Activities of Alfreds RUBIKS related to 2011/2114(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Farm input supply chain - Imbalances in the food supply chain (debate)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas on average 42 % of total water supply in Europe is used by agriculture (Greece 88 %, Spain 72 %, Portugal 59 %) and whereas costs of irrigation, channelling of water in wetland regions and drainage have substantially increased as a result of freshwater depletion and are expected to rise further due to climate change;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N
Recital N
N. whereas crop rotation and the basic principle of crop production1 should be included in ‘greening’ measures as part of CAP reform with regard to its significant contribution to climate change mitigation and the potential for reducing the use of synthetic fertilisers and pesticides; 1 Translator’s note: this translation is uncertain: there is a grammatical problem in the original, of which we have unsuccessfully sought clarification.
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on national and European competition authorities to address robustly the dominant position of agribusiness traders and input companies, and to consider proposals for anti-trust legislation; calls on them to make it legally permissible for producer organisations – if they fulfil transport, storage and other specific requirements – to obtain products directly from the producer;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to help generate new revenue for farmers by facilitating the integration of energy produced from renewable farm sources into private and public energy systems and grids, as farmers are involved in the production of bio-energy in the most direct way as owners of land, water and forests;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support efforts to maintain the use of farm saved seed in EU farming in view of its significant economic and environmental benefits and contribution to agro-biodiversity; calls, in order for this to be successful, for support, in selection research projects, for the breeding of varieties which retain their characteristics in the long term;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls upon the Commission to work, as part of the CAP reform and the Water Framework Directive, towards better irrigation and water drainage and storage systems for agriculture, to include both improving water storage capacities in soils and, water harvesting in dry areas and water drainage in moist areas, as a way of reducing the use of fresh water and also as a precaution against changes in rainfall patterns due to climate change;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for greater support for training farmers in water management, drainage and irrigation, including practical tools for water storage and measures to prevent nutrient losses or salinisation and paludification, as well as improved water pricing and water administration schemes at local and regional level, in order to reduce input costs in the long term;