17 Amendments of Nuno MELO related to 2017/2088(INI)
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the shortage of young people pursuing careers in farming is jeopardising the economic and social sustainability of rural areas and the food sufficiency of the European Union;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recommends that the support to the ‘Young Farmer Scheme’ should continue and the maximum level of national funding allocation be increased beyond 2 %implement the recent decisions taken in the Omnibus Regulation in order to encourage generational renewal;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Encourages the setting up of an Erasmus type scheme to improve young farmers' skills and experience; believes that such a programme should be focused on vocational training and would benefit young farmers and also promote the young farmer scheme;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform 2014- 2020 introduced new measures to support young farmers in setting up farms; expresses concern however thatthat the level of administrative burdens may be inhibitings the take-up of these measures; notes that the overall administration of the direct payments and Rural Development Programme measures is perceived as very complex and difficult, especially for new entrants who are not familiar with the payment system;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Congratulates the European Commission on its intention to deepen the measures promoting generational renewal in the forthcoming reform of the CAP but considers that these new initiatives should be covered by a sufficient European budget, since otherwise they will fail to provide the desired incentive effect;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
Access to land and countering ‘land- grabbing’
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that access to land is the largest barrier to new entrants to farming in Europe and is limited by the low supply of land for sale or rent in many regions, as well as by the competition from other farmers, investors and residential users; considers that the land access problem is exacerbated by the current direct payment structure, which requires minimal active use of the land and allocates subsidies largely on the basis of land ownership; believes that the existing farmers are incentivised to retain land access in order to retain subsidy access instead of ensuring the best use of the land; recommends increasing the activity levels required to receive payments and to target subsidy payments towards the achievement of particular outcomes (e.g. production of specific environmental or social goods);
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that Member States could develop tools such as land banks (already existing in some Member States) to further facilitate access to land and prioritizing new entrants to farming;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that in many Member States the generational renewal and the access of young people to agricultural land is hindered by late succession; considers that the current CAP lacks any incentives for older farmers to pass their businesses to younger generations; recommends reconsidering the implementation of measures that would motivate older holders to pass their farms to young farmers, such as the ‘farm-exit scheme’ and other incentives for retirement;
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that the Member States and the regions should be given more power to regulate farmland and set restrictions to that end, particularly with a view to tackling Europe’s land-grabbing and concentration phenomenon, which is limiting young farmers’ options when starting out;
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. The same conditions and standard of living should be ensured for young people living in rural areas as well as for those living in urban areas. In order to avoid discrimination and to prevent the abandonment of rural areas, it should be provided: Wi-Fi connection, access to health, education, training and innovation, better roads;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Encourages the setting-up of an "Erasmus" type scheme associated with vocational training to improve young farmers' skills and experience;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that developing modern agricultural practices will make agriculture more attractive to young farmers; highlights that young farmers must be trained and skilled in the latest technologies to tackle, in particular, current and future environmental challenges; stresses the need to support innovative digital farming technology and urges the Commission to ensure that any future CAP reflects this;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Considers it necessary, therefore, to provide critical support to young people wishing to introduce innovative production techniques and processes, such as precision agriculture and conservation systems, which aim to enhance the cost-effectiveness and environmental sustainability of the farming sector;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Measures to arrest the rural exodus Considers it necessary to offer young farmers long-term prospects so as to arrest the rural exodus, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to look into new initiatives for establishing the infrastructure necessary to support new entrepreneurs and their families in rural areas.