6 Amendments of Francesca BARRACCIU related to 2013/2096(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to the Commission Communication of 3 May 2011 ‘Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020’ (COM(2011)244),
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the roles played by small agricultural holdings are not only production-related in that such holdings also play key roles in the delivery of public goods; whereas these include roles relating to nature and the countryside (helping maintain both the characteristic features of Europe’s countryside and biodiversity in rural areas), social roles (providing a livelihood for millions of people in Europe, preventing poverty and constituting a workforce reserve for industry and other sectors of the economy, such as tourism), and cultural roles (preserving fine traditions, customs and other non-material heritage and manufacturing regional and traditional products);
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B c (new)
Recital B c (new)
Bc whereas, in some areas, the presence and survival of small agricultural holdings guarantees a source of income and curbs depopulation;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas small agricultural holdings play a special role in maintaining the vitality of certain areas, such as mountain areas, less-favoured areas and outlying regions, not to mention those in which, because of geographical and morphological constraints, farming is one of the few, if not the only, economically sustainable activities;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Takes the view that simply reducing the number of small agricultural holdings should not be the main objective of restructuring, as this will not boost the competitiveness of larger holdings; with this in mind, calls on and, moreover, will threaten numerous jobs in the farming sector, which could cause depopulation in those regions in which there are no other employment opportunities, and seriously endanger the invaluable European heritage of biodiversity and typical local products; with this in mind, urges the Member States to: come up with appropriate solutions and development models for smallholdings, taking account of the specific characteristics of farming in the country concerned and of regional variations and specific difficulties; boost the competitiveness, viability and profitability of smallholdings; foster entrepreneurship; create jobs; and curb rural depopulation;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Takes the view that smallholdings in mountain areas, less-favoured areas and outlying regions, not to mention those in areas in which, because of geographical and morphological constraints, farming is one of the few, if not the only, economically sustainable activities, should be able to benefit from coupled support, e.g. for sheep- breeding, where they also fulfil specific environmental functions;