereas work carried out by spouses and other female family members on farms may constitute ‘invisible work’is often indispensable and constitutes nothing short of ‘invisible work’, which is underestimated because of women's lack of professional status;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Takes the view that, from a social, economic and envirmnmental perspective, female entrepreneurship is a major sustainable-development pillar for rural areas, and therefore points to the urgent need to pursue appropriate digitisation initiatives and drive forward the process of expanding broadband coverage;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Encourages the Member States to monitor the situation of women in rural areas and to make use of existing measures and specific instruments under the CAP in order to increase the participation of women as beneficiaries; recommends that the Commission keep the provision on thematic sub-programmes on ‘Women in rural areas’ when reforming the CAP in the future, basing these sub-programmes, inter alia, on the marketing of products and direct sale and promotion of products at local or regional level, as they can play a role in creating job opportunities for women in rural areas;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses the importance of promoting, encouraging and supporting female entrepreneurial initiatives in rural areas as female entrepreneurship represents an important pillar in social, economic and environmental terms for sustainable development in rural areas;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Calls on the Commission, together with the Member States, to support mothers who are entrepreneurs in rural areas and to promote the concept of 'mompreneurs' that may not only exemplify successful reconciliation of work-life balance, but also contribute to stimulation of new job opportunities, better quality of life in rural areas as well as encourage other women to put their own projects into practice;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Takes the view that women farmers have a significant role to play towards ensuring the continued existence of smallholdings with prospects for the future;