Progress: Procedure completed
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | AGRI | MCGUINNESS Mairead ( PPE-DE) | |
Committee Opinion | DEVE | MAVROMMATIS Manolis ( PPE-DE) | |
Committee Opinion | AFET | BELDER Bas ( IND/DEM) | |
Committee Opinion | INTA | GLATTFELDER Béla ( PPE-DE) | |
Committee Opinion | BUDG | ||
Committee Opinion | ITRE | ȚICĂU Silvia-Adriana ( PSE) | |
Committee Opinion | ENVI |
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54, RoP 54-p4
Legal Basis:
RoP 54, RoP 54-p4Subjects
- 3.10 Agricultural policy and economies
- 3.10.03 Marketing and trade of agricultural products and livestock
- 3.10.15 Agricultural production, farm surpluses, shortages and quotas, non-marketing premiums
- 6.20 Common commercial policy in general
- 6.50 Emergency, food, humanitarian aid, aid to refugees, Emergency Aid Reserve
Events
The European Parliament adopted by 482 votes to 24, with 59 abstentions, a resolution on the Common Agricultural Policy and Global Food Security.
The own initiative report had been tabled for consideration in plenary by Mairead McGUINNESS (EPP-ED, IE), on behalf of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.
Ensuring food security : the resolution notes that, since 2006, there has been an overall global food price increase of around 83%, whereas world food stocks have fallen to historically and critically low levels of only 40 days' supply in 2008. Prior to the most recent hike in food prices, over 860 million people globally experienced chronic hunger. The World Bank predicts that the surge in food prices could push an additional 100 million people into deeper poverty.
The present crisis impacts most heavily on low-income households in both the European Union and in the developing world, where the proportion of household income spent on food represents between 60% and 80% of total income, in comparison to the EU average of less than 20%. The FAO and the OECD predict that, while commodity prices may fall from the record levels of the past year, they are not expected to fall back to pre-2006 levels. Serious fluctuations in commodity prices may therefore be a more regular feature of the global market. According to the FAO, an investment of EUR 30 billion per year would be enough to ensure the food security of a world population which will reach 9 billion by 2050.
In this context, the resolution affirms that global food security is a question of the utmost urgency for the European Union and calls for immediate and continual action to ensure food security for EU citizens. It stresses that food should be available at reasonable prices for consumers while, at the same time, a fair standard of living for farmers should be ensured.
Preventing fluctuations in prices : reaffirming the fact that poverty and dependence on food imports are leading causes of food insecurity, the Parliament calls for policy instruments aimed at averting such dramatic and damaging price fluctuations.
The resolution stresses the importance of a comprehensive analysis of rising food prices , taking into account rising energy prices for end consumers, stronger weather phenomena and increased demand for energy owing to the increased global population. The Commission is called upon to investigate further the possible link between high food prices and rising energy prices, in particular for fuel.
MEPs call for:
a global assessment of the impact of the increased production of biofuels on food prices and for policy coordination at the global level to ensure that food supply is not jeopardised by the push for renewable energy production; policies under the CAP to incorporate provisions on food security and for the inclusion in international and regional agreements of commitments that the subsidies granted for biofuel production will not jeopardise world food security and will be consistent with applicable rules so as not to affect competition between trading partners.
The resolution also draws attention to rapidly changing consumer eating habits, particularly in emerging countries with a shift towards more meat and protein consumption requiring more grain. MEPs consider that increasing market concentration in the food retail sector needs to be monitored to prevent it leading to the development of monopolies and call for the adoption of alternative solutions that adjust the balance in favour of small farmers, who find themselves unable to negotiate with the large retailers.
European Union responses : MEPs believe that the CAP should remain the cornerstone of EU food-security policy, now and beyond 2013, but should be adapted to meet food-security concerns. In light of the 2008-2009 Budget Review, they call for a stable and constant level of expenditure on the CAP, guaranteeing a fair income for farmers, and for effective insurance policies to be made available, protecting against massive price fluctuations.
The Parliament calls for a global food inventory regime and a global system of food stocks . It considers that an international observatory should be set up within the FAO to facilitate the monitoring of prices of agricultural products, inputs and food at international level. It also calls for more effective EU coordination with non-governmental organisations, the FAO and the UN to promote fair access to global food resources and to increase food production in key developing countries while consistently taking into account biodiversity and sustainable development criteria.
The Commission is called upon to:
adopt a comprehensive strategy on food security issues so as to achieve coherence among all Community policies; devise an effective EU market monitoring system capable of recording the changes and trends in the prices of agricultural products and the cost of inputs; look at the impact of climate change mitigation initiatives in the agriculture sector and to provide resources to this sector so that such measures do not result in decreased EU production; advocate, at the WTO negotiations, qualified market access, which will ensure that the high environmental standards of EU farming and the right of every Member State to food security are not undermined by cheap imports; analyse the effects of the financial crisis on the agricultural sector and to consider proposals to ensure the stability of the sector, also in terms of access to loans and credit guarantees; reinforce its present programmes designed to ensure food security in Europe and around the world.
The Parliament urges the EU to help countries at risk of conflict to develop strong agricultural policies of their own based on easy access to raw materials.
Agriculture in the developing world : regretting the reduction in the amount of development aid being devoted to agriculture and rural development, which was 17% in 1980 and only 3% in 2006, the Parliament urges the Commission to direct EU financial support towards achieving agricultural-led growth and to do all in its power to induce governments to spend the amount of 10% of the national budget on the agricultural sector, as they have committed to.
MEPs stress the need for more medium and long-term action to develop agriculture and food production in developing countries, particularly in Africa. They believe that the European Development Fund should be more focused on agriculture - particularly small farms and processing of products on the spot. The European Investment Bank is called upon to look into means to provide programmes for local food producers in developing countries with loan guarantees to support access to credit and micro-credit.
The Parliament also demands that a permanent food-security fund be created in support of the world's poorest, under Heading 4 of the General Budget of the European Union to complement other development measures financed by the European Union.
The European Union is called upon to:
recognise developing countries’ right to food sovereignty and to support this with targeted measures; put agriculture back at the centre of its development agenda, giving specific priority to programmes for agricultural development including clear targets for poverty reduction (particularly measures promoting small-scale agriculture and the production of food for local markets through the use of biodiversity, with a particular focus on capacity-building for small-holder farmers and women); join forces with Members States, ACP Governments, international organisations, regional development banks and private foundations, non-governmental organisations and local authorities, to incorporate new projects and programme interventions for soaring food prices into regional programmes in a better way.
MEPs also believe that further, unregulated liberalisation of agricultural trade would lead to a further increase in food prices and even higher price volatility. They stress that the worst affected would be the most vulnerable, food-importing developing countries. They also recall that world trade rules must under no circumstances undermine the right of countries or regions to support their farming sectors with a view to ensuring food security for their population. The Commission is called upon to re-assess its free market approach to agricultural trade accordingly.
Research and development : reaffirming their commitment to investment in technology and innovation in agriculture and farm production, MEPs call for an accelerated programme of research and development on sustainable and energy-efficient agriculture, suited to its location.
The Commission and Member States are called upon to promote research and development to prevent and adapt to climate change, in particular the use of high-yield energy crops, environmentally friendly fertilisers that are as effective as possible, new agricultural technologies with minimum negative effects on land use, the development of new plant types that are resistant to changes in climate and related diseases and research into ways to use waste in agriculture.
The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development adopted an own initiative report by Mairead McGUINNESS (EPP-ED, IE) on the Common Agricultural Policy and Global Food Security.
Situation and causes : the report notes that, in the space of two years, world food prices have increased by over 80% on average while cereal stocks have fallen in 2008 to a worrying historic low of 40 days’ supply. According to the World Bank, over 860 million people in the world are facing chronic famine and the surge in food prices could push an additional 100 million people into deeper poverty. The FAO and the OECD predict that, while commodity prices may fall from the higher levels of the past year, they are not expected to fall back to pre-2006 levels. Fluctuations in commodity prices may therefore be a more regular feature of the global market. According to the FAO, an investment of EUR 30 billion per year would be enough to ensure the food security of a world population which will reach 9 billion by 2050.
In this context, the report affirms that global food security is a question of the utmost urgency for the European Union and calls for immediate and continual action to ensure food security for EU citizens. It stresses that food should be available at reasonable prices for consumers while, at the same time, a fair standard of living for farmers should be ensured.
Reaffirming the fact that poverty and dependence on food imports are leading causes of food insecurity, the Committee on Agriculture calls for policy instruments aimed at averting such dramatic and damaging price fluctuations .
The report stresses the importance of a comprehensive analysis of rising food prices , taking into account rising energy prices for end consumers, stronger weather phenomena and increased demand for energy owing to the increased global population. The Commission is called upon to investigate further the possible link between high food prices and rising energy prices, in particular for fuel.
MEPs call for a global assessment of the impact of the increased production of biofuels on food prices and for policy coordination at the global level to ensure that food supply is not jeopardised by the push for renewable energy production. They also call for the inclusion in international and regional agreements of commitments that the subsidies granted for biofuel production will not jeopardise world food security and will be consistent with applicable rules so as not to affect competition between trading partners.
The report also draws attention to rapidly changing consumer eating habits, particularly in emerging countries with a shift towards more meat and protein consumption requiring more grain. MEPs consider that increasing market concentration in the food retail sector needs to be monitored to prevent it leading to the development of monopolies and call for the adoption of alternative solutions that adjust the balance in favour of small farmers, who find themselves unable to negotiate with the large retailers.
European Union responses : MEPs believe that the CAP should remain the cornerstone of EU food-security policy now and beyond 2013 and should be adapted beyond what was done in the CAP Health Check. In light of the 2008-2009 Budget Review, they call for a stable and constant level of EU and Member States' expenditure on the CAP guaranteeing a fair income for farmers and for effective insurance policies to be made available, protecting against massive price fluctuations. The Committee on Agriculture:
urges the Commission to look at the impact of climate change mitigation initiatives in the agriculture sector and to provide resources to this sector so that such measures do not result in decreased EU production; calls for a global food inventory regime and a global system of food stocks and believes that the European Union should take the lead in devising such a system; calls on the Commission to devise an effective EU market monitoring system capable of recording the changes and trends in the prices of agricultural products and the cost of inputs; considers that an international observatory should be set up within the FAO to facilitate the monitoring of prices of agricultural products , inputs and food at international level; calls for policies under the CAP to incorporate provisions on food security and for trade agreements to incorporate equal commitments from partners to regulate trade in a way that does not jeopardise world food security; calls on the Commission: at the WTO negotiations , to advocate qualified market access, which will ensure that the high environmental standards of EU farming and the right of every State to food security are not undermined by cheap imports; to adopt a comprehensive strategy on food security issues so as to achieve coherence among all Community policies; to analyse the effects of the financial crisis on the agricultural sector and to consider proposals to ensure the stability of the sector, also in terms of access to loans and credit guarantees; calls for more effective EU coordination with non-governmental organisations, the FAO and the UN to promote fair access to global food resources and to increase food production in key developing countries while consistently taking into account biodiversity and sustainable development criteria.
Agriculture in the developing world : regretting the reduction in the amount of development aid being devoted to agriculture and rural development, which was 17% in 1980 and only 3% in 2006, MEPs urge the Commission to direct and monitor the contribution of the EU financial support towards achieving agricultural-led growth and to do all in its power to induce governments to spend the amount of 10% of the national budget on the agricultural sector, as they have committed to.
MEPs believe that the European Development Fund should be more focused on agriculture - particularly small farms and processing of products on the spot - as the vast majority of the world's poor live in rural areas. Moreover, efforts should be made to establish rules for agricultural trade, which guarantee food supplies in all countries. The European Investment Bank is called upon to look into means to provide programmes for local food producers in developing countries with loan guarantees to support access to credit and micro-credit.
MEPs demand that a permanent food-security fund be created in support of the world's poorest, under Heading 4 of the General Budget of the European Union to complement other development measures financed by the European Union.
The European Union is also called upon to: (i) recognise developing countries’ right to food sovereignty and to support this with targeted measures; (ii) put agriculture back at the centre of its development agenda, giving specific priority to programmes for agricultural development including clear targets for poverty reduction and feasible objectives (particularly measures promoting small-scale agriculture and the production of food for local markets through the use of biodiversity, with a particular focus on capacity-building for small-holder farmers and women).
Moreover, MEPs believe that further, unregulated liberalisation of agricultural trade would lead to a further increase in food prices and even higher price volatility. They stress that the worst affected would be the most vulnerable, food-importing developing countries. They also recall that world trade rules must under no circumstances undermine the right of countries or regions to support their farming sectors with a view to ensuring food security for their population. The Commission is called upon to re-assess its free market approach to agricultural trade accordingly.
Research and development : reaffirming their commitment to investment in technology and innovation in agriculture and farm production, MEPs call for an accelerated programme of research and development on sustainable and energy-efficient agriculture, suited to its location.
The Commission and Member States are called upon to promote research and development to prevent and adapt to climate change, in particular the use of high-yield energy crops, environmentally friendly fertilisers that are as effective as possible, new agricultural technologies with minimum negative effects on land use, the development of new plant types that are resistant to changes in climate and related diseases and research into ways to use waste in agriculture.
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2009)693
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T6-0006/2009
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A6-0505/2008
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A6-0505/2008
- Committee opinion: PE413.942
- Committee opinion: PE409.775
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE415.174
- Committee opinion: PE412.190
- Committee opinion: PE412.007
- Committee opinion: PE412.007
- Committee opinion: PE412.190
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE415.174
- Committee opinion: PE409.775
- Committee opinion: PE413.942
- Committee report tabled for plenary, single reading: A6-0505/2008
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2009)693
Amendments | Dossier |
71 |
2008/2153(INI)
2008/10/13
INTA
35 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Considers that Europe’s and the world's food security is increasingly threatened by the high volatility in food prices,
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Believes that
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Believes that the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) and trade liberalisation would lead to a
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Believes that the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) and trade liberalisation, w
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Notes that export restrictions in poorer countries can lead to producers in these countries not being prepared to take advantage of surges in demand;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Is fully aware of the fact that public support for agricultural production is necessary, especially when small scale local production is encouraged and taking into account that the agricultural sector is generating different public goods; recalls the need to design a support scheme which in no way causes negative effects in poor countries,
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Believes that market opening policies for agricultural products in the framework of the WTO and bilateral free trade agreements have significantly contributed to a loss of food security in many developing countries and in the context of the current global food supply crisis; calls on the European Commission to re-assess its free market approach to agricultural trade accordingly and to exempt export duties for agricultural products in partner countries, if this would guarantee their food security goals;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) 4b. Stresses that EU external action should not undermine efforts to ensure food security in poor countries, nor the appropriate policy space which must exist as a necessary precondition,
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Insists that the EU must
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Insists that the EU must
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Insists that the EU must remain a main food supplier worldwide and guarantee its food security by maintaining the fundamental
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Considers that, were its excesses and imperfections to be removed, the CAP could become an example of a successful regulation policy providing an effective, equitable and responsible response to food challenges and simultaneously addressing economic, social and environmental issues; stresses that it should, in particular, make a contribution towards the formulation of agricultural policies in developing countries, through the transfer of European technology, research, knowledge and experience;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls on the EU and the major food- producing countries to take parallel action to foster the development of their partners by discontinuing export subsidies and modifying forms of assistance that cause distortion on world markets to the detriment of farmers in the South, in accordance with the commitments made in 2005 at the Hong Kong conference;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6c (new) 6c. Notes the general discontinuation of policies for investment in farming and regrets, in particular, the fact that the EU allocates no more than 4% of its development aid thereto; highlights the fact that the proposal to make € 1 billion available in response to food price increases is an emergency measure; considers that this should not divert attention from the need for a coherent, long-term world strategy to boost production, based on local and subsistence farming and geared to the needs of the local population and the natural potential of each area;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Estimates that the recent sudden soar in
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7.
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Invites the European Commission to
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9.
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9a (new) 9a. Calls on the Commission to develop a comprehensive plan to push through Europe's non-trade concerns in world trade talks so as to prevent unfair competition against European producers and to avoid exporting animal welfare and environmental problems to third countries.
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Estimates that the recent sudden soar in prices – in addition to speculation and bad crops - can be primarily explained by the growing demand for food by developing countries on world markets and the additional demand triggered by biofuels; which is causing significant problems for poorer segments of the population both within Europe and even more so in poor countries around the world;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Estimates that the recent sudden soar in prices – in addition to speculation and bad
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Stresses that efforts to meet people's basic needs, in particular as regards food and water, can often be a source of conflict; notes that the growth in the world's population, which is expected to rise by 3 billion by 2050, will exacerbate such tensions in all regions of the world; calls, accordingly, for this geo-strategic factor to be taken into account in the future formulation of agricultural policy;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses that
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Whereas a significant factor in global food production is a lack of trade in foodstuffs. Notes that according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation, global rice production increased in 2007 while trade in rice fell in the same year;
source: PE-414.228
2008/10/16
DEVE
14 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas agriculture provides employment and livelihoods for more than
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Encourages ACP countries to promote better coordination and a greater involvement on the part of governments, local authorities and both national and regional parliaments in decision-making processes relating to agricultural policy and food security, and also to facilitate more extensive participation by civil society and farmers’ organisations;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Urges measures to improve training to enable young people to pursue higher education in agriculture, including training on how to meet EU sanitary and phytosanitary standards, as well as to create job opportunities for agriculture graduates for the
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls on the Council and the Commission, in close consultation with the ACP countries, to assign priority to the question of the impact on the ACP countries of European subsidies on the export of EU agricultural products and to commit to providing specific, sustainable responses aimed at avoid dumping, in compliance with the commitments made in this area;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Recalls the Food Crisis Prevention Network’s 2008 Code of Good Conduct in Food Crisis Prevention and Management, and calls for it to be implemented and observed in the common agricultural policy; furthermore supports and urges involving civil society and promoting the interests of women, small-scale farming cooperatives and producer groups in order to ensure food security and food self-sufficiency;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 10 a (new) 10a. Reminds the Council and the Commission that agrofuels are only a partial and temporary element of the response to the impact of transport on the warming of the climate and on the diminishing sources of oil, and asks them henceforth to ensure to authorise the production of agrofuels at European level only where they comply with strict sustainability criteria and do not compete with food products;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas women produce 60%-80% of food in developing countries and are responsible for half of the world’s food production, whereas women play an extremely important role in caring for their families and whereas women have much less access to land and to means of production than men and must therefore be given appropriate help and support,
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Emphasises that agricultural development must be based primarily on the right to food and the right to produce food, enabling all people to have the right to safe, nutritious and culturally appropriate food produced using environmentally sound and sustainable methods in an autonomous farming structure;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the European Union to recognise developing countries’ right to food sovereignty and to support this with targeted measures, primarily using and developing the available structures and resources – such as seeds, manure and means of production – as well as fostering regional integration;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the European Union to put agriculture back in the centre of its development agenda, giving specific priority to programmes for agricultural development including clear targets for poverty reduction and feasible objectives, with a particular focus on capacity- building for small-holder farmers and women;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Calls on the European Union to put agriculture back in the centre of its development agenda, giving specific priority to programmes for agricultural development including clear targets and feasible objectives, particularly measures promoting small-scale agriculture and the production of food for local markets through the use of particular biodiversity;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls also on ACP Governments to include the agricultural sector among their political priorities in order to achieve the commitment made in the Maputo Declaration of 2003 to allocate at least 10% of public expenditure to agriculture; asks the Commission to encourage them in this, particularly on the occasion of the mid-term review of the 10th EDF;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Requests, in particular, immediate additional funding for food aid and humanitarian aid to developing countries with the lowest incomes
source: PE-414.233
2008/10/23
ITRE
14 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Asks the Commission to monitor closely the effects of increased bioenergy production in the EU and in third countries as regards changes in land use, food commodity prices and access to foodstuff, and impacts on local communities; furthermore, asks the Commission to adequately evaluate (and include in the greenhouse gas (GHG) calculation methodology) the emissions from direct and indirect land use change due to increased demand for land for the production of energy crops;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote research and development to prevent and adapt to climate change, including, inter alia, research into
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Calls upon the Commission
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Believes that there is a need for further agricultural research, in order to increase agricultural productivity, and calls on the Member States to fully exploit the opportunities offered in this respect by the FP7, and to adopt measures that will improve agricultural output in a sustainable and energy efficient way.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Believes that there is a need for further agricultural research, to increase
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Notes that there is link between high food prices and rising energy prices for end consumers, in particular for fuel, and asks the Commission to investigate this interdependence further;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Notes that the global food crisis is among the great threats to peace and security in the world; in that respect welcomes the recent efforts of the Commission to investigate ways of tackling the global food security issue; calls on the Member States to support such initiatives at national and local level;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that the agricultural sector, which generates a significant share of total
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Considers that expansion of
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to re
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Recognises that the agricultural sector supports the livelihood of the majority of the population in many developing countries, therefore encourages these countries to develop a mechanism of stable and transparent agricultural policies that will ensure long-term planning and sustainable development;
source: PE-414.968
2008/11/12
AFET
8 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Considers that the CAP is an important element of global food security policies;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Believes that the CAP should play a significant role in the EU's foreign affairs and development policies with special regard to the external food security policy; believes that, besides securing the EU's food production, the CAP can contribute to meeting the increased demand for food globally;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1c. Points out that the CAP and the EU's biofuel policy do not have a price-raising impact on food commodities, unlike the USA's bioethanol production; believes that the CAP is not contributing to the global food crisis;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Believes it crucial to avoid disruptive competitive scrambles for scarce food resources; therefore calls for more effective EU coordination with non-governmental organisations, the Food and Agriculture Organization and other international agencies at a technical level and with the UN at a political level to promote fair access to global food resources and to increase food production in key developing countries while consistently taking into account biodiversity and sustainable development criteria;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Urges the EU to help countries at risk of conflict to develop strong agricultural policies of their own based on easy access to raw materials, quality education and adequate funding, as well as on reliable infrastructure; believes that EU aid
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Notes that some growing economies might be planning to lease large tracts of land in poorer parts of Africa and Asia for the purposes of growing crops and shipping them back to their markets so as to improve their own food security;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Believes that rising food prices and accelerated development in the field of biotechnology must not lead to an environmentally less sensitive stance on the use of genetically modified food;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Underlines the need to reduce agricultural subsidies in developed countries in order to allow an expansion of the agricultural sector in developing countries, which will increase productivity to the benefit of their overall economies and food security; therefore calls on the Commission to make major progress in the reform of the common agricultural policy (CAP).
source: PE-415.151
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