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2017/2116(INI) European strategy for the promotion of protein crops - Encouraging the production of protein and leguminous plants in the European agriculture sector

Progress: Procedure completed

RoleCommitteeRapporteurShadows
Lead AGRI DENANOT Jean-Paul (icon: S&D S&D) MCGUINNESS Mairead (icon: PPE PPE), DOHRMANN Jørn (icon: ECR ECR), HUITEMA Jan (icon: ALDE ALDE), HÄUSLING Martin (icon: Verts/ALE Verts/ALE), ZULLO Marco (icon: EFDD EFDD), LOISEAU Philippe (icon: ENF ENF)
Committee Opinion ENVI HÖLVÉNYI György (icon: PPE PPE) Jørn DOHRMANN (icon: ECR ECR), Anneli JÄÄTTEENMÄKI (icon: ALDE ALDE), Susanne MELIOR (icon: S&D S&D)
Lead committee dossier:
Legal Basis:
RoP 54

Events

2018/09/10
   EC - Commission response to text adopted in plenary
Documents
2018/04/17
   EP - Results of vote in Parliament
2018/04/17
   EP - Decision by Parliament
Details

The European Parliament adopted by 542 votes to 33, with 109 abstentions, a resolution on a European strategy for the promotion of protein crops - encouraging the production of protein and leguminous plants in the European agriculture sector.

Members recalled that the EU is suffering from a major deficit in vegetable proteins due to the needs of its livestock sector, which is dependent on feed imports from third countries.

The EU devotes only 3% of its arable land to protein crops and imports over 75% of its vegetable protein supply, mainly from Brazil, Argentina and the USA. The current situation carries major risks , especially for the EU livestock sector, as price volatility on international markets has substantially increased.

In this context, Parliament proposed to implement a major European strategic plan for the production and supply of plant proteins , based on the sustainable development of all crops throughout the Union.

It called for:

the Commission to take immediate actions aimed at avoiding any reduction in the current production level of protein crops, taking into due account the environmental benefits deriving from the conventional cultivation of nitrogen-fixing crops in EFAs; the establishment of a European platform , supported by the European Crops Market Observatory to identify protein cultivation areas, determine protein production capabilities and catalogue all research done so far on proteins.

Plan’s objectives : Parliament recommended supporting, in particular under the CAP, the cultivation of soya in the EU by making it profitable and competitive, as new varieties are currently opening up fresh possibilities for some regions where the crop can adapt. It recommended that vegetable protein crops such as soya, alfalfa, broad beans, peas and crops such as clover, sainfoin and many other legumes be reintroduced into large-scale cultivation and forage systems.

The resolution also encouraged the need to:

develop local and regional protein production and processing chains by establishing groups of farmers and by creating closer links between arable crop farmers and livestock farmers; assist, via the CAP, operators taking risks by entering short supply chains for protein-based food and feed; support greater self-sufficiency of farms in animal feed at both farm and regional level and for ruminants as well as for mono-gastric animals, including through on-farm feed production; increase the profitability of these crops and to develop practices such as crop rotation (over a minimum of three years) and under-sowing for leguminous crops, and increase the mixing of varieties and crops in the pulse (clover/rape, triticale/peas etc.) and forage (grass, clovers, meslins, etc.) production sectors, in order to shift towards a more sustainable agri-food system, supporting a shift from input-intensive crop monocultures within and outside the EU towards a diversified agro ecological system; invest massively in research , particularly on crop varieties, to make protein crops more economically attractive and their production more competitive and to increase their yield.

Plan’s instruments : Members stressed that this plan calls for the mobilisation and coordination of several EU policies : the CAP; research policy; environmental and climate action policies; energy policy; the neighbourhood policy and trade policy.

It is important for the CAP to support protein crop cultivation by means of different measures such as the voluntary coupled payment – which should not be restricted to crops and regions, in difficulty in order to give scope for more action – and the greening payment, and by means of the second pillar, particularly through agro-environmental measures on organic and other types of farming, investment quality, the Farm Advisory System (FAS), training and of course innovation.

Parliament stressed the need to:

introduce new instruments to help increase the supply of plant proteins, in particular soya, and to ensure equitable implementation across all the Member States; secure autonomy in soya supplies by cooperating more closely with the EU’s neighbourhood. Members supported the establishment of transparent product labelling systems based on certified production standards, such as the Danube Soya and Europe Soya standards; adjust the second pillar of the CAP to provide better recognition of and remuneration for the contribution of crops that feed pollinators at critical times of the season (early flowering plants in spring) and their role in fighting pollinator decline.

Documents
2018/04/17
   EP - End of procedure in Parliament
2018/04/16
   EP - Debate in Parliament
2018/03/27
   EP - Committee report tabled for plenary
Details

The Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development adopted the own-initiative report by Jean-Paul DENANOT (S&D, FR) on a European strategy for the promotion of protein crops - encouraging the production of protein and leguminous plants in the European agriculture sector.

The report noted that the European Union is suffering from a major deficit in vegetable proteins due to the needs of its livestock sector which is dependent on feed imports from third countries. It is vital to reduce the Union's massive dependency on imports of protein crops, which are mainly used for animal feed. In addition to the environmental impact in soya producing regions, the current situation carries major risks especially for the EU livestock sector, as price volatility on international markets has substantially increased.

The European production of protein-rich matter rose from 24.2 to 36.3 million tonnes between 1994 and 2014, but at the same time the consumption increased from 39.7 million tonnes to 57.1 million tonnes, increasing thus the Union’s overall deficit from 15.5 to 20.8 million tonnes.

The Union devotes only 3% of its arable land to protein crops and imports more than 75% of its vegetable protein supply, mainly from Brazil, Argentina and the United States.

Overall, Members stressed that it is time to implement a major strategic European vegetable protein production and supply plan based on the sustainable development of all the crops grown throughout the EU.

They called for:

the Commission to take immediate actions aimed at avoiding any reduction in the current production level of protein crops, taking into due account the environmental benefits deriving from the conventional cultivation of nitrogen-fixing crops in EFAs; the establishment of a European platform , supported by the European Crops Market Observatory to identify protein cultivation areas, determine protein production capabilities and catalogue all research done so far on proteins. The EU should then heavily invest into integrated and targeted research to make protein crops more economically attractive and their production more competitive and to increase their yield.

Plan’s objectives : Members recommended supporting, in particular under the CAP, the cultivation of soya in the EU by making it profitable and competitive, as new varieties are currently opening up fresh possibilities for some regions where the crop can adapt.

They also encouraged the need to:

develop local and regional protein production and processing chains by establishing groups of farmers and by creating closer links between arable crop farmers and livestock farmers; assist, via the CAP, operators taking risks by entering short supply chains for protein-based food and feed; support greater self-sufficiency of farms in animal feed at both farm and regional level and for ruminants as well as for mono-gastric animals, including through on-farm feed production; increase the profitability of these crops and to develop practices such as crop rotation (over a minimum of three years) and under-sowing for leguminous crops, and increase the mixing of varieties and crops in the pulse (clover/rape, triticale/peas etc.) and forage (grass, clovers, meslins, etc.) production sectors, in order to shift towards a more sustainable agri-food system, supporting a shift from input-intensive crop monocultures within and outside the EU towards a diversified agro ecological system.

Plan’s instruments : Members stressed that this plan calls for the mobilisation and coordination of several EU policies: the CAP; research policy; environmental and climate action policies; energy policy; the neighbourhood policy and trade policy.

It is important for the CAP to support protein crop cultivation by means of different measures such as the voluntary coupled payment – which should not be restricted to crops and regions, in difficulty in order to give scope for more action – and the greening payment, and by means of the second pillar, particularly through agro-environmental measures on organic and other types of farming, investment quality, the Farm Advisory System (FAS), training and of course innovation via the EIP. The report highlighted that the introduction of a coupled payment has driven protein crop production in some Member States.

Members stressed the need to introduce new instruments to help increase the supply of plant proteins, in particular soya, and to ensure equitable implementation across all the Member States.

The report highlighted the need to secure autonomy in soya supplies by cooperating more closely with the EU’s neighbourhood. Members supported the establishment of transparent product labelling systems based on certified production standards, such as the Danube Soya and Europe Soya standards.

Lastly, Members called for adjustments to the second pillar of the CAP to provide better recognition of and remuneration for the contribution of crops that feed pollinators at critical times of the season (early flowering plants in spring) and their role in fighting pollinator decline.

Documents
2018/03/20
   EP - Vote in committee
2017/12/11
   EP - Committee opinion
Documents
2017/11/16
   EP - Amendments tabled in committee
Documents
2017/10/09
   EP - Committee draft report
Documents
2017/07/13
   EP - HÖLVÉNYI György (PPE) appointed as rapporteur in ENVI
2017/07/06
   EP - Committee referral announced in Parliament
2017/06/12
   EP - DENANOT Jean-Paul (S&D) appointed as rapporteur in AGRI

Documents

Votes

A8-0121/2018 - Jean-Paul Denanot - vote unique 17/04/2018 13:31:59.000 #

2018/04/17 Outcome: +: 542, 0: 109, -: 33
DE IT FR PL ES RO BE BG CZ HU PT NL AT FI SK EL IE HR DK LT SE SI GB LV LU MT EE CY ??
Total
92
57
60
46
50
28
20
17
20
19
20
24
18
13
12
19
10
11
12
10
20
8
66
7
6
5
5
6
1
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1

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2

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2

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3

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2

Estonia PPE

For (1)

1

Cyprus PPE

1
icon: S&D S&D
176

Netherlands S&D

For (2)

2

Ireland S&D

For (1)

1

Croatia S&D

2

Denmark S&D

2

Slovenia S&D

For (1)

1

Latvia S&D

1

Luxembourg S&D

For (1)

1

Malta S&D

3

Cyprus S&D

2
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59

Romania ALDE

2

Portugal ALDE

1

Austria ALDE

For (1)

1

Ireland ALDE

For (1)

1

Croatia ALDE

2

Slovenia ALDE

For (1)

1

United Kingdom ALDE

1

Latvia ALDE

1

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For (1)

1

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3
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Italy ECR

2

Romania ECR

2

Bulgaria ECR

2

Czechia ECR

2

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2
2

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2

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1

Croatia ECR

For (1)

1

Lithuania ECR

1

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1
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29

Germany ENF

Against (1)

1

Poland ENF

2

Belgium ENF

For (1)

1

Netherlands ENF

3

Austria ENF

For (1)

4

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1
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18

Germany NI

For (1)

Against (1)

2

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2

Hungary NI

Abstain (1)

3

Denmark NI

1

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Against (2)

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NI

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1
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46

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3

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Abstain (1)

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3

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1

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1

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Abstain (1)

1

United Kingdom GUE/NGL

1

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Abstain (1)

1

Denmark Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

1

Lithuania Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

1

Slovenia Verts/ALE

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1

United Kingdom Verts/ALE

6

Latvia Verts/ALE

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1

Luxembourg Verts/ALE

Abstain (1)

1

Estonia Verts/ALE

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1
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Germany EFDD

Against (1)

1

Poland EFDD

1

Czechia EFDD

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1

Lithuania EFDD

For (1)

1

Sweden EFDD

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AmendmentsDossier
461 2017/2116(INI)
2017/10/31 ENVI 122 amendments...
source: 612.362
2017/11/16 AGRI 339 amendments...
source: 613.513

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In addition to the environmental impact in soya producing regions, the current situation carries major risks especially for the EU livestock sector, as price volatility on international markets has substantially increased. The European production of protein-rich matter rose from 24.2 to 36.3 million tonnes between 1994 and 2014, but at the same time the consumption increased from 39.7 million tonnes to 57.1 million tonnes, increasing thus the Union’s overall deficit from 15.5 to 20.8 million tonnes. The Union devotes only 3% of its arable land to protein crops and imports more than 75% of its vegetable protein supply, mainly from Brazil, Argentina and the United States. Overall, Members stressed that it is time to implement a major strategic European vegetable protein production and supply plan based on the sustainable development of all the crops grown throughout the EU. They called for: the Commission to take immediate actions aimed at avoiding any reduction in the current production level of protein crops, taking into due account the environmental benefits deriving from the conventional cultivation of nitrogen-fixing crops in EFAs; the establishment of a European platform , supported by the European Crops Market Observatory to identify protein cultivation areas, determine protein production capabilities and catalogue all research done so far on proteins. The EU should then heavily invest into integrated and targeted research to make protein crops more economically attractive and their production more competitive and to increase their yield. Plan’s objectives : Members recommended supporting, in particular under the CAP, the cultivation of soya in the EU by making it profitable and competitive, as new varieties are currently opening up fresh possibilities for some regions where the crop can adapt. They also encouraged the need to: develop local and regional protein production and processing chains by establishing groups of farmers and by creating closer links between arable crop farmers and livestock farmers; assist, via the CAP, operators taking risks by entering short supply chains for protein-based food and feed; support greater self-sufficiency of farms in animal feed at both farm and regional level and for ruminants as well as for mono-gastric animals, including through on-farm feed production; increase the profitability of these crops and to develop practices such as crop rotation (over a minimum of three years) and under-sowing for leguminous crops, and increase the mixing of varieties and crops in the pulse (clover/rape, triticale/peas etc.) and forage (grass, clovers, meslins, etc.) production sectors, in order to shift towards a more sustainable agri-food system, supporting a shift from input-intensive crop monocultures within and outside the EU towards a diversified agro ecological system. Plan’s instruments : Members stressed that this plan calls for the mobilisation and coordination of several EU policies: the CAP; research policy; environmental and climate action policies; energy policy; the neighbourhood policy and trade policy. It is important for the CAP to support protein crop cultivation by means of different measures such as the voluntary coupled payment – which should not be restricted to crops and regions, in difficulty in order to give scope for more action – and the greening payment, and by means of the second pillar, particularly through agro-environmental measures on organic and other types of farming, investment quality, the Farm Advisory System (FAS), training and of course innovation via the EIP. The report highlighted that the introduction of a coupled payment has driven protein crop production in some Member States. Members stressed the need to introduce new instruments to help increase the supply of plant proteins, in particular soya, and to ensure equitable implementation across all the Member States. The report highlighted the need to secure autonomy in soya supplies by cooperating more closely with the EU’s neighbourhood. Members supported the establishment of transparent product labelling systems based on certified production standards, such as the Danube Soya and Europe Soya standards. Lastly, Members called for adjustments to the second pillar of the CAP to provide better recognition of and remuneration for the contribution of crops that feed pollinators at critical times of the season (early flowering plants in spring) and their role in fighting pollinator decline.
  • date: 2018-04-16T00:00:00 type: Debate in Parliament body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?secondRef=TOC&language=EN&reference=20180416&type=CRE title: Debate in Parliament
  • date: 2018-04-17T00:00:00 type: Results of vote in Parliament body: EP docs: url: https://oeil.secure.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/sda.do?id=30978&l=en title: Results of vote in Parliament
  • date: 2018-04-17T00:00:00 type: Decision by Parliament, 1st reading/single reading body: EP docs: url: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P8-TA-2018-0095 title: T8-0095/2018 summary: The European Parliament adopted by 542 votes to 33, with 109 abstentions, a resolution on a European strategy for the promotion of protein crops - encouraging the production of protein and leguminous plants in the European agriculture sector. Members recalled that the EU is suffering from a major deficit in vegetable proteins due to the needs of its livestock sector, which is dependent on feed imports from third countries. The EU devotes only 3% of its arable land to protein crops and imports over 75% of its vegetable protein supply, mainly from Brazil, Argentina and the USA. The current situation carries major risks , especially for the EU livestock sector, as price volatility on international markets has substantially increased. In this context, Parliament proposed to implement a major European strategic plan for the production and supply of plant proteins , based on the sustainable development of all crops throughout the Union. It called for: the Commission to take immediate actions aimed at avoiding any reduction in the current production level of protein crops, taking into due account the environmental benefits deriving from the conventional cultivation of nitrogen-fixing crops in EFAs; the establishment of a European platform , supported by the European Crops Market Observatory to identify protein cultivation areas, determine protein production capabilities and catalogue all research done so far on proteins. Plan’s objectives : Parliament recommended supporting, in particular under the CAP, the cultivation of soya in the EU by making it profitable and competitive, as new varieties are currently opening up fresh possibilities for some regions where the crop can adapt. It recommended that vegetable protein crops such as soya, alfalfa, broad beans, peas and crops such as clover, sainfoin and many other legumes be reintroduced into large-scale cultivation and forage systems. The resolution also encouraged the need to: develop local and regional protein production and processing chains by establishing groups of farmers and by creating closer links between arable crop farmers and livestock farmers; assist, via the CAP, operators taking risks by entering short supply chains for protein-based food and feed; support greater self-sufficiency of farms in animal feed at both farm and regional level and for ruminants as well as for mono-gastric animals, including through on-farm feed production; increase the profitability of these crops and to develop practices such as crop rotation (over a minimum of three years) and under-sowing for leguminous crops, and increase the mixing of varieties and crops in the pulse (clover/rape, triticale/peas etc.) and forage (grass, clovers, meslins, etc.) production sectors, in order to shift towards a more sustainable agri-food system, supporting a shift from input-intensive crop monocultures within and outside the EU towards a diversified agro ecological system; invest massively in research , particularly on crop varieties, to make protein crops more economically attractive and their production more competitive and to increase their yield. Plan’s instruments : Members stressed that this plan calls for the mobilisation and coordination of several EU policies : the CAP; research policy; environmental and climate action policies; energy policy; the neighbourhood policy and trade policy. It is important for the CAP to support protein crop cultivation by means of different measures such as the voluntary coupled payment – which should not be restricted to crops and regions, in difficulty in order to give scope for more action – and the greening payment, and by means of the second pillar, particularly through agro-environmental measures on organic and other types of farming, investment quality, the Farm Advisory System (FAS), training and of course innovation. Parliament stressed the need to: introduce new instruments to help increase the supply of plant proteins, in particular soya, and to ensure equitable implementation across all the Member States; secure autonomy in soya supplies by cooperating more closely with the EU’s neighbourhood. Members supported the establishment of transparent product labelling systems based on certified production standards, such as the Danube Soya and Europe Soya standards; adjust the second pillar of the CAP to provide better recognition of and remuneration for the contribution of crops that feed pollinators at critical times of the season (early flowering plants in spring) and their role in fighting pollinator decline.
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