Activities of Eric ANDRIEU related to 2021/2239(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU action plan for organic agriculture (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on an EU action plan for organic agriculture
Amendments (21)
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s recognition of organic farming as one of the importantmain components on the EU’s path towards more sustainable food systems and the ambitionby setting at 25% the objective of increasing the EU’s agricultural area under organic farming by 2030; recognises, at the same time,considers that the development of organic farming will contribute to the achievement of the potential forher objectives of the Farm to Fork and Biodiversity Strategies ; recognises, at the same time, that other sustainable farming methods toshould contribute to the Green Deal’s other objectives;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes organic farming’s systemic approach to sustainability which delivers many positive externalities; recognises that organic farming is based on a stronger synergy between animals and land with benefits for climate change mitigation and adaptation and for soil protection; considers that the prohibition of synthetic pesticides and synthetic fertilizers for organic farming enhances water and air quality as well as biodiversity (30% more); recognises that animal welfare standards for organic farming are the highest ones;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Insists on the need to overcome aspects of the agricultural systems inherited from the Green Revolution based on the agro-chemistry and on low oil prices; considers that organic farming and more largely agroecology are currently the more fruitful areas for experimentations and sustainable innovations by increasing the diversity of the agrosystems and optimising the interactions within them.
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that the development and growth of the organic sector must be accompanied by market-driven and holistic supply chain developments as well as policy driven measures to stimulate further supply and demand for organic food and to ensure consumer trust, and the combination of the two approaches should allow a balanced development in order to safeguard the future profitability of the organic market and organic farming in the EU; stresses that the environmental benefits of organic farming should not be supported only by consumers of organic products willing to pay a higher price, but the CAP budget should properly reward organic farmers for the public goods that they deliver, through the protection of the environment and of natural resources, through the reduction of inputs and higher animal welfare standards;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Points out that for an EU action plan to succeed, it must stimulate and mobilise the Member States; expresses the view, therefore, that Member States should be encouraged to develop their own national OAPs with concrete, time-bound actions; calls on the Commission to take its responsibility by validating National Strategic Plans which have a high level of ambition in terms of development of organic farming and, above all, which involve enough financial resources and the most effective tools in order to achieve the objectives;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers that to reach the objective of 25% of the agricultural area under organic conditions, at least 15% of the total CAP expenditures should be focused on organic farming measures whereas the current amount is only 1,5%;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that Member States should engage all stakeholders, especially organic farmers and associations, local and regional authorities, consumer and private sector representatives and the hospitality industry, in a consultative process when adopting and reviewing their national OAPs to achieve the best possible synergies and to reach the objective of increased area under organic farming as settled in the their National Strategic Plan;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Acknowledges that organic production often involves higher production costs and, therefore, needs higherrequires that market prices to recover those costand direct supports to be sufficient to recover those costs in order to allow fair earnings for farmers; points out that higher prices for consumers may represent a barrier to expansion but that they are necessary to ensure the continuation of organic farming and its further uptakee development of the organic sector will allow economies of scale in processing and logistics that could decrease the margins of those intermediary operators; considers that some retailers have excessively high margins on organic products and keeps in mind that the EU action plan for organic farming proposes to use the Directive on Unfair Commercial Practices; considers that the transfer of the Fund for European Aid to the Most Deprived (FEAD) to the European Social Fund PLUS (ESF+) should allow to develop food aid programs in response to the social consequences of the sanitary crisis, and that organic products should have their place inside this programs;
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Supports the Commission in further promoting the EU organic logo among consumers, including through organic school schemes which should give a larger share of the sector to organic products when the school schemes will be revised; emphasises that it is of paramount importance that consumer surveys on organics are followed by actions to further raise awareness of organic farmingthe benefits of organic farming, including in schools;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Believes that increasingthe review of the green public procurement (GPP) in 2019 should be publicised in the Member States canin order to serve as a strong stimulus for action towards the organic target; believes that the EU institutions should lead by example; calls on the Commission to researchcontinue investigations on current structural and logistical barriers and to promote the use of GPP criteria in the Member States;
Amendment 157 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Points out that local and regional authorities play an important role in supporting the structuring of the organic sector in terms of production, logistics and trade, easing the access to land for organic farmers facilitating the creation of organised cooperation between producers and consumers, raising awareness at local level, and particularly by supplying organic food in canteens and developing educational programmes for preschools and schools;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Highlights that the success of the OAP will depend on stronger involvement of the private sector to stimulate demand, especially in countries with less developed organic markets and production; calls on Member States to define a minimum rate of organic products in the procurement for public and private canteens;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines that it is essential for the Commission, the Member States and stakeholders to engage actively in identifying ways in which the existing certification and control mechanisms can be made more robust to prevent fraud in organic production and trade, both in the EU and in non-EU countries, as well as to prevent additional administrative burdens and costs for farmers, including by using IT solutions; calls on the Commission to create a special funds to cover costs of certification;
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that concrete action to promote exports of EUan increase in the share of the EU’s agricultural promotion policy devoted to organic products is needed; requests that the Commission report regularly on forthcomspeed up the ongoing negotiations with to achieve the shift from equivalency to compliance withe EU’s trading partners standards for the imports of organic products and to inform Parliament about the potential for expansion of the organic market;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that, alongside validation of the National Strategic Plan, an adequate common agricultural policy (CAP) budget should be provided to create incentives for farmers to convert to and maintain organic farming practices at national level, through rural development measures or newly introduced eco- schemes, or a combination of the two; regrets that only 64% of the certified organic areas are receiving organic support payments and that the support for organic farming represents only 1,5% of the total expenditures of the CAP whereas 9% of the agricultural areas are under organic management; calls on the Members States to support generational renewal in organic farming; regrets the decline of the CAP’s budget for two decades at the same time as the requirements imposed to the agricultural sector are growing and calls on the Commission to propose a fund dedicated to the development of organic farming in the next multiannual financial framework at the latest, and without pre-allocation between Member States;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes the potential of short, local and seasonal food supply chains and direct marketing opportunities for organic producers and rural economies to deliver economic and environmental benefits by securing incomes and creating employment, while contributing to animal welfare, as well as environmental, biodiversity and climate protection; calls on the Member States to allocate sufficient resources to support for investments allowing the development of short food chains in particular to increase the number of mobile slaughterhouses or on-farm processing facilities;
Amendment 231 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Welcomes the Commission’s support for the development of bio-districts within Member States, as they are multifunctional in nature and create synergies between farmers, consumers, the hospitality industry and cultural enterprises; urges the Member State to use "sectorial interventions" and all available measures to improve the organisation of producers for all relevant sectors, and particularly for organic producers in order to finance the exceptional downgrading of organic products for the conventional market in case of temporary overproduction;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to drive the balance between offer and demand by mobilizing the crisis management measures from the Common Market Organisation Regulation in order to downgrade to the conventional market potential structural overproductions; considers that ensuring prices which are stable and high enough to cover production costs is the most powerful incentive to convert farmers to organic production;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the fundamental importance of expanding the structured exchange of knowledge and best practices on organic farming among Member States and farmers; believes in the benefits of growing collaboration between scientists, advisory services, the education sector, farmers and society in this respect; highlights the important role to be played by farm advisory services, whichin the development of organic production by independent farm advisory services not linked to pesticides sales, and calls on Member States musto include sufficient resources in their CAP strategic plans, in the development of the organic sector;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Calls on the Commission while reviewing the Directive on sustainable use of pesticides to define the biocontrol products and their four categories (microorganisms, invertebrates biocontrol agents, semiochemicals and natural substances) as well as to lighten the approval procedure for basic substances according their level of risk in particular for substances authorised for a food use, and the procedure for extension of use to approved basic substances; considers that biocontrol products could ever replace 40% of synthetic pesticide uses that the many companies involved in the biocontrol sector continue to innovate to reduce the consumption of synthetic pesticides;
Amendment 301 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Supports the Commission’s intention to extend the EU Market Observatories’ analysis to organic products; stresses the importance of intensifying collection and improving availability of accurate and timely data on the organic sector, particularly on production, consumption, trade within the EU and with non-EU countries and delivery on sustainability, including farm gate and retail prices, consumer preferences, supply chain structures, added value and farmers’ share in supply chains, in order to shape and monitortake action to remedy supply and demand imbalances and to drive the EU’s policy on organic production, evaluate consumption and production trends and increase transparency and confidence in the organic sector through determining environmental, economic and social effects;