Activities of Marijana PETIR related to 2015/2227(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Enhancing innovation and economic development in future European farm management (A8-0163/2016 - Jan Huitema) HR
Enhancing innovation and economic development in future European farm management (short presentation) HR
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on enhancing innovation and economic development in future European farm management PDF (339 KB) DOC (138 KB)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on enhancing innovation and economic development in future European farm management
Amendments (15)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
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 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
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 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
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)
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)
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 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
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 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
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 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
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 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
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 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
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 208 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recommends the use of individual farm-specific management systemanagement systems specific to individual farms that measure and evaluate the balance of nutrients at farm level linked to the different chains in the production cycle helping to measure the environmental impact of individual farms and calculate farm-specific nutrient balances; notes that an efficient use of minerals leads to higher crop yields and less need for fertiliser, and contributes to efficient feeding practices, allowing farmers to improve their operations while reducing costs and moving away from generic measures; calls on the Commission to present a study on the matter;
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
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; notes that biological control mechanisms relating to pests and diseases could reduce the use of pesticides and may contribute to better plant resilience;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
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 innovation in this respect;
Amendment 281 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
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 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
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;