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2015/2227(INI) Enhancing innovation and economic development in future European farm management
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Lead committee dossier: AGRI/8/04374
Legal Basis RoP 052
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| Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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| Lead | AGRI | HUITEMA Jan (ALDE) | PETIR Marijana (EPP), DENANOT Jean-Paul (S&D), DOHRMANN Jørn (ECR), SENRA RODRÍGUEZ Maria Lidia (GUE/NGL), SEBASTIÀ Jordi (Verts/ALE), MOI Giulia (EFD) |
| Opinion | ENVI | ZOFFOLI Damiano (S&D) |
Legal Basis RoP 052
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2016/06/07
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2016/06/06
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2016/04/21
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2015/09/10
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2015/2227(INI)
2015/11/30
ENVI
105 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Highlights that the global population is growing and is estimated to reach 9.6 billion by 2050, putting increasing pressure on the supply of food and natural resources; notes that this can also have repercussions for European farmers;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that the major challenge will be to ensure an adequate food supply while
Amendment 100 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Underlines the importance of
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Underlines the importance of enhanced efforts in adapting current agriculture
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Underlines the importance of
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Underlines the importance of enhanced efforts in adapting current agriculture and water management practices to climate change and the need to reverse this trend; stresses the key role that farmers can play in these efforts, especially when supported structurally.
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 – indent 1 (new) - Calls on the European Union to develop and explore integrated strategies to reduce the use of antibiotics to protect human and animal health and animal welfare notably by looking into alternative treatments (e.g. adapted housing systems, feeding, use of herbs).
Amendment 105 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Calls upon the Commission and Member States to invest on technologies to increase water and energy efficiency, to reduce the dependence on fossil fuel, to include agriculture in the circular economy and to enhance animal welfare.
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Points to the importance of supporting innovations in the agricultural sector aimed at rationalising the consumption of energy, water, and other natural resources, and at linking agriculture to other economic sectors by encompassing it within existing resource and product flows or devising new flows coming under the circular economy concept;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Tackling factory farming, one of the greatest sustainability concerns of our time, presents a unique opportunity to resolve some of the world’s most pressing economic, environmental and ethical challenges;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Recognises that consumers across EU demand a better food quality and safety while reducing the environmental impact of agriculture and farming;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Believes that this challenge requires a conducive EU policy framework, one that is grounded in clear scientific and evidence-based decision-making and recognises both the strategic importance of agriculture and the practical realities of food production;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Further emphasises that sustainability is also economically beneficial and that sustainable farm management can be a strong foundation for economic viability;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Recognises that meat and dairy overconsumption might cause health problems and their massive production is highly energy intensive, resources consuming and has a considerable impact on GHGs emission;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 c (new) 2c. Stresses the need to launch educational campaign on healthy diets and habits to prevent food induced diseases;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the need to tackle food waste, since each year 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted or lost; proposes that existing legislation be improved so as to incorporate rules providing for mandatory reuse of properly sorted food waste and that the spread of sustainable food recycling practices be encouraged;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the need to tackle food waste, since each year 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted or lost; considers that, to reduce the present waste, greater cooperation is needed and farmers, producers, and distributors should enter into long-term food industry agreements making for better planning and forecasting of consumer demand;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Points out that the world’s utilised agricultural area now stands at less than 2000 m2 per person and that that area needs to produce enough food of sufficient quality to keep everyone in the world fed throughout the year;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the need to tackle food waste, since each year 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted or lost, and also notes that there are 800 million people suffering from chronic hunger and nearly 2 billion who are obese or overweight;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the need to tackle food waste, since each year 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted or lost; this applies to food being wasted on the field, in processing, transport and in the points of marketing as well as with consumers. Legal conditions and measures have to be put in place to make sure that food that does not reach its intended consumers is not destroyed but rather used. This could be by composting and thereby closing nutrient cycles in the best case or by making sure it is processed (e.g. use of food that is beyond ‘best before’ date);
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the need to tackle food waste, since each year 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted or lost, and the need to address the wasteful use of cereals as animal feed in intensive production systems - which is an inefficient and environmentally damaging use of land and resources - instead of using these crops to feed people directly;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the need to tackle food waste, since each year 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted or lost, a quantity that could be used to reduce the problem of undernutrition and help the poor and needy; also points out that for every tonne of food waste avoided, approximately 4.2 tonnes of CO2 could be saved, which would have a significant impact on the environment;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the need to tackle food waste by defining the term clearly so as to allow effective action to be taken throughout the food chain (producers, processors, distributors and consumers), since each year 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted or lost;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Stresses the need to tackle food waste,
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new) Points to the need to promote food education programmes within the family and at school so as to encourage a proper diet from childhood;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1 (new) Draws Member States’ attention to the fact that the various, sometimes excessive consumer taxes on foodstuffs make it more difficult to obtain food, result in further abuses, and have a significant impact on the environment; takes the view that efforts should be made to reduce these taxes;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Considers it essential to enable unsold food still fit for consumption to be donated to charities;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls on the Commission to promote the conclusion in Member States of agreements under which food retailers would distribute unsold food that is still fit for consumption to charitable organisations;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that the major challenge will be to ensure
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Points to the importance of a legal framework consistent with the circular economy principle, whereby clear guidelines could be drawn up for by- products, as distinct from waste, to be used for energy purposes, for example, and farming waste could be recycled without affecting land use;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses, therefore, the importance of supporting farmers in the transition to more sustainable agricultural practices, with the aim of increasing efficiency and productivity while ensuring a proper income for farmers, food safety, the protection of human and animal health and a reduction in pollution
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses, therefore, the importance of supporting farmers in the transition to more sustainable agricultural practices, with the aim of safeguarding the right to food and increasing efficiency and productivity while ensuring food safety, the protection of human and animal health and a reduction in pollution and greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses, therefore, the importance of supporting farmers in the transition to more sustainable agricultural practices, with the aim of increasing efficiency and productivity while ensuring fair access to resources, food sovereignty, food safety, the protection of human and animal health and a reduction in pollution and greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses, therefore, the importance of supporting farmers in the transition to more sustainable agricultural practices, with the aim of increasing efficiency and productivity while ensuring food safety, the protection of human and animal health and a reduction in pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, thus mitigating the effects of climate change;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses, therefore, the importance of supporting farmers in the transition to more sustainable agricultural practices, with the aim of increasing the efficiency of production and distribution systems and productivity while ensuring food safety, the protection of human health and animal
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses, therefore, the importance of supporting farmers in the transition to more sustainable agricultural practices, with the aim of increasing efficiency
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses, therefore, the importance of
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses, therefore, the importance of supporting farmers in the transition to more sustainable agricultural practices, with the aim of increasing efficiency and productivity while ensuring food safety
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses, therefore, the importance of supporting farmers in the transition to more sustainable and humane agricultural practices, with the aim of increasing efficiency and productivity while ensuring food safety, the protection of human and animal health and welfare and a reduction in pollution and greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that the major challenge will be to ensure a
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses, therefore, the importance of supporting farmers in the transition to more sustainable agricultural practices, with the aim of increasing efficiency and productivity while ensuring food safety, the achievement of the EU’s Biodiversity Strategy for 2020, the protection of human and animal health, and a reduction in pollution and greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Stresses, therefore, the importance of innovation in supporting farmers in the transition to more sustainable agricultural practices, with the aim of
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1 (new) Underlines that farm management is key to ensure food security (at local, regional, national and world level), to help reduce climate change and to make a sustainable use of natural resources; and that it plays a crucial role in looking after the countryside across the EU territory and keeping the rural economies alive; environmentally sustainable farming, which uses natural resources prudently and respects animal welfare, is essential for our food production and for our quality of life – today, tomorrow and for future generations;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. A broad cultural shift is needed or, in other words, a food and farming revolution that provides healthy, affordable food for all produced from farming systems that promote our welfare and that of farm animals, support rural livelihoods and relieve poverty, protect the planet and its precious natural resources;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses that some breeding technologies like marker assisted selection (MAS) can play an important role in selecting varieties with improved taste, better resistance to biotic and abiotic stressing factors that can help further wide spread of organic farming as well as restoring endangered local varieties and species;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Insists that farm management practices should ensure the protection of water and soil quality and
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Insists that good farm management practices should ensure the protection of air, water and soil quality and minimise biodiversity loss;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Insists that farm management practices should minimise biodiversity loss, ensure the protection of water
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Insists that farm management practices should ensure the protection of water and soil quality and minimise biodiversity loss; the same objective should also be achieved by GMO-free crop production and cloning-free livestock production;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Insists that farm management practices should ensure the protection of water
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that the major challenge will be to ensure an adequate food supply while at the same time preserving the environment and valuable resources for future generations; accordingly considers it essential that all Member States and the EU sign the Charter of Milan, the legacy of Expo 2015, and disseminate and observe the Charter principles;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Insists that farm management practices should ensure the protection of water and soil quality and
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Insists that farm management practices should ensure the protection of water and soil quality
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Insists that farm management practices should ensure the protection of water and soil quality and
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5.
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Insists that farm management practices should ensure the protection of
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Notes that EU policies over the years have helped to influence the market, shifting it towards large-scale agricultural and food production in which reference prices are often imposed by the large retail chains, which receive most of the economic value of the final prices, resulting in: - a loss of income and increased unemployment; - a decline in food production, turning the EU from an exporter of its own surpluses into a net importer; - an increased risk of hydrogeological instability due to land abandonment; - a loss of arable land; - a loss of biodiversity; - animal welfare implications;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Highlights the key role played by organic and biodynamic farming in preserving natural resources , preventing environmental pollution and directly and indirectly preserving biodiversity;
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Notes that the EU policy of heavily incentivising non-food crops at the expense of food crops poses serious problems, in terms not only of environmental sustainability but also of ethics;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Recalls that with appropriate economic incentives, fairer income distribution in the food supply chain and transparent market conditions including country of origin labelling, farmers would be
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that the major challenge will be to ensure an adequate wholesome food supply while at the same time preserving the environment and valuable resources for future generations;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Recalls that with appropriate economic incentives, fairer income distribution in the supply chain and transparent market conditions including country of origin labelling and protected designations of origin, farmers would be better equipped to
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Recalls that with appropriate economic incentives, the simplification of CAP measures, fairer income distribution in the supply chain and transparent market conditions
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Recalls that
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Recalls that with appropriate economic incentives, fairer income distribution in the supply chain and transparent market conditions including country of origin labelling, farmers would be better equipped to
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Recalls that
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 (new) Is concerned about the set-up and structure of agricultural subsidies resulting in distortions within the EU market which can lead to inadvertent consequences such as overproduction and the dumping of products on weaker regional markets; stresses that this problem must be urgently addressed;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new) (1) Notes that badly targeted subsidies can lead to oversupply in the markets and lower incentives and the urgency to innovate; this problem therefore has not only an economic dimension in unfairly affecting competition, but also a structural one in slowing down innovative and sustainable development of the farming sector;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Underlines the need for an integration of production and processing, by promoting producers groups and encouraging short supply chains which might help in reducing the carbon footprint of the food supplying chain while providing local, fresher and healthier products for consumers;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Recognises the important role of family farms in rural life, in preserving the culture and tradition of European nations, and in producing food, and therefore advocates innovative concepts for the future common agricultural policy based on sustainable production of high- quality food;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Points out that livestock husbandry practices that protect animals’ health and wellbeing are inherent to modern sustainable farm management models; acknowledges that animal welfare should be further improved and that coherent animal welfare standards across the EU are critical to the definition of good animal husbandry;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that the major challenge will be to ensure a
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Is concerned that the mid-term review of the EU’s Biodiversity strategy for 2020 stressed that there has been no significant overall progress in the contribution of agriculture to maintaining and enhancing biodiversity and as result calls on the Commission and Member States to take this into account during the mid-term review of the CAP and for Member States to promote innovative policies which encourage farmers to avoid damaging and depleting natural resources;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Underlines the importance of ensuring the competitiveness of European agricultural sector, cutting red tape and reducing bureaucracy, thus enabling them to compete on the market without subsidies;
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Emphasises that by raising livestock on pasture, farmers enable their animals to move freely, engage in instinctive behaviours, consume a natural diet, and avoid the stress and illness associated with confinement;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 b (new) 6b. Calls upon the Commission and Member States to discourage industrial intensive farming because of its huge environmental impact;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 c (new) 6c. Urges the European Union to invest more public funds in the strategic sector of organic farming by developing farming techniques to increase soil microbial activity and biodiversity - including the use of composting techniques and of companion planting and cover crops; the collective purchase and use of machinery and the development of machines adapted to the needs of organic farming; the selection of locally appropriate robust varieties; the identification of new sources or organic fertilisers and the protection of plants against insects naturally;
Amendment 75 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Believes that
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Believes that competitiveness and innovation
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Believes that innovation is a key factor in supporting the agri-food sector and keeping it competitive, stimulating the creation of more and better jobs, and reversing the phenomena of land abandonment and an ageing rural population, in addition to improving social and economic conditions for farmers, farm workers and local communities;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Believes that innovation is a key factor in supporting the agri-food sector, stimulating the creation of more and better jobs, thus helping to attract young people to the farming sector whilst at the same time preserving the traditional knowledge of farmers and animal breeders and reversing the phenomen
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Believes that innovation is a key factor in supporting the agri-food sector, stimulating the creation of
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that the major challenge will be to ensure an adequate
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Believes that
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 7. Believes that innovation is a key factor in supporting the sustainability and growth of the agri-food sector, stimulating the creation of more and better jobs,
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new) (1) Asks the European Commission to put forward proposals for dissemination, training and education programmes on greener and animal-welfare compatible farming systems;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 – point 2 (new) (2) Underlines that bringing farmers and consumers closer together through local food networks, often characterised by personal, direct contact between the producer and the customer, offers values such as food being fresh and locally produced with less impact on environment, and represents an opportunity to increase the farmer’s income; the positive role played by short supply covers a range of direct selling (from selling on the farm, at farmers’ markets, or via the internet);
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Stresses that EU policies should keep in step with innovation; points out that the biostimulant sector, which can help improve the quality and quantity of agricultural production and help conserve soil after cultivation, has not yet been harmonised at EU level;
Amendment 85 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Considers it essential in this regard to ensure that appropriate internet connections are provided in remote areas;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Considers that the enhancement of innovation and economic development in farm management must be achievable for large, medium and small-scale farmers; believes that better links between the agricultural sector and research and innovation should be facilitated in order to share and implement methods of best practice on the ground;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Stresses the significance of improving rural broadband networks as a contributory factor to enhancing innovation and economic development in farm management, particularly for medium to small-scale farmers;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Urges Member States to invest more in research and innovation programmes and to develop new technologies, including precision farming and biotechnologies, to help make agriculture attractive to young people;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Urges Member States to invest more in research and innovation programmes and to develop new technologies, including precision farming and farming activities linked to smart farming systems, to help make agriculture attractive to young people;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Recognises that the major challenge will be to ensure a
Amendment 90 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Urges Member States to invest more in research and innovation programmes
Amendment 91 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Urges the European Commission and Member States to invest more in research and innovation programmes
Amendment 92 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Urges Member States to invest more in research and innovation programmes and to develop new technologies, including precision farming, to help make agriculture attractive to young people; recognises the important contribution to be made by agricultural colleges and universities to support the development of skills for a new generation of farmers;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Urges Member States to invest
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 8. Urges Member States to invest more in research and innovation programmes and to develop new technologies, including precision farming, to help make agriculture attractive to young people; stresses, in this connection, the importance of high-speed internet in rural areas, where it plays an essential role in improving farming practices, owing to the increased data handling capacity it offers;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Urges the Member States, in addition, to invest in protecting traditional knowledge in the agricultural sector and to promote exchanges between different generations of farmers and between communities in different countries;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Urges Member States to launch programs to encourage farmers to invest on species differentiation, to grow local varieties and to abandon monocultures;
Amendment 97 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 a (new) Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 8 b (new) 8b. Calls upon the Commission and Member State to invest on the improvement of the varieties of endemic plant species which could be suitable for animal feeding in order to reduce the dependence on the import of animal feed often made up of genetically engineered plants;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 9 9. Underlines the importance of enhanced efforts in adapting current agriculture and water management practices to climate change
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2016/01/21
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312 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 2 a (new) - having regard to Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 December 2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) No 922/72, (EEC) No 234/79, (EC) No 1037/2001 and (EC) No 1234/2007,
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates that the expected rise in the world’s population to 9.1 billion by 2050 will require a 60 % increase in food production and a 24 % increase in crop yields in the developed countries by that date; whereas the FAO also estimates that there will be only a 4.3 % increase in arable land by 2050; whereas one of the primary functions of EU agriculture is to feed the population of the EU;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that agriculture has always developed new practices, techniques and production methods that have increased outputs and improved the adaptability of farming practices to new and changing circumstances; notes further that although agriculture is
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that agriculture has always developed new practices, techniques and production methods that have increased outputs
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that agriculture has always developed new practices, techniques and production methods
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that agriculture has always developed new practices, techniques and production methods that have increased outputs and improved the adaptability of farming practices to new and changing circumstances; notes further that agriculture is a key part of our natural world which thus provides services - such as ecosystem services and protecting biodiversity and nature - that go beyond producing food and can be enhanced by fostering new developments; is convinced that innovation is a prerequisite for maintaining this progress;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that agriculture has always developed new practices, techniques and production methods that have increased outputs and improved the adaptability of farming practices to new and changing circumstances; notes further that agriculture is a key part of our natural world which thus provides services that go beyond producing food and can be enhanced by fostering new developments;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Welcomes the new direction taken with the EIPs to allow for participatory innovation involving communities of rural practitioners, especially those aiming for sustainable agronomic and agro-ecological practices ; calls on MS to provide more participative schemes integrated with advice or extension services and to encourage greater uptake among farmers and groups of farmers; Calls upon the Member States and Commission to work together to ensure the simplest possible procedures for participation;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Considers that innovation is an important factor in the changes that will affect agriculture and that it is a factor in the new economy based on knowledge, intelligence and development sustainability, aided by the revival of lost knowledge and the pragmatic observation of operators in the field;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Points out the importance of maintaining the common agricultural policy’s focus on supporting family farming businesses as the cornerstone of agricultural production in the future;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Considers that innovation is essential for improvement in labour productivity and income in agriculture because it allows value-added to be created and shared and the quantity and quality of goods and services produced to be increased, but also because it helps to reduce certain production costs and make businesses more efficient (inputs, investment, etc.) and sometimes more self- sufficient, thus reducing certain risks in respect of their supplies;
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is strongly convinced that economic development and sustainable production are not mutually exclusive and are achievable mainly through innovation; stresses the need to support innovation in technology and governance by providing regulatory coherence, clarity and room for entrepreneurship, and urges the Commission to ensure that innovation is explicitly taken into account in forthcoming reviews and reforms of relevant legislation; highlights the fact that European agriculture is able to produce high-quality and high-added value products together with profitable, knowledge-based solutions in order to feed a growing and
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the UN
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is strongly convinced that economic development and sustainable production are not mutually exclusive and are achievable mainly through innovation; stresses the need to support innovation in technology and governance by providing regulatory coherence, clarity and room for entrepreneurship, and urges the Commission to ensure that innovation is explicitly taken into account in forthcoming reviews and reforms of relevant legislation; highlights the fact that European agriculture is able to produce high-quality and high-added value products together with profitable, knowledge-based solutions in order to feed a growing and more demanding world population; welcomes the Commission initiative on the assessment of the contribution of the 2012 Bioeconomy Strategy to the circular economy because a shift from fossil based to bio based products is essential to promote the transition of the economy from a fossil based linear economy to a circular economy based on renewable materials;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is strongly convinced that economic development and sustainable production
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is strongly convinced that economic development and sustainable production are not mutually exclusive and are achievable mainly through innovation; stresses the need to support innovation not only in technology
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is strongly convinced that economic development and sustainable production are not mutually exclusive and are achievable mainly through innovation; stresses the need to support innovation in technology and governance by providing regulatory coherence
Amendment 114 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is strongly convinced that economic development and sustainable production are not mutually exclusive and are achievable mainly through innovation; stresses the need to support innovation in technology and governance by providing
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is strongly convinced that economic development and sustainable production are not mutually exclusive and are achievable mainly through innovation, in particular in the field of agronomy; stresses the need to support innovation in technology and governance by providing regulatory coherence, clarity and room for entrepreneurship, and urges the Commission to ensure that innovation is explicitly taken into account in forthcoming reviews and reforms of relevant legislation; highlights the fact that European agriculture is able to produce high-quality and high-added value products together with profitable, knowledge-based solutions in order to feed a growing and more demanding world population;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is strongly convinced that economic development and sustainable production are not mutually exclusive and are achievable mainly through innovation; stresses the need to support innovation in technical production methods, new technolog
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is strongly convinced that economic development
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Considers that, in order to respond to the key challenges for agriculture, the CAP should be overhauled so as to allow the sustainable development of European agriculture; to produce in large quantity and with better quality requires major adjustments based on changes in production models and taking greater account of the resources of each ecosystem, and these changes need to be able to be based on innovative practices carried out by farmers themselves, on their own or in partnerships with other actors, for example research bodies; these experiences should be evaluated and taken into greater account in greening the CAP; other innovations of this kind should be sought with additional resources via the measure on the European Innovation Partnership on Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability in agriculture and forestry, which was introduced by the last CAP reform within the second pillar;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Feels that increasing the competitiveness of European agriculture should be achieved through innovations aimed at further raising the quality of produced food and agricultural products while ensuring that a sufficient quantity is produced in line with the principles of sustainability;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates that the expected rise in the world’s population to 9.1 billion by 2050 will require a 60 % increase in food production and a 24 % increase in crop yields in the developed countries by that date; whereas the FAO also estimates that there will be only a 4.3 % increase in arable land by 2050, believes that one of the most effective ways of meeting this anticipated demand while not depleting scares resources is by harnessing innovation to tackling food waste, currently estimated to be in the region of 100 million tons within the EU and according to the FAO at around 33% globally;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Is firmly convinced that the EU budget for the common agricultural policy must be maintained at least at its current level in order to achieve the policy's objectives and promote research and development and innovation; takes the view that the CAP budget must not be cut when the mid-term review of the 7-year financial framework takes place, and neither must new provisions be adopted which result in an increase in the financial and administrative burden on farmers;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Hopes that greater recognition can be given to the role of young farmers, since they are the main vectors of innovation in agriculture; calls on the Commission, therefore, to consider what tools are available to encourage not only the establishment of new young farmers but also the development of their innovative business ideas;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Takes in to account the fact that the EU market for food and agriculture is one of the most integrated markets in Europe and urges the commission, in order to create economic development for the agricultural and food sector in all member states, to create and secure regulations creating a more levelled playing field and creating fare competition;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Recalls that between 30-50% of the food produced in the EU is wasted, and although it is difficult to measure and it occurs at varying rates according to sector and occurs at different stages of the production and supply chain in different parts of the world there is some consensus that the global average of food waste is around 30%; Urges for a better management of food produces to avoid food waste;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. European public policy must provide more support for innovation by funding risk-taking ventures by innovators, by making arrangements for access to and the widest possible dissemination of knowledge and data and by setting up initial and ongoing training (including apprenticeships) for all so that everyone can take up the new practices and technologies; innovation also has an important social component consisting of mobilising and creating synergies between stakeholders around common and shared themes and projects; this strategy of cooperation and alliances will boost confidence in the future and give momentum to development so as to meet not only the challenges faced now but also the wider expectations and new needs of our societies;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2 b. Feels it necessary to improve existing forms of promoting European agricultural products and to devise new ones similar to the system for the protection of geographical indications and the labelling of origin of agricultural produce, or organic production;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Highlights the innovative potential of social agriculture, in terms of services to local people and communities, which can increase the attractiveness of rural areas and help generate new income flows for farms;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Encourages the Commission to come forward with solutions to stimulate the uptake of ICT-based management systems, real-time data monitoring, sensor technology and the use of detection systems for the optimisation of production systems or precision agriculture, which inter alia could mean adapting to changing production and market conditions that lead
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Encourages the Commission to come forward with solutions to stimulate the uptake of ICT-based management systems, real-time data monitoring, sensor technology and the use of detection systems
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Encourages the Commission to come forward with solutions to stimulate the uptake of ICT-based management systems, real-time data monitoring, sensor technology and the use of detection systems for the optimisation of production systems or precision agriculture, which inter alia could mean adapting to changing production and market conditions leading to more efficient use of natural resources, increased crop performance, reduction of the environmental footprint, better understanding of animal behaviour, and improved animal health and welfare and which could contribute to more effective, less burdensome control systems;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas food sovereignty is a key element to allow the different regions of the world to produce the necessary agricultural products to feed themselves ; whereas it is the responsibility of the EU to improve its own agriculture by decreasing its own food resources footprint, e.g. by decreasing dependency on inputs like soya from deforested tropical forest, and by ceasing land grabbing and dumping on sensitive markets;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Encourages the Commission to come forward with solutions to stimulate the uptake of ICT-based management systems, real-time data monitoring, sensor technology and the use of detection
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Encourages the Commission to come forward with solutions to stimulate the uptake of ICT-based management systems, real-time data monitoring, sensor technology and the use of detection systems for the optimisation of production systems or precision agriculture, which inter alia could mean adapting to changing production and market conditions leading to more efficient use of natural resources, increased crop performance, reduction of the environmental footprint, better understanding of animal behaviour, and improved animal health and welfare; highlights that the EU should promote faster and reliable rural internet access in order to have a good rural connectivity;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that in 2013, the USA-based multinational Monsanto purchased the Climate Corporation, which owns the data of the farmers using precision farming technology; Calls on the Commission warns not to take such an approach in the EU;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Notes that in 2013, the USA-based multinational Monsanto purchased the Climate Corporation, which owns the data of the farmers using precision farming technology; Calls on the Commission warns not to take such an approach in the EU;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Draws attention to the fact that the more extensive use of ICT could help improve the monitoring of several production stages and optimise their management, with the aim of increasing output in relation to the utilisation of means of production while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption; stresses, likewise, that the more extensive use of ICT, the incorporation of policies to promote training for farmers in new technologies and support for innovation and entrepreneurship among young farmers, in particular, are key factors for making farming more environmentally sustainable and the sector more competitive;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Notes that "big data" and precision farming technologies will not be appropriate in smaller holdings, with farmers who are already suffering from enormous debts, or in mountainous regions of the EU; Calls therefore for more focus to be put on the smaller, family farms, and farms in disadvantaged regions, which are essential for land management especially in upland areas, but many of which do not even benefit from internet or telecoms connectivity; emphasises that this telecoms connectivity is essential to avoid rural depopulation in marginalised areas and to create vibrant rural communities and economies;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Is convinced that information gathered by robotics, sensor technology, automatic control and other technological innovations
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Is convinced that information gathered by robotics, sensor technology, automatic control and other technological innovations in the context of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and Big Data will enable real- time monitoring, better decision-making, and improved operations management along the whole food chain; welcomes the creation of the Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation (AIOTI) Working Group 06 on ‘smart farming and food safety’, and stresses in this respect the importance and relevance of the European Digital Single Market for agriculture in terms of tackling problems of interoperability, standards for better convergence and questions of data ownership; considers that this single digital market is extremely important for all rural regions, especially those that are most remote;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Is convinced that information gathered by robotics, sensor technology, automatic control and other technological innovations in the context of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies and Big Data will enable real- time monitoring, better decision-making, and improved operations management along the whole food chain; welcomes the creation of the Alliance for Internet of Things Innovation (AIOTI) Working Group 06 on ‘smart farming and food safety’, and stresses in this respect the importance and relevance of the European Digital Single Market for agriculture in terms of tackling problems of interoperability, standards for better convergence and questions of
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas it is not the responsibility of the EU to feed the world, but rather to allow food sovereignty so that regions of the Earth can feed themselves; whereas it is the responsibility of the EU to put its own house in order by decreasing its own food resources footprint, e.g. by decreasing dependency on inputs like soya from deforested tropical forest, and by ceasing land grabbing and dumping on sensitive markets;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Is concerned at the low level of awareness concerning the potential of Big Data and IoT and the fragmentation of the related technology systems, which increase the barriers to uptake and slow down deployment, and is disappointed at the slow take up of GPS technologies; notes that in the EU currently only 10 % of aided guidance, less than 1 % of real time kinematic movement and less than 1 % of variable rate application techniques are being used; encourages the Commission to quantify environmental and production benefit and to ensure awareness, knowledge and technology transfers; expresses concern that some Member States risk losing a proportion of the direct payment amount in 2018 owing to their lack of a land register, and suggests that the Commission make available smart tools designed to expedite the mapping of farmland;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Is concerned at the low level of awareness concerning the potential of Big Data and IoT and the fragmentation of the related technology systems, which increase the barriers to uptake and slow down deployment, and is disappointed at the slow take up of GPS technologies; highlights the importance of making these technologies meaningful to the farmers; notes that in the EU currently only 10 % of aided guidance, less than 1 % of real time kinematic movement and less than 1 % of variable rate application techniques are being used; encourages the Commission to quantify environmental and production benefit and to ensure awareness, knowledge and technology transfers;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Considers it desirable that ensuring entrepreneurial freedom should where possible not go hand in hand with large- scale reductions in the Member States' ability to regulate the ownership and use of agricultural land;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Encourages the uptake of precision agriculture that provides new whole-farm management approaches, such as GPS/GNSS-technology driven machinery
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Encourages the uptake of precision agriculture that provides new whole-farm management approaches, such as GPS/GNSS-technology driven machinery which, in combination with Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPASs, or drones) , can work arable land to the nearest centimetre; agrees that these techniques could significantly reduce both the use of plant protection products and fertiliser and water use, and combat soil erosion
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Encourages the uptake of precision agriculture that provides new whole-farm management approaches, such as GPS/GNSS-technology driven machinery which, in combination with Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPASs, or drones) , can work arable land to the nearest centimetre; agrees that these techniques could significantly reduce both the use of plant protection products and fertiliser and water use, and combat soil erosion; calls on the Commission to remove the barriers to adopting precision farming, in particular those linked to complex and fragmented ICT systems and investment level issues; encourages Member States to support these practices, in particular by using the opportunities under the new rural development rules under Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013; calls on the Commission to take account, in future revisions of the common agricultural policy, of the use of precision farming be farmers in the context of the greening of direct payments, and to exempt farmers implementing a system of precision farming from the obligation to fulfil ecological interest requirements;
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Encourages the uptake of precision agriculture that provides new whole-farm management approaches, such as GPS/GNSS-technology driven machinery which, in combination with Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPASs, or drones) , can work arable land to the nearest centimetre; agrees that these techniques could significantly reduce both the use of plant protection products and fertiliser and water use, and combat soil erosion; calls on the Commission to remove the barriers to adopting precision farming, in particular those linked to complex and fragmented ICT systems and investment level issues; notes that precision agriculture is also important in stock farming as a means of monitoring animal health, nutrition and yield; encourages Member States to support these practices, in particular by using the opportunities under the new rural development rules under Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013; stresses the importance of ensuring that all farms, including those in remote and outlying regions and the smallest farms, and all others involved in rural agriculture have access to multipurpose technologies, given the need to maintain and increase employment levels in those most vulnerable areas;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Encourages the EU to work on a more consistent and effective approach to digital and precision farming, to improve the alignment of the various policies concerned; calls on the various Directorates-General of the Commission – AGRI, GROW, ENVI, CONNECT and JRC – therefore, to liaise more closely in their work, as part of a joint task force, with the aim of framing a European political strategy that is able to promote digital and precision farming and improve broadband infrastructure in rural parts of Europe, to enable them to manage rapidly growing data flows;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A a (new) Aa. whereas in many parts of the world it's unrealistic to bring new agricultural land into use, without threatening biodiversity. Over-exploitation of farmland could impoverish the soil and, in the worst case scenario, lead to erosion and desertification;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Urges the Commission to encourage every innovative way to make the agri- food sector more efficient, including the promotion of direct marketing of agricultural and agri-food products by farmers, emphasising their quality and economic, social, and environmental sustainability;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 7. Welcomes the increased use of RPASs for farming purposes, since this can lead to savings in crop protection material and water usage;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Highlights the importance of new innovative and affordable solutions for the agricultural sector to increase the usage of more environmentally friendly methods, goods and resources, among which could be noted new growing- methods and field management but also ways of increase the usage of renewable energy and ways of phasing out the need for fossil-based fuels;
Amendment 154 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Encourages innovative solutions in animal housing systems that can contribute to a higher level of animal welfare and consequently lead to higher levels of animal health, by reducing the need for veterinary medicinal products, including antimicrobials; stresses that the application of antimicrobials should be prudent and responsible and would be improved by improving the entire production chain with
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Encourages innovative solutions in animal housing systems that can contribute to a higher level of animal welfare and consequently lead to higher levels of animal health, by reducing the need for veterinary medicinal products, including antimicrobials; stresses that the application of antimicrobials
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Encourages innovative solutions in animal housing systems that can contribute to a higher level of animal welfare and consequently lead to higher levels of animal health, by reducing the need for veterinary medicinal products, including antimicrobials; stresses that the application of antimicrobials should be prudent and responsible and would be improved by improving the entire production chain with more efficient and faster diagnostic tools that rely on data, better real-time monitoring, targeted precautionary measures and new ways of dispensing in order to combat antimicrobial resistance; strongly supports the use of EU instruments to promote organic farming;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Encourages innovative solutions in animal housing systems that can contribute to a higher level of animal welfare and consequently lead to higher levels of animal health, by reducing the need for veterinary medicinal products, including antimicrobials; stresses that the application of antimicrobials should be prudent and responsible and would be improved by improving the entire production chain with more efficient and faster diagnostic tools that rely on data, better real-time monitoring, targeted precautionary
Amendment 158 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Encourages innovative solutions
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Encourages innovative solutions in animal husbandry and housing systems that can contribute to a higher level of animal welfare and consequently lead to higher levels of animal health, by reducing the need for veterinary medicinal products, including antimicrobials; stresses that the application of antimicrobials should be prudent and responsible and would be improved by improving the entire production chain with more efficient and faster diagnostic tools that rely on data, better real-time monitoring, targeted precautionary measures and new ways of dispensing in order to combat antimicrobial resistance;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas land everywhere faces a drop-off in intrinsic productivity and fertility caused by land degradation, especially soil erosion, due to loss of ecosystem functions such as topsoil formation, humification, pollination, water retention and nutrient cycling;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Encourages innovative solutions in animal housing systems and energy efficiency in buildings used for animal husbandry, that can contribute to a higher level of animal welfare and consequently lead to higher levels of animal health, by reducing the need for veterinary medicinal products, including antimicrobials; stresses that the application of antimicrobials should be prudent and responsible and would be improved by improving the entire production chain with more efficient and faster diagnostic tools that rely on data, better real-time monitoring, targeted precautionary measures and new ways of dispensing in order to combat antimicrobial resistance;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Encourages innovative solutions in animal housing systems that can contribute to a higher level of animal welfare and consequently lead to higher levels of animal health, by reducing the need for veterinary medicinal products, including antimicrobials; stresses that the application of antimicrobials should be prudent and responsible and would be improved by improving the entire production chain with more efficient and faster diagnostic tools that rely on data, better real-time monitoring, targeted precautionary measures and new ways of dispensing in order to combat antimicrobial resistance;
Amendment 162 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Encourages innovative solutions in animal housing systems that can contribute to a higher level of animal welfare and consequently lead to higher levels of animal health, by reducing the need for veterinary medicinal products, including antimicrobials, while observing that such solutions must take due account of the impact of the cost price; stresses that the application of antimicrobials should be prudent and responsible and would be improved by improving the entire production chain with more efficient and faster diagnostic tools that rely on data, better real-time monitoring, targeted precautionary measures and new ways of dispensing in order to combat antimicrobial resistance;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Encourages innovative solutions in animal housing systems that can contribute to a higher level of animal welfare and consequently lead to higher levels of animal health, by reducing the need for veterinary medicinal products, including antimicrobials; stresses that the application of antimicrobials should be prudent and responsible and would be improved by improving the entire production chain with more efficient and faster diagnostic tools that rely on data, better real-time monitoring, targeted precautionary measures and new ways of dispensing in order to combat antimicrobial resistance; taking account that in those Member States which already have exceeded the reasonable level in antimicrobial resistance, can maintain the higher than EU-regulation level, if necessary;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Supports extensive animal husbandry methods and calls for the development of innovative technologies for the accurate assessment of the environmental benefits of grassland and pastures maintained by this type of farming and recognising the benefits thereof as a complement to crop production;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Points out that better regulations for animal housing in order to higher the level of animal welfare and health creating a more level playing field within the union is an important step to fight antimicrobial resistance as better animal welfare can substantially decreases the need to use antimicrobial substances;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes the innovatory production of plant and animal protein for feed and food
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Welcomes the growing reuse and innovative methods of use and production of animal protein for feed and food, inter alia through growing insects that can deliver an efficient conversion of organic residual streams into protein and nutrients with a lower climate impact and using less water than most conventional farm animals; is concerned that the current legislation on processed animal protein does not take into account the specificities of the production process for insects, since use of insect proteins is obstructed by outdated regulatory frameworks that make slaughterhouse requirement applicable to insects; urges the Commission to
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A b (new) Ab. whereas between 30-50% of the food produced in the EU is wasted, and although it is difficult to measure and it occurs at varying rates according to sector and occurs at different stages of the production and supply chain in different parts of the world there is some consensus that the global average of food waste is around 30%;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Points to the importance of recovering animal protein within the production cycle; calls on the Commission, therefore, to draw up measures to promote the recycling of agricultural waste by encouraging the recovery of protein for feed;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Emphasises the importance of understanding and improving the production systems with focus on developing crops, crop rotation systems, management systems and landscape values;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Urges the development and adoption of methods and technologies, such as aquaponics and hydroponics, which optimise the productive cycle, reduce expenditure on land and resources and have a low impact on the environment and environmental resources;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Stresses the need to tackle food waste, and in particular systemic food waste, since each year 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted or lost; Considers that, to reduce the present waste, greater cooperation is needed between farmers, producers, and distributors; Urges Member States to find innovative ways to tackle food waste, such as, for example, the distribution of unsold food to charitable organisations if it is still fit for consumption, or if not, its reuse in the nutrient cycle, through composting; points to the need to promote food education programmes within the family and at school so as to encourage a proper diet from childhood;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9a. Urges the Commission to promote land access policies for small and medium-sized farms and to foster animal production based on pastureland, fodder and the production of plant protein, and to promote research and innovation in relation to the sustainable production of plant protein;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises the enormous potential of technology and innovation for the development of new products and services and job creation along the whole agri-food value chain; highlights the creation of new jobs in the agricultural sector, which is of pivotal importance for rural development, rural repopulation and economic growth, and considers that developing modern agricultural practices will make agriculture more attractive to young farmers and entrepreneurs alike; calls on the Commission to look into the possibilities of incentivising farmers to raise public awareness concerning the workings of the agri-food chain and new production methods;
Amendment 176 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises the enormous potential of technology and innovation for the development of new products and services and job creation along the whole agri-food value chain; highlights the creation of new jobs in the agricultural sector, which is of pivotal importance for rural development, and considers that developing modern agricultural practices will make agriculture more attractive to young farmers and entrepreneurs alike and also help to combat rural depopulation; points in addition to the need to preserve traditional knowledge and the material contribution provided through the day-to-day work of farmers and stockbreeders; calls on the Commission to look into the possibilities of incentivising farmers to raise public awareness concerning the workings of the agri-food chain and new production methods;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises the enormous potential of technology and innovation for the development of new products and services
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises the enormous potential of technology and innovation for the development of new products and services and
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises the enormous potential of
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A c (new) Ac. whereas land everywhere faces a drop-off in intrinsic productivity and fertility caused by land degradation, especially soil erosion, due to loss of ecosystem functions such as topsoil formation, humification, pollination, water retention and nutrient cycling ; whereas there is a broad consensus that to resolve this and maintain and improve productivity, we need to innovatively increase delivery of such ecosystem functions to ensure resilience against climate change ;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises the enormous potential of technology and innovation for the development of new
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises the enormous potential of technology and innovation for the development of new products and services and job creation along the whole agri-food value chain; acknowledges also the role of technology and innovation in improving farmers' living and working conditions; highlights the creation of new jobs in the agricultural sector, which is of pivotal importance for rural development, and considers that developing modern agricultural practices will make agriculture more attractive to young farmers and entrepreneurs alike; calls on the Commission to look into the possibilities of incentivising farmers to raise public awareness concerning the workings of the agri-food chain and new production methods;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises the
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Emphasises the enormous potential of technology and innovation for the development of new products and services and job creation along the whole agri-food value chain; nevertheless draws attention to the fact that innovation and technologisation leads to job losses in traditional agricultural occupations and calls on the Commission and Member States to provide training and retraining courses for workers in the agricultural sectors affected; highlights the creation of new jobs in the agricultural sector, which is of pivotal importance for rural development, and considers that developing modern agricultural practices will make agriculture more attractive to young farmers and entrepreneurs alike; calls on the Commission to look into the possibilities
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Is of the opinion that new information technologies provide ample opportunities to establish new value chains, which could include, for example, more direct contact between producers and consumers, with a stronger focus on innovative products, new services and more production differentiation, with the potential to provide new income streams for farmers as well establishing a more transparent marketplace that will be of benefit to farmers and extend their potential reach; stresses in this connection the need to invest in the development of broadband internet access and иrges the Commission and Member States to award priority to projects for developing digital infrastructure in rural areas;
Amendment 185 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Is of the opinion that new information technologies provide ample opportunities to establish new value chains, which could include, for example, more direct contact between producers and consumers, limiting food wastage, with a stronger focus on innovative products, new services and more production differentiation, with the potential to provide new income streams for farmers as well establishing a more transparent marketplace that will be of benefit to farmers and extend their potential reach
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Is of the opinion that new information technologies provide ample opportunities to establish new value chains, which could include, for example, more direct contact between producers and consumers, with a stronger focus on innovative products, new services and more production differentiation, with the potential to provide new income streams for farmers as well establishing a more transparent marketplace that will be of benefit to farmers and extend their potential reach; welcomes the investments made in broadband internet in rural areas both in the shape of facilitating access to information and by creating platforms for the development of applications in the field of agriculture.
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. Is of the opinion that new information technologies provide ample opportunities to establish new value chains, which could include, for example, more direct contact between producers and consumers, with a stronger focus on innovative products, new services and more production differentiation, with the potential to provide new income streams for farmers as well establishing a more transparent marketplace that will be of benefit to farmers and extend their potential reach, and calls on the Commission to ensure that union-regulations as much as possible supports these opportunities;
Amendment 188 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Is alarmed at the weakness of current CAP crisis provisions; calls on the Commission to introduce mechanisms such as minimum prices for European agricultural products; finally, urges it to conduct a global review of ways to ensure fairer margin sharing between producers, processors and distributors;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Highlights that a sizeable proportion of bio
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B Amendment 190 #
12. Highlights that a sizeable proportion of biotic waste streams are already used as, for example, animal feed
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Highlights that a sizeable proportion of biotic waste streams are already used as, for example, animal feed or base material for biofuels; considers, however, that these materials should generate even higher outputs by aiming for the most added value and by using new technologies such as biorefining, insect breeding, solid state fermentation, biogas extraction and the extraction of minerals from manure; notes the lack of economies of scale and clear rules for agricultural by-products and waste streams,
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Highlights that a sizeable proportion of biotic waste streams are already used as, for example, animal feed or base material for biofuels; considers, however, that these materials should generate even higher outputs by aiming for the most added value and by using new technologies such as biorefining, insect breeding, solid state fermentation, biogas extraction and the extraction of minerals from manure; notes the lack of economies of scale for agricultural by-products and waste streams, and encourages the Commission to support their reuse by facilitating EU-wide recognition systems and special measures under the rural development programme
Amendment 193 #
12. Highlights that a sizeable proportion of biotic waste streams are already used as, for example, animal feed or base material for biofuels; considers, however, that these materials should generate even higher outputs by aiming for the most added value and by using new technologies such as biorefining, insect breeding, solid state fermentation, biogas extraction and the extraction of minerals from manure; notes the
Amendment 194 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Highlights th
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Highlights that a sizeable proportion of biotic waste streams are already used as, for example, animal feed or base material for biofuels; considers, however, that these materials should generate even higher outputs by aiming for the most added value and by using new technologies such as biorefining, insect breeding, solid state fermentation, biogas extraction and the extraction of minerals from manure and usage of the surplus of the manure as a renewable energy source; notes the lack of economies of scale for agricultural by- products and waste streams, and encourages the Commission to support their reuse by facilitating EU-wide recognition systems and special rural development programmes, to facilitate cross-border circulation and to improve synergy and coherence with other EU policies;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12a. Stresses the need to curb land- grabbing and to set up public bodies to ensure access to land for people wishing to take up farming and for small and medium-sized farms;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Is concerned that the EU is highly dependent on the import of minerals for the production of artificial fertilisers such as phosphate and that the production of artificial fertilisers has a high ecological footprint; emphasises the possibility of processing animal manure into mineral concentrate that could be used to manufacture ‘green fertiliser’ that can reduce and eventually replace the need for artificial fertilisers, in the light of an efficiency level comparable to that of the latter; welcomes the fact that the production and use of mineral concentrates makes a significant contribution to the circular economy by closing the mineral loop, and asks the Commission to revise the EU fertiliser regulation
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) – having regard to the UN's International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development of the FAO, GEF, UNDP, UNEP, UNESCO, the World Bank and WHO,
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas according to the UN, if the sustainable development goals (SDGs) are to be achieved agricultural productivity will have to double by 2030, while simultaneously the agri-food sector will have to adapt to climate change and changing weather conditions and improve ecosystem and soil quality, and whereas, in order to achieve this, priority must be given to the use of microbiological preparations which increase soil life; whereas four out of the eight UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are connected to agriculture;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Is concerned that the EU is highly dependent on the import of minerals for the production of artificial fertilisers such as phosphate and that the production of artificial fertilisers has a high ecological footprint; emphasises the
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Is concerned that the EU is highly dependent on the import of minerals for the production of artificial fertilisers such as phosphate and that the production of artificial fertilisers has a high carbon and ecological footprint; emphasises the possibility of processing animal manure into mineral concentrate that could be used to manufacture ‘green fertiliser’ that can reduce and eventually replace the need for artificial fertilisers, in the light of an efficiency level comparable to that of the latter; welcomes the fact that the production and use of mineral concentrates makes a significant contribution to the circular economy by closing the mineral
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13. Is concerned that the EU is highly dependent on the import of minerals for the production of
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Advocates the use of biostimulation, an innovative technique using complex natural extract micro-dose mixtures to improve physiological cultivation methods and ensure optimum development; notes that it improves plant quality and nutrient assimilation, reduces chemical fertilizer input and water consumption and enhances abiotic stress tolerance, helping to cut both operating costs and pollution levels;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a.. Is also concerned at the EU's continued dependence on imported protein feed such as soya and calls for an ambitious protein crop development policy in the European Union;
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 a (new) 13a. Is concerned at the EU trade deficit in vegetable protein for livestock and calls for substantial funding to be earmarked for measures to reduce the deficit as rapidly as possible; notes that pilot projects for crops such as alfalfa are showing promising results in terms of farmers' incomes and also the environment; considers that is appropriate to continue along these lines by increasing available funding and developing research into a larger number of plant varieties;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Recommends the
Amendment 208 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Recommends the use of
Amendment 209 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B B. whereas according to the UN, if the sustainable development goals (SDGs) are to be achieved agricultural productivity will have to double by 2030, while simultaneously the agri-food sector will have to adapt to climate change and changing weather conditions
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Encourages the implementation of high-precision low-emission techniques for storage, transportation and land spreading of manure which would lead to a significant improvement of the plant uptake of nutrients from the manure thus reducing the need for mineral fertilizers and reducing the risk of contamination of Waters;
Amendment 211 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14 a. Calls on the Commission to promote loans for land development by drawing up criteria for state subsidies based on forward-looking, objective indicators to serve as a reliable guide for Member State governments;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Urges the Commission and Council to bring proper attention to bear with a view to fully exploiting the existing potential for extensive farming, including measures whereby currently unused areas of abandoned farmland in Member States can be brought back into the agricultural production cycle;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 b (new) 14b. Points out, that better land application techniques are one of the key factors to reduce the total ammonia emission and, consequently, each country should ensure, that low-emission slurry application techniques are used with band spreading (using trailing shoes or trailing hose), injection or acidification;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Points out that climate-smart farming practices could have a triple-win effect by increasing sustainable production, ensuring climate-resilient farming that is better able to cope with changing and adverse weather patterns, and reducing emissions from the agricultural sector by encouraging productive, resource-efficient and circular systems; stresses that
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Points out that climate-smart farming practices could have a triple-win effect by increasing sustainable production, ensuring climate-resilient farming that is better able to cope with changing and adverse weather patterns, and reducing emissions from the agricultural sector by encouraging productive, resource-efficient and circular
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Points out that climate-smart farming practices could have a triple-win effect by increasing sustainable production, ensuring climate-resilient farming that is better able to cope with changing and adverse weather patterns, and reducing emissions from the agricultural sector by encouraging productive, resource-efficient and circular systems; stresses that the agricultural sector has the unique opportunity to actively capture CO2 by means of forestation, use of cover crops and leguminous crops, and absorbing greenhouse gases in the soil (carbon sinking); cautions that although "Climate Smart Agriculture" covers a wide variety of mostly positive practices, a small minority of them are agri-business as usual masquerading as sustainability, or can lock farmers into increased input dependency;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Points out that
Amendment 218 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Points out that climate-smart farming practices could have a triple-win effect by increasing sustainable production, ensuring climate-resilient farming that is better able to cope with changing and adverse weather patterns, and reducing emissions from the agricultural sector by encouraging productive, resource-efficient and circular systems; stresses that the agricultural sector has the unique opportunity to actively capture CO2 by means of forestation, use of cover crops and leguminous crops, and
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 15. Points out that climate-smart farming practices could have a triple-win effect by increasing sustainable production, ensuring climate-resilient farming that is better able to cope with changing and adverse weather patterns, and reducing emissions from the agricultural sector by encouraging productive, resource-efficient and circular systems; stresses that the agricultural sector has the unique opportunity to actively capture CO2 by means of forestation, use of cover crops and leguminous crops, and absorbing greenhouse gases in the soil (carbon sinking); highlights that financial incentives for farmers are crucial to implement the climate-smart farming practices;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) B a. whereas achieving the objectives of the common agricultural policy, in particular increasing sustainable productivity and ensuring farmers' standard of living, and promoting research and development and innovation, will in the future require adequate EU funding, at least matching the current level, to ensure the success of this policy;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Stresses that traditional and knowledge-based agroecological practices such as agroforestry can equally well help improving sustainability, resource efficiency and climate impacts of EU agriculture while at the same time increasing farmland productivity and farmers' incomes and reducing their reliance on external inputs;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Recommends that strategies be devised for preventing and mitigating adverse effects on agriculture in the European Union through: – an action plan for the most affected areas: using certain plant varieties resistant to the new climatic conditions, adjusting the farming calendar to suit the new conditions, forestation, building greenhouses, managing water resources for agriculture and ‘greening’ polluted land; – the other measure should be a plan for the future aimed at eliminating the causes of climate change by promoting a global economy based on reduced CO2 emissions, combined with the promotion of energy security;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 b (new) 15b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to remove all administrative and other barriers preventing or discouraging farmers from planting trees on their holdings and integrating farmland with woodland, in particular through agroforestry; underlines significant benefits associated with wider use of trees especially for increased sustainability and productivity of farming as well as for flood protection, biodiversity preservation and local and regional economic development;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers soil quality to be of economic and ecological importance since a depletion of the ecological state would result in less productive soil, lower nutrient
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers soil quality to be of economic and ecological importance since a depletion of the ecological state would result in less productive soil, lower nutrient availability, increases in susceptibility of plants to pests and diseases, lower water holding capacity, higher occurrence of flooding and diminished biodiversity; calls on the Commission to support innovative practices and the sharing of best practices such as crop rotation systems or fertilising with green legumes to avoid further soil degradation; believes that the interplay between organic matter and production needs to be better understood; welcomes research into
Amendment 226 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers soil quality to be of a major and vital economic and ecological importance since a depletion of the ecological state would result in less productive soil, lower nutrient availability, increases in susceptibility of plants to pests and diseases, lower water holding capacity and diminished biodiversity;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers soil quality to be of economic and ecological importance since a depletion of the ecological state would result in less productive soil, lower nutrient availability, increases in susceptibility of plants to pests and diseases, lower water holding capacity and diminished biodiversity; calls on the Commission to support innovative practices and the sharing of best practices such as crop rotation systems
Amendment 228 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers soil quality to be of economic and ecological importance since a depletion of the ecological state would result in less productive soil, lower nutrient availability, increases in susceptibility of plants to pests and diseases, lower water holding capacity and diminished biodiversity; calls on the Commission to support innovative practices and the sharing of best practices such as crop rotation systems or fertilising with green legumes to avoid further soil degradation; believes that the interplay between organic matter and production needs to be better understood; welcomes research into innovative practices such as the use of microbial interventions and plant-soil interactions which could lower the environmental impact and reduce the use of chemical fertilisers and of pesticides that damage human and animal health and the environment; recognises the importance of a sustainable soil use that takes account of site-specific needs;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers soil quality to be of economic and ecological importance since a depletion of the ecological state would result in less productive soil, lower nutrient availability, increases in susceptibility of plants to pests and diseases, lower water
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 16. Considers soil quality to be of economic and ecological importance since a depletion of the ecological state would result in less productive soil, lower nutrient availability, increases in susceptibility of plants to pests and diseases, lower water holding capacity and diminished biodiversity; calls on the Commission to support innovative practices and the sharing of best practices such as crop rotation systems or fertilising with green legumes to avoid further soil degradation; believes that the interplay between organic matter and production needs to be better understood; welcomes research into innovative practices such as the use of microbial interventions, in line with agroecological principles, and plant-soil
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Recognises that farm systems are not productive if they are either flooded or desiccated for most of the year; Calls upon the Commission and MS to promote innovation for water management and conservation, integrated with farm advice services and extension services, using innovative techniques and technology to e.g. reduce wasteful irrigation practices, or to mitigate flooding; calls for integration with existing and new landscape features such as ponds, and with schemes aimed at increasing water retention in the soil and in habitats associated with agriculture such as wet meadows, protecting groundwater infiltration zones, increasing capacities of infiltration of water into the soil and water retention; welcomes landscape- level synergies with river basin management planning ; calls for encouraging uptake of "regeneration agriculture" techniques to e.g. increase the depth of the topsoil layer, encourage humus creation, inoculate dying or unhealthy soils with compost to bring them back to optimal functionality.
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Underlines the role, which deep sea organogenic mineral sediments (DSOMS), such as sapropel and other sediments from sea or ocean's bottom, have in the production of compost and soil improvers and calls on the Commission to encourage the development and use of these innovations;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for more efforts to be made to develop and fully implement an integrated pest management system by supporting research into non-
Amendment 234 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for more
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for more efforts to be made to develop an integrated pest management system by supporting research into non- chemical alternatives and low-risk measures and pesticides which are more environment-friendly; calls on the Commission to come forward with an action plan and to set up an expert group in order to work towards a more sustainable pest management system; highlights the potential of a pest management that improves the interaction between plant breeding efforts, natural combat systems, and pesticide use, which should be gradually reduced; notes that biological control mechanisms relating to pests and diseases could reduce the use of pesticides and may contribute to better plant resilience;
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for more efforts to be made to develop an integrated pest management system by supporting research into non- chemical alternatives and low-risk measures and pesticides which are more environment-friendly
Amendment 237 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for more efforts to be made to develop a
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for more efforts to be made to develop an integrated pest management system by supporting research into non- chemical alternatives and low-risk measures and pesticides which are more environment-friendly; calls on the Commission to come forward with an action plan and to set up an expert group in order to work towards a more sustainable pest management system; stresses that integrated pest management is designed to make smarter use of the interplay between chemical and biological measures; highlights the potential of a pest management that improves the interaction between plant breeding efforts, natural combat systems and pesticide use; notes that biological control mechanisms relating to pests and diseases could reduce the use of pesticides and may contribute to better plant resilience;
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for more efforts to be made to develop an integrated pest management system by supporting research into non- chemical alternatives and low-risk measures and pesticides which are more environment-friendly; calls on the Commission to come forward with a
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas global population growth, notwithstanding the fact that the EU population will remain relatively stable, higher average incomes and changing consumer behaviour will lead to revised dietary preferences, in particular resulting in higher global demand for processed foods and animal proteins such as meat and dairy; whereas in many food cultures, dairy is a novel food group and replaces other more efficient forms of protein acquisition, and meat was consumed with less frequency;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Calls for more efforts to be made to develop an integrated pest management system by supporting research into non- chemical alternatives and low-risk measures and pesticides which are more environment-friendly; calls on the Commission to come forward with an action plan and to set up an expert group in order to work towards a more sustainable pest management system; highlights the potential of a pest management that
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Recognises that a pesticide is a substance intended to kill living things, mostly by interfering with respiratory and metabolic pathways common to many species, so that pesticides have been unable to target the pest species, resulting in collateral damage to other life forms in the agro-ecosystem including soil life; also notes that species beneficial to crop plants, defending their roots and providing water and nutrition in the soil and preying on pests above ground, are often also killed upon application of a pesticide, meaning that crops become susceptible to future attacks; further recognises that due to micro- evolution and adaptation, there is a biological inevitability of resistance building up in pest species against frequently used pesticides, limiting effectiveness of this method in the long term; therefore cautions against prophylactic use of pesticides in innovations that can greatly simplify ecosystems and so advocates a cascade approach whereby pesticides are a last resort after both innovative and long-standing non- chemical and physical interventions, which break the life cycle of the pest and encourage regulation of pest species by their natural predators via predator-prey interactions ensured by high species diversity;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 a (new) 17a. Reminds that a pesticide is a substance intended to kill living things, mostly by interfering with respiratory and metabolic pathways common to many species, so that all problems with pesticides has always been an inability to target the pest species, resulting in collateral damage to other life forms in the agro-ecosystem including soil life; Notes that species beneficial to crop plants, defending their roots and providing water and nutrition in the soil and preying on pests above ground, are also killed, meaning that crops become susceptible to future attacks;
Amendment 243 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 244 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for a continuous development of innovative new breeding techniques for plants, as this is of vital importance for the efficient development of new varieties, contributing to the development of plants with higher yields, greater nutritional value and better resistance to pests, diseases and adverse weather conditions; believes that many new breeding techniques provide unprecedented opportunities to reduce the environmental impact of conventional agriculture; disapproves of the current administrative and regulatory burdens, such as the difficulty in having legislation based on techniques instead of the result of the technique, which leads to outdated legislation and major obstacles for the plant breeding sector; urges the Commission to encourage new techniques and ensure access to biological materials for SMEs in the breeding sector, and expects it to give primacy to innovation in this respect;
Amendment 246 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for a continuous development of innovative new breeding techniques for plants, as this is of vital importance for the efficient development of new varieties, contributing to the development of plants with higher yields, greater nutritional value and better resistance to pests, diseases and adverse weather conditions without, however, using GMO technologies; believes that many new breeding techniques provide unprecedented opportunities to reduce the environmental impact of conventional agriculture; disapproves of the current administrative and regulatory burdens; urges the Commission to encourage new techniques and ensure access to biological materials for SMEs in the breeding sector, and expects it to give primacy to innovation in this respect;
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for a continuous development of innovative new breeding techniques for plants facilitating greater biodiversity and the adaptation of reproductive material to the needs of organic farming and the prospect of global warming, as this is of vital importance for the efficient development of new varieties, contributing to the development of plants with higher yields, greater nutritional value and better resistance to pests, diseases and adverse weather conditions; believes that many new breeding techniques provide
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for a continuous development of innovative new breeding techniques for plants, as this is of vital importance for the efficient development of new varieties, contributing to the development of plants with higher yields, greater nutritional value and better resistance to pests, diseases and adverse weather conditions, with a view to diversifying varieties and satisfying food requirements that take demographic change into account; believes that many new breeding techniques provide unprecedented opportunities to reduce the environmental impact of conventional agriculture; disapproves of the current administrative and regulatory burdens; urges the Commission to encourage new techniques and ensure access to biological materials for SMEs in the breeding sector, and expects it to give primacy to innovation in this respect;
Amendment 249 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for a continuous development of innovative new breeding techniques for plants, as this is of vital importance for the efficient development of new varieties, contributing to the development of plants with higher yields, greater nutritional value and better resistance to pests, diseases and adverse weather conditions; believes that many new breeding techniques provide unprecedented opportunities to
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C C. whereas population growth, higher average incomes – in spite of growing inequalities – and changing consumer behaviour will lead to revised dietary preferences, in particular resulting in higher demand for processed foods and animal proteins such as meat and dairy;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for a continuous development of
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for a continuous development of innovative new breeding techniques for plants, as this is of vital importance for the efficient development of new varieties, contributing to the development of plants with higher yields, greater nutritional value and better resistance to pests, diseases and adverse weather conditions; believes that many new breeding techniques provide unprecedented opportunities to reduce the environmental impact of conventional agriculture; disapproves of the current administrative and regulatory burdens; urges the Commission to encourage new techniques and ensure access to biological materials for SMEs in the breeding sector, and expects it to give primacy to
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for a continuous development of innovative new breeding techniques for plants, as this is of vital importance for the efficient development of new varieties
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Calls for a continuous development of innovative new breeding techniques for plants and animals, as this is of vital importance for the efficient development of new varieties, contributing to the development of plants with higher yields, greater nutritional value and better resistance to pests, diseases and adverse weather conditions; believes that many new breeding techniques provide unprecedented opportunities to reduce the environmental impact of conventional agriculture; disapproves of the current administrative and regulatory burdens; urges the Commission to encourage new techniques and ensure access to biological materials for SMEs in the breeding sector, and expects it to give primacy to innovation in this respect;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Is of the opinion that EU seed banks offer a substantial quantity of genetic material that could be used for plant research and to produce new varieties to meet the major challenges of food security, sustainable agriculture, climate change, and new types of demand linked to different and healthier lifestyles:
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Urges the Commission to promote research initiatives focusing on more modern and sustainable biotechnologies – genome editing and cisgenesis, for example – with a view to increasing the competitiveness, production efficiency, and sustainability of the farming system, thereby encouraging adaptation to climate change, contributing to product quality, and reducing the need to use plant protection products;
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Recognises that seed breeding has been a farmer-led innovative process since the beginning of agriculture; is concerned that innovation has in many plant sectors been taken out of the hands of farmers; calls for greater uptake and funding for participative breeding, via the EIPs among others, so that farming communities can continue to adapt a high diversity of seeds with a broad genetic variation to increasingly volatile local climatic conditions;
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Notes with concern the trend towards breeding seed to be dependent upon agro- chemicals, and using a prophylactic approach by coating seeds with pesticides, as this prevents the natural nutrition and defence mechanisms found in living, healthy soils and biologically diverse agro-ecosystems to resist pest attack, preventing integrated approaches such as IPM from working properly, as well as locking farmers in to chemical dependency and increasing susceptibility to future attacks;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Points - in connection with innovative, new breeding methods for plant and animal varieties - to the arrangements for the legal protection of biological inventions1a , under which general plant and animal varieties and essentially biological processes for the production of plants and animals may not be patented; urges the Commission to verify the interpretation and scope of that derogation, since, in the interests of food security, free access to breeding material, and the free use thereof, must continue to be guaranteed; ___________ 1a Directive 98/44/EC on the legal protection of biological inventions.
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) C a. whereas the quality of life of agricultural workers and of rural communities must be improved;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) 18b. Regrets that the approval process for non-chemical alternatives to plant protection products such as biological controls and nature-based solutions is the same as for conventional pesticides and biocides; notes the huge success of biological and nature-based controls especially in the fruit sector; calls therefore for easing of these restrictions, notwithstanding due attention to be given to avoid release of alien species;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 b (new) Amendment 262 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 c (new) 18c. Regrets that the approval process for non-chemical alternatives to plant protection products such as biological controls and nature-based solutions is the same as for conventional pesticides and biocides; notes the huge success of biological and nature-based controls especially in the fruit sector; calls on the Commission therefore for the proportional easing of these restrictions on non-chemical alternatives, notwithstanding due attention to be given to avoid release of alien species;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Highlights the possibility of using financial instruments to help improve stable returns and margins; notes that only five Member States have taken up the extended possibilities under the new Rural Development Programme to make use of market-compatible financial instruments in order to address market gaps; calls on the Commission to facilitate access to capital, since lack of such access is often a barrier to innovation; Regrets that the opportunity for co-funded capital investment in the RDPs is not being used for investment in technologies such as precision farming and calls on the national and regional authorities in their design of the next RDPs to support the development and uptake of these investment opportunities;
Amendment 265 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Highlights the possibility of using financial instruments to help improve
Amendment 266 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Highlights the possibility of using financial instruments to help improve stable returns and margins; notes that only five Member States have taken up the extended possibilities under the new Rural Development Programme to make use of market-compatible financial instruments in order to address market gaps; calls on the Commission to facilitate access to capital
Amendment 267 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Highlights the possibility of using financial instruments to help improve stable returns and margins, believes however that this should not be a substitute to ensuring a viable return from the marketplace and urges the commission to address the imbalance in this food chain; notes that only five Member States have taken up the extended possibilities under the new Rural Development Programme to make use of market-compatible financial instruments in order to address market gaps; calls on the Commission to facilitate access to capital, since lack of such access is often a barrier to innovation;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Calls on the Commission to assess any negative impacts of VAT fraud and tax evasion on technological innovation;
Amendment 269 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 a (new) 19a. Calls on the Commission to present an information strategy in order to dramatically improve the access enjoyed by family farms to subsidies, funds and other financial instruments in the field of innovation;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas because of biologically limited energy transfer efficiencies between trophic levels, it is more resource-efficient for humans to produce and consume much more vegetable protein; indeed as part of leguminous crop rotations as practiced since the middle ages it provides for a more fertile and productive soil due to nitrogen fixation in nodules;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to work with the EIB in order to create new financing opportunities for Member States that establish forms of financial support such as guarantee funds, revolving funds or investment capital to facilitate access to credit for farmers and groupings of farmers such as cooperatives, helping on-farm investment for modernisation while also offering opportunities to overcome barriers to credit to which women are disproportionally exposed and financing opportunities for young farmers to expand their businesses, as well as to ensure investment in public-sector research combined with public-private partnerships in order to test and launch innovative products;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to work with the EIB in order to create new financing opportunities for Member States that establish forms of financial support such as guarantee funds, revolving funds or investment capital to facilitate access to credit for farmers and groupings of farmers such as cooperatives, producer organisations and groups and their partners, helping on-farm investment for modernisation while also offering financing opportunities for young farmers to expand their businesses, as well as to ensure investment in public-sector research combined with public-private
Amendment 273 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to work with the EIB in order to
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission to work with the EIB in order to
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20.
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Recognises business clusters to be powerful drivers of innovation; calls on the Member States, therefore, to determine which farms and/or agri-food businesses might be willing to invest capital in innovation, and to involve them in setting up business networks and/or clusters;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 a (new) 20a. Calls on the Commission to ascertain in detail which new skills will be required in future European farm management, and to promote their dissemination by every means available;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Acknowledges that there is a great potential for better risk management and sees the current risk management tools as underdeveloped, a situation which could result in short-term loss of productivity and long-term loss of innovation; calls on the Commission to investigate and report on the possibility of
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Acknowledges that there is a great potential for better risk management and sees the current risk management and market management tools as underdeveloped, a situation which could result in short-term loss of productivity and long-term loss of innovation; calls on the Commission to investigate and report on the possibility of stimulating private insurance schemes covering adverse climatic events, animal or plant diseases, pest infestations or environmental incidents, as mentioned in Article 37 of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas hypothetical higher consumption of meat and dairy in the longer term is by no means inevitable as trends develop due to health considerations, the impacts of antibiotic resistance on high density factory farming and legislative responses to that, ethics, and limited natural resources and incomes;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21.
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Stresses, in particular, the need to regulate unfavourable developments within the commercial food chain and to ensure a more even distribution of risk within the food supply chain, with a view to further reducing the operating risks faced by European farmers; calls on the Commission to develop an appropriate legislative act to combat unfair commercial practices in the food supply chain;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Welcomes the opportunities opened up by the European Innovation Partnership AGRI (EIP-AGRI) for applied research within the agricultural sector, but is worried by the fragmented way the EIP- AGRI is implemented as part of national or
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Welcomes the opportunities opened up by the European Innovation Partnership AGRI (EIP-AGRI) for applied research within the agricultural sector, but is worried by the fragmented way the EIP- AGRI is implemented as part of national or regional Pillar II programmes; asks the Commission to look into the possibility of changing the EIP-AGRI cofinancing mechanisms in order to ensure effective research that is better linked to the market and is driven by real entrepreneurial needs, creating cross-border research focus groups and better participation possibilities for businesses, in particular for small and medium-sized businesses, which are mostly excluded from innovation circuits, with a more active involvement by the Commission in terms of providing an explicit innovation and research agenda linked to Horizon 2020 programmes;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Welcomes the opportunities opened up by the European Innovation Partnership AGRI (EIP-AGRI) for applied research within the agricultural sector, but is worried by the fragmented way the EIP- AGRI is implemented as part of national or regional Pillar II programmes; asks the Commission to look into the possibility of changing the EIP-AGRI cofinancing mechanisms in order to ensure effective research that is better
Amendment 286 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Welcomes the opportunities opened up by the European Innovation Partnership AGRI (EIP-AGRI) for applied research
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Considers that economic development and ecological sustainability are complementary provided enough room is left for innovation and entrepreneurship and provided action is taken to prevent the appearance of differences in national implementation, so as to ensure a genuine level playing field, also by exploring new and relevant techniques such as satellite imaging; calls on the Commission to ensure a genuine level playing field for the agricultural sector
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Considers that economic development and ecological sustainability are complementary provided enough room is left for innovation and entrepreneurship and provided action is taken to prevent the appearance of differences in national implementation, so as to ensure a genuine level playing field, also by exploring new and relevant techniques such as satellite imaging;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Considers that economic development and ecological sustainability are complementary provided enough room is left for innovation and entrepreneurship and provided action is taken to prevent the appearance of differences in national implementation, so as to ensure a genuine
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the global food security issue will only be resolved by tackling the problem of food wastage found in all countries of the world, but especially if each country has the capacity to develop its own agriculture along sustainable development lines; whereas from this point of view international cooperation is extremely important for innovation in production models, technical progress, training, research, extension services and technological developments;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Considers that economic development and ecological sustainability are complementary provided enough room is left for innovation and entrepreneurship and provided action is taken to prevent the appearance of differences in national implementation, and to retrospectively eliminate such differences, so as to ensure a genuine level playing field in the Union, also by exploring new and relevant techniques such as satellite imaging; calls on the Commission to ensure a genuine level playing field for the agricultural sector by actively monitoring relevant legislation such as the Birds and Habitats Directives and the
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Considers that economic development
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Considers that economic development and ecological sustainability are complementary provided enough room is left for innovation and entrepreneurship and provided action is taken to prevent the appearance of unjustified differences in national implementation, so as to ensure a genuine level playing field, also by exploring new and relevant techniques such as satellite imaging; calls on the Commission to ensure a genuine level playing field for the agricultural sector by actively monitoring
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Considers that economic development and ecological sustainability are complementary provided enough room is left for innovation and entrepreneurship and provided action is taken to prevent the appearance of differences in national implementation, so as to ensure a genuine level playing field, also by exploring new and relevant techniques such as satellite imaging; calls on the Commission to ensure a genuine level playing field for the agricultural sector by actively monitoring relevant legislation such as the Birds and Habitats Directives
Amendment 294 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Considers that economic development and ecological sustainability are complementary provided enough room is left for innovation and entrepreneurship and provided action is taken to prevent the appearance of differences in national implementation, so as to ensure a genuine level playing field, also by exploring new and relevant techniques such as satellite imaging; calls on the Commission to ensure a genuine level playing field for the agricultural sector by actively monitoring relevant legislation such as the Birds and Habitats Directives and the implementation thereof
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Stresses that the CAP should be more focused on farmers’ needs
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Stresses that the CAP should be more focused on farmers’ needs while not compromising policy goals; stresses the need for a simpler and more flexible legislative framework that is better aligned to deliver synergies with other sectors such as chemicals, health and technology, by enhancing knowledge crossovers, integration of resource use and better understanding of reciprocal effects in order to optimise their interplay and better integrate with the circular economy, stresses further that a market-oriented CAP will enhance the innovative power and competitiveness of the European agricultural sector by reducing government intervention and stimulating entrepreneurship;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Stresses that the CAP should be more focused on farmers’ needs while not
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Stresses that the CAP should be more focused on farmers’ needs while not compromising policy goals; stresses the need for a more flexible legislative framework that is better aligned to deliver synergies with other sectors such as chemicals, health and technology, by enhancing knowledge crossovers, integration of resource use and better understanding of reciprocal effects in order to optimise their interplay and better integrate with the circular economy
Amendment 299 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Stresses that the CAP should be more focused on farmers’ needs while not compromising policy goals; stresses the need for a more flexible legislative framework that is better aligned to deliver synergies with other sectors such as chemicals, health and technology, by enhancing knowledge crossovers, integration of resource use and better understanding of reciprocal effects in order to optimise their interplay and better integrate with the circular economy;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 3 a (new) – having regard to the UN's International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development of the FAO, GEF, UNDP, UNEP, UNESCO, the World Bank and WHO,
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) C b. whereas efforts must be made to promote the increased use of renewable energy sources such as biomass, solar power, wind and water power and bioethanol;
Amendment 300 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Stresses that the CAP should be more focused on farmers’ needs while not compromising policy goals; stresses the need for a more flexible legislative framework that is better aligned to deliver synergies
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Stresses that the CAP should be more focused on farmers’ needs while not compromising policy goals; stresses the need for a more flexible legislative framework that is better aligned to deliver synergies with other sectors such as chemicals, health and technology, by enhancing knowledge crossovers, integration of resource use and better understanding of reciprocal effects in order to optimise their interplay and better integrate with the circular economy, stresses further that a
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Stresses that the CAP should be
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Stresses that the CAP should be more focused on farmers’ needs while not compromising policy goals; stresses the need for a more simple and flexible legislative framework that is better aligned to deliver synergies with other sectors such as chemicals, health and technology, by
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Calls on the Commission to report every two years on the impact of Union financing and other Union measures in the field of agricultural innovation on the development of cost prices and selling prices of agricultural products and on the associated financial and economic prospects of family farms in the Union;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Considers innovation to be an essential tool and a key horizontal policy priority for the CAP to develop, implement and achieve the objectives of the CAP reform 2014-2020; calls on the Commission,
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Considers innovation to be an essential tool and a key horizontal policy priority for the CAP to develop, implement and achieve the objectives of the CAP reform 2014-2020; calls on the Commission, therefore, to provide a more ambitious overarching strategy with measurable outcomes in order to align and focus research and innovation vis-à-vis policy priorities; stresses that the CAP should provide more flexibility for the use of newly developed techniques and practices without an increase in
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Considers innovation to be an essential tool and a key horizontal policy priority for the CAP to develop, implement and achieve the objectives of the CAP reform 2014-2020; calls on the Commission, therefore, to provide a more ambitious overarching strategy with measurable outcomes in order to align and focus research and innovation vis-à-vis policy priorities;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Considers innovation to be an essential tool and a key horizontal policy priority for
Amendment 309 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 25. Considers innovation to be an essential tool and a key horizontal policy priority for the CAP to develop, implement and achieve the objectives of the CAP reform 2014-2020; calls on the Commission, therefore, to provide a more ambitious overarching strategy with measurable outcomes in order to align and focus research and innovation vis-à-vis policy priorities;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas cows and other ruminants have evolved to eat grass, or rather digest the bacteria that break down the grass, to obtain the protein they need; whereas as dairy farmers globally suffer due to overproduction of European milk, agronomists are increasingly questioning a soya dependency that means cows are fed like Olympic athletes in order to produce the most milk they can simply to oversupply an already-saturated market;
Amendment 310 #
25a. Regards it as essential to preserve farmland in problem areas such as mountainous and peripheral areas in the Union, too, and therefore backs all action to ensure that the mainly small-scale holdings there also have access to high tech tailored to their needs;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Is concerned about the proliferation of free trade agreements between the EU and third countries that are encouraging social and environmental dumping; is particularly concerned about the transatlantic free trade agreement (TAFTA) negotiations, given that they are threatening to compromise European agricultural production and food processing standards, including those relating to animal welfare, the environment, food safety, labelling and traceability; calls on the Commission therefore to seek the exclusion of agricultural matters from the transatlantic free trade agreement negotiations;
Amendment 312 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 25 a (new) 25a. Calls on the Commission in other fields of regulations aimed at creating a better functioning and integrated internal market to also make sure that regulations and policies are striving to increase better competition;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas because of biologically limited energy transfer efficiencies between trophic levels, it is more resource-efficient for humans to produce and consume much more vegetable protein; indeed as part of leguminous crop rotations as practiced since the middle ages, it also provides for a more fertile and productive soil due to nitrogen fixation in root nodules;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C c (new) Cc. whereas cows and other ruminants have evolved to eat grass, or rather digest the bacteria that break down the grass, to obtain the protein they need; whereas as dairy farmers globally suffer due to overproduction of European milk, agronomists are increasingly questioning a soya dependency that fuels land grabs and deforestation in the tropics and means cows are fed on costly feed they are not adapted to, in order to produce the most milk that can be obtained, simply to oversupply an already-saturated market, with milk prices not even able to cover costs of production;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas despite the numerous challenges and the growing number of standards farmers have to deal with, EU consumers have never spent a smaller percentage of their income on food, while the current economic downturn has resulted in increased levels of poverty which often forces EU consumers to seek assistance of food banks;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas despite the numerous challenges and the growing number of standards farmers have to deal with, and whereas reserves of agricultural technology resources have fallen and the rate of growth of irrigated land areas has slowed markedly; EU consumers have never spent a smaller percentage of their income on food;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas despite the numerous challenges and the growing number of standards farmers have to deal with, EU consumers have never spent a smaller percentage of their income on food; whereas prices of goods from other sectors of the economy have increased over the decades, food prices have intentionally been kept low in the USA and the EU and this has had the effect of squeezing farmers as costs of production have increased faster than farm gate prices;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas despite the numerous challenges and the growing number of standards farmers have to deal with, EU consumers have never spent a smaller percentage of their income on food; whereas prices of goods from other sectors of the economy have increased over the decades, food prices have intentionally been kept low in the USA and the EU and this has had the effect of squeezing farmers as costs of production have increased faster than farm gate prices;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas excessive taxation practices on food articles leading to extreme differences among Member States have a negative effect on producers, consumers and technological innovation and give ground to VAT fraud on the EU single market;
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the FAO notes in its main publication ‘The State of Food and Agriculture’ that women make significant contributions to the rural economy in all regions and their roles vary from one region to another, even though they always have less access than men to the resources and opportunities they need to be more productive;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 4 a (new) - having regard to its resolution of 8 March 2011 on the EU protein deficit: what solution for a long-standing problem?
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D b (new) Db. whereas increased access for young people and women to land, livestock farming, education, financial services, technology and rural jobs would improve generational renewal in farming, foster economic growth and social well-being and curb rural exodus;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas consumers are demanding food production with higher environmental standards and nutritional value
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas consumers are demanding food production with higher environmental standards and
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas consumers are demanding food production with higher environmental standards and nutritional value, while the agricultural sector needs to diversify and innovate to provide good quality and affordable food for all;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas consumers are demanding food production with higher environmental standards and
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas consumers are demanding food production with higher environmental standards and nutritional value, while the agricultural sector needs to diversify and innovate to provide good
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas consumers are demanding food production with higher environmental standards
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas consumers are demanding food production in sufficient quantity and with high
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas consumers are demanding food production with higher environmental
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 6 a (new) - having regard to the Council conclusions of 18 June 2012 on the European Innovation Partnership ‘Agricultural productivity and sustainability’ (2012/C193/01),
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E E. whereas consumers are demanding food production
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Recital E a (new) E a. whereas almost 1.3 billion tonnes – or one third of the food produced worldwide – is wasted or thrown away, of which more than 100 million tonnes of food produced in Europe is thrown away each year; whereas this is unacceptable from a moral and ethical standpoint and depletes the environment and finite natural resources;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas owing to
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas owing to pressure on natural resources, climate change, the scarcity of land, the vulnerability of the environment, the growth of the world population and changing consumer behaviour, it is essential that farmers produce
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas owing to pressure on natural resources, climate change, the scarcity of land, the vulnerability of the environment, the growth of the world population and changing consumer behaviour, it is essential that farmers produce
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas owing to pressure on natural resources, climate change, the scarcity of land, the vulnerability of the environment, the growth of the world population and changing consumer behaviour, it is essential that farmers produce more with less, meaning a smaller ecological footprint per kg of product produced; whereas this can be achieved only by using sustainable agricultural practices, such as crop diversification and the conservation of natural habitats, ecosystems and local varieties and species;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas owing to pressure on natural resources, climate change, the scarcity of land, the vulnerability of the environment, the growth of the world population and changing consumer behaviour, it is essential that farmers produce more with less and that local consumption of agricultural and agri-food products is also promoted, meaning a smaller ecological footprint per kg of product produced;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas owing to pressure on natural resources, climate change, the scarcity of land, biodiversity loss, the vulnerability of the environment, the growth of the world population and changing consumer behaviour, it is essential that farmers produce more with less,
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas owing to pressure on natural resources, climate change, the scarcity of land, the vulnerability of the environment, the growth of the world population and changing consumer behaviour, it is essential that farmers produce more
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F F. whereas owing to pressure on natural resources, climate change, the scarcity of land, the vulnerability of the environment, the growth of the world population and changing consumer behaviour, it is essential that farmers produce more
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution Citation 7 a (new) – having regard to its Motion for a Resolution of 14 December 2015 on patents and plant breeders' rights (2015/2981 (RSP)),
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F a (new) Fa. whereas in the EU’s rural areas family farming businesses, which represent the bulk of the EU's agricultural production, account for most employment and micro, small and medium-sized enterprises;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F b (new) Fb. whereas the average incomes of members of family farming businesses are higher than those of agricultural labourers; whereas moving towards a smaller number of family farms and a larger number of agricultural labourers would further undermine the economic strength of rural areas;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Recital F c (new) Fc. whereas family farming businesses are the nucleus of life in the EU’s rural areas; whereas they help to preserve Europe’s traditional, cultural and natural heritage;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas, a more productive, an equitable income and resource-efficient agriculture is key to addressing the challenges of sustainability for all farms of whatever size and to making them better equipped to preserve natural resources;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas, a more productive and resource-efficient agriculture is key to addressing the challenges of sustainability for all farms of whatever size and to making them better equipped to preserve natural resources and the environment;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas, a more productive and resource-efficient agriculture is key to addressing the challenges of environmental, social and economic sustainability for all farms of whatever size and to making them better equipped to preserve natural resources;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas, a more
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G G. whereas, a more productive and resource-efficient agriculture that is better at optimising its products is key to addressing the challenges of sustainability for all farms of whatever size and to making them better equipped to preserve natural resources;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas agriculture that is widespread across the land helps to strengthen the social fabric and contributes to environmental sustainability and job creation in rural areas; whereas this role can be further strengthened through innovation;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Recital G a (new) Ga. whereas the development of more sustainable models of agriculture intended not only to provide food for people but also to produce non-food goods and services represents significant potential for creating new jobs in each region, not only related to food production (human and animal), but also to the bioeconomy, green chemistry, renewable energies and tourism, inter alia; whereas these are also very often jobs that cannot be relocated;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital -A (new) Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Recital H H. whereas the EU is the biggest exporter of agricultural products worldwide, making the agri-food sector a key economic pillar of the Union employing 47 million people in 15 million downstream enterprises in fields such as food processing, retail and services, and contributing to a positive trade balance of EUR 17 802 euro that represents 7.2 % of total value of EU exports; whereas the EU is, equally, the biggest importer of agricultural products worldwide and whereas certain imbalances, in particular that of vegetable proteins for animal feed (soya meal), need to be offset more effectively by means of ambitious programmes;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the competitiveness and sustainability of the common agricultural policy (CAP)
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the competitiveness of the common agricultural policy (CAP) is mentioned as one of the key goals in Article 4(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, and increasing productivity and ensuring reasonable prices as mentioned in Article 39 TFEU can be best achieved through innovation; whereas future competitiveness depends on the intrinsic productivity and fertility of agricultural systems in the medium and long term, and maintaining and regenerating the natural resources upon which agriculture depends, in particular living, healthy soils and resilient biodiverse agro-ecosystems;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the competitiveness of the common agricultural policy (CAP) is mentioned as one of the key goals in Article 4(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, and increasing productivity and ensuring reasonable
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the competitiveness of the common agricultural policy (CAP) is mentioned as one of the key goals in Article 4(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, and increasing productivity and ensuring reasonable prices as mentioned in Article 39 TFEU can be best achieved through innovation; whereas since this increased competitiveness cannot be achieved through lowering social standards, our measures for dealing with social dumping, whether by Member States or third countries, must be improved;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the competitiveness of the common agricultural policy (CAP) is mentioned as one of the key goals in Article 4(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, and increasing sustainable productivity and ensuring
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I I. whereas the competitiveness and sustainability of the common agricultural policy (CAP)
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Recital I a (new) Ia. whereas an increase in unfavourable developments in agriculture – such as the growing phenomenon of 'land grabbing', unfair commercial practices within the food supply chain, the falling number of farmers, ageing among agricultural producers and the exodus of young people from villages – has been observed recently;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the memorandum of understanding between the Commission and the EIB signed on 14 July 2014 explicitly encourages further investments in innovative agriculture, providing tools to foster the uptake of investments in agriculture and including a proposal from the Commission aimed at supporting and expanding financial tools in the farming sector in order to combat price fluctuations; whereas, however, these tools are far from sufficient for effectively combating price volatility;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Recital J J. whereas the memorandum of understanding between the Commission and the EIB signed on 14 July 2014 explicitly encourages further investments in innovative agriculture, providing tools to foster the uptake of investments in agriculture and including a proposal from the Commission aimed at supporting and expanding financial tools in the farming sector
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas the agricultural sector has been subject to frequent cycles of change
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas the agricultural sector has been subject to frequent cycles of change aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity, which have contributed significantly to the economic development of agriculture to its current level; whereas the incorporation of the latest technologies into farming practices will bring significant benefits
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas the agricultural sector has been subject to frequent cycles of change aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity, which have contributed significantly to the economic development of agriculture to its current level; whereas the appropriate incorporation of both the latest technologies and adapting and reapplying tried and trusted ones into farming practices
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas the agricultural sector has been subject to frequent cycles of change aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity, which have contributed significantly to the economic development of agriculture to its current level; whereas the incorporation of the latest technologies into farming practices will bring significant benefits for all farm sizes; whereas marine and oceanic natural resources have potential to innovate traditional agricultural production;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas the agricultural sector has been subject to frequent cycles of change aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity, which, together with the permanent premise that family farms must be preserved in the Union, have contributed significantly to the socioeconomic development of agriculture in the Union to its current level; whereas the incorporation of the latest technologies into farming practices will bring significant benefits for all family farm sizes;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K K. whereas the agricultural sector has been subject to frequent cycles of change aimed at enhancing agricultural productivity, which have contributed significantly to the economic development of agriculture to its current level; whereas the incorporation of the latest technologies into farming practices
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) Ka. whereas a living, healthy soil will guarantee optimal defence and nutrition from beneficial organisms like mycorrhizae or free living nitrogen-fixing bacteria ; whereas these and other beneficial soil organisms are killed off by both synthetic fertiliser and pesticide use, stopping free delivery of the full range of macro- and micro-nutrients and minerals to the plant, rather than only nitrogen and phosphorous in fertilisers which are mostly lost as pollutants in water ; whereas such complete nutrition from a living soil ensures plants grow robustly and resist pest attack better, and that plants are more nutritious and the animals eating them are also healthier ; whereas mycorrhizae act not only as a barrier against pathogenic organisms, but also symbiotically provide crops water and nutrients in exchange for sugars exuded by plant roots;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) Ka. whereas given that the unprecedented crisis affecting European agriculture, and particularly the livestock sector, is a threat to the survival of all sectors, it makes no sense to seek to encourage investment, research and development without first stabilising producers' incomes and helping them to overcome the financial losses they have suffered;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Recital A A. whereas the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates that the expected rise in the world’s population to 9.1 billion by 2050 will require a 60 % increase in food production and a 24 % increase in crop yields in the developed
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) Ka. whereas in some Member States, for various structural reasons, large areas of abandoned agricultural land are continuing to lie unused;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K a (new) Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K b (new) Kb. whereas a living, healthy soil will guarantee optimal defence and nutrition from beneficial organisms like mycorrhizae or free living nitrogen-fixing bacteria ; whereas these and other beneficial soil organisms are killed off by both synthetic fertiliser and pesticide use, stopping free delivery of the full range of macro- and micro-nutrients and minerals to the plant, rather than only nitrogen and phosphorous in fertilisers which are mostly lost as pollutants in water ; whereas such complete nutrition from a living soil ensures plants grow robustly and resist pest attack better, and that plants are more nutritious and the animals eating them are also healthier ; whereas mycorrhizae act not only as a barrier against pathogenic organisms, but also symbiotically provide crops with water and nutrients in exchange for sugars exuded by plant roots;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K b (new) Kb. whereas a living, healthy soil will guarantee optimal defence and nutrition from beneficial organisms like mycorrhizae or free living nitrogen-fixing bacteria ; whereas these and other beneficial soil organisms are killed off by both synthetic fertiliser and pesticide use, stopping free delivery of the full range of macro- and micro-nutrients and minerals to the plant, rather than only nitrogen and phosphorous in fertilisers which are mostly lost as pollutants in water ; whereas such complete nutrition from a living soil ensures plants grow robustly and resist pest attack better, and that plants are more nutritious and the animals eating them are also healthier ; whereas mycorrhizae act not only as a barrier against pathogenic organisms, but also symbiotically provide crops water and nutrients in exchange for sugars exuded by plant roots;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K b (new) Kb. whereas the talks on the transatlantic free trade agreement (TAFTA) currently under way with the United States are a threat to European agricultural and agri- food production standards; whereas putting in place such an agreement would not only pose a new threat to the income of most farmers, but also be a step backwards with regard to the environment, animal welfare and food security; whereas agriculture and the agri-food sector should therefore be taken out of the talks so as to preserve the potential for agricultural innovation in the European Union;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K c (new) Kc. whereas organic farming and other agro-ecological approaches represents a fusion of longstanding techniques with innovative ones, based on living, self- regenerating and self-strengthening biologically diverse systems;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K c (new) Kc. whereas organic farming represents such a fusion of longstanding techniques with innovative ones, based on living, self- regenerating and self-strengthening systems;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Recital K c (new) Kc. whereas since the proliferation of free trade agreements between the European Union and third countries encourages social and environmental dumping rather than innovation, agriculture should be excluded from these agreements and those already in force should be revised to this effect;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that agriculture has always developed new practices, techniques and production methods that have increased outputs and improved the adaptability of farming practices to new and changing circumstances; notes further that agriculture
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Notes that agriculture has always developed new practices, techniques and production methods that have increased outputs and improved the adaptability of farming practices to new and changing circumstances; notes further that agriculture is a key part of our natural world which thus provides services that go beyond producing food and can be enhanced by fostering new developments; is convinced that innovation is a prerequisite for maintaining this progress; stresses, however, the need to change direction and move towards agricultural practices that are more environmentally sustainable, such as organic farming and conservation agriculture, the key aim of which is to protect the environment and valuable resources for future generations;
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