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43 Amendments of Gabriel MATO related to 2022/2182(INI)

Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A g (new)
Ag. Whereas generational renewal requires maintaining young people from agricultural backgrounds in this professional path but also encouraging newcomers to the sector ;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Ab. Whereas the renewal of generations on farms is also a cornerstone of European strategic autonomy and food security;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. Whereas the CAP plays a role in helping young farmers to set up in business, but that it is not sufficient to meet the challenge of generational renewal in the EU;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A e (new)
Ae. Whereas an increasing regulatory burden also impacts on farmers' predictability and willingness to commit to a farm;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A c (new)
Ac. Whereas access to land, financing for setting up and farm income are major challenges for attracting young farmers in all Member States ; considering farm income remains below the average for other professions in almost all EU Member States ;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A d (new)
Ad. Whereas the import of agricultural products of a lower standard than those produced in Europe is also an obstacle to the ability to obtain fair prices and returns on the market ; whereas this could constitutes a brake on setting up ;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A f (new)
Af. Whereas some sectors are more concerned than others about generational renewal, particularly livestock ;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that generational renewal is key for the future social, economic and environmental sustainability of rural areas and EU food autonomy, as well asin particular for the future of agriculture and the traditionalfamily farmily farming model and other existing models in Europe, such as jointly run farms ;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 63 #
3. Highlights that young farmers and new entrants are more likely to introduce innovative business ideas and implement sustainable farming practices;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that a fair and dignified incomedecent income, being able to cover production costs, profitability and quality of life for farmers and their families isare essential in attracting young and new people to the sector; stresses also that a stable legal framework is also needed to ensure legal and economic stability for young people settling in;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Notes that the price and availability of land, low profitability, climate change, overtransposition, administrative requirements and the image of the sector were identified as the main barriers to becoming a farmer11; _________________ 11 European Commission, ‘Public consultation results on the CAP reform’, 2017.
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. insists on the need to find a balance between the heritage value and the economic value of the farm;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. recalls that generational renewal cannot be achieved without attracting new people from outside agriculture and that it is therefore necessary to attract them from a very young age and to be able to advise and guide them towards the farming profession ;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Recognises the complex and multi- layered nature of the generational renewal process, which is influenced by factors related to the private sphere of the farmer, the characteristics of the farm, the policy framework, the economic context and support measures and the wider social context, all of which should be acknowledged when designing policies ; stresses that when a young farmer is adequately supported, both financially and human, for setting up, the retention rate for young farmers is higher ;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Member States to develop long term and coherent strategies to promote generational change and attractivity of agricultural sector, combining different measures in a complementary way, such as financial support, setting up support, tax breaks and incentives, to improve links between EU policies and national and regional policies;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. invites the Member States to set up an installation pathway with advisers or support structures ;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. invites Member States to exchange good practices on a "right to trial" for farmers who want to be associated under a jointly run farm ;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. stresses the positive role of a gradual installation and calls for the removal of existing legal obstacles in this respect ;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Stresses the importance of preserving farmland and the objectives of sustainable food production; calls on the Commission to launch a study on the effects of competing uses for farmland, such as urbanisation and, energy, nature restoration, on the quantity and quality of farmland available and on prices and excessive land concentration, while also evaluating the impacts of all relevant EU policy areas in this regard; Stresses that the development of activities related to agricultural production can contribute to a better profitability of farms ;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Stresses that legislation on low- carbon agriculture can provide a positive incentive to ensure better remuneration for farmers, especially the youngest, through measures to sequestration and reduce emissions on farms;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to evaluate the possibility of action at EU level, including through legislative instruments, to improve the functioning of farmland markets, to improve young farmers’ access to agricultural land;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Calls on the Commission to assess the regulation of land markets in the Member States and to assess their impact on the farms competitiveness ;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on the Member States to ensure the transparency of the rural land market, while maintaining up-to date public information on land markets and land planning, communicating about land sales and monitorfighting land concentration;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to establish an EU observatory on farmland, as part of the Rural Observatory, to monitor, in particular, trends and prices for land sale and rental, as well as changes in farmland use, and to ensure greater transparency of agricultural land transactions in the EU;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Underlines that the valorisation of farmers within the agri-food value chain is a sine qua non condition for the creation of sufficient income for the agricultural world ; calls on the Commission for further analysis of Member States’ implementation of Directive (EU) 2019/633 on unfair commercial practices in business-to- business relationships in the agricultural and food supply chain ; encourages Member States to ensure greater protection of farmers by ensuring effective and dissuasive sanctions against unfair practices within the agri-food value chain ;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20b. Invites Member States to build effective insurance systems adapted to the specificities of the agricultural sector in order to support farmers in the face of natural disasters ; believes that such mechanisms will provide greater financial and legal certainty for farmers, facilitating the setting up of young farmers ;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Calls on the Member States to make start-up and investment aid for young farmers available throughout the entire budgetary period and to support access to training opportunities, namely on soft skills and digital and sustainable farming methods, in particular for new entrants;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22b. Calls on the Commission to promote the image of the sector by carrying out communication campaigns to encourage young people to turn to the agricultural professions ;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Encourages the Member States to design mechanisms to facilitate the transition to retirement in order to transfer farms in good conditions ;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 c (new)
22c. Insists on initial and continuing lifelong learning and supports that Member States put in place systems of support for setting up, subject to a minimum level of diploma training with a view to improving skills and qualifications in order to exploit, inter alia, the opportunities offered by new technologies, new genomic editing techniques and precision agriculture; calls on the Member States, in particular in the context of school programs, to transmit a greater knowledge of agricultural-related occupations and, more generally, to ensure a better understanding of the reality of the agricultural world ;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Calls on the Member States to put in place measures to support the transfer of farms to young farmers through financial support for farmers who stop their activity ;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Insists that young peoplefarmers must be involved and given the ability to participate in political life and decision-making processes to ensure that their specific needs are accounted for and that policies provide effective support for their development;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop training schools on accountability and public engagement, based on the example of management schools ;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. insist on the necessity to ensure the representativeness of young farmers through trade unions and organisations ;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to factor in the young farmers dimension horizontally when designing policies and funding instruments; calls on the Commission to set up a “young farmers” test in all new policies and in particular in the context of impact assessments to analyse and predict the consequences of these policies on the dynamics of setting up on the basis of the model of the SMEs test or the Rural proofing test, this test could include criteria like by example : - the average income of young farmers; - an index relating to the entrepreneurial confidence of young farmers; - young farmer's access to agricultural land; - the mental well-being of young farmers; - the debt ratio of young farmers;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on Member States to set up a one-stop shop system to facilitate administrative procedures in the most appropriate territorial area ;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
28. Considers that young farmers and new entrants should be able to develop their businesses progressively and therefore recommends that the current time limit placed on access support in the common agricultural policy be reviewedo assess the existing administrative and legal barriers ;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Underlines the role of cooperatives and farmer organisations in helping young farmers overcome barriers, providing guidance services and enhancing their participation in the policy dialogue; calls for the gender-balanced representation of young farmers’ in their governance bodies to be ensured; calls for particular attention to be paid to the role of women in the development of agriculture;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30 a (new)
30a. Stresses the need to ensure the development of skills in agricultural jobs, which will enable farmers to better understand their installation project, to anticipate future production conditions and expectations of consumers and customers through the search for environmental and economic performance;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Insists on the need to ensure adequate working and living conditions and social protection for youngall farm workers, in particular women and migrant workersmanagers and their employees with particular attention to women and their health ;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 338 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31a. Calls on the Member States to encourage jointly run farms which offer more flexibility in the organisation between private and professional life, and in particular for livestock farming ;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)
31b. Calls on the Member States to develop systems for the replacement of farmers or any farming employees, in the event of illness, accident or, in order to ensure a better balance between working and private life for farmers;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. Insists that rural areas must be able to provide adequate living conditions for young and new farmers and their families, namely better mobility, access to better education, health, leisure and culture services, and broader digital connectivity; welcomes the increasing number of agricultural students participating to the Erasmus+ programme and calls on the Member States to further encourage exchanges between European agricultural schools to promote the mobility of future farmers within the EU;
2023/05/02
Committee: AGRI