10 Amendments of Jean-François JALKH related to 2017/2116(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
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1. Believes that the promotion of protein crop cultivation is a powerful tool in the transition towards more sustainable agri-food systems, supporting a shift from input-intensive crop monoculture towards diversified agro-ecological systems; believes, also, that it is an excellent way of moving towards reasonable consumption of meat products and a redefinition of our eating habits;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
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2. Highlights the fact that protein crops include not only soybeans, but also grain and forage legumes, which can be grown in a diverse range of agro-climatic and soil conditions across Europe; points out that protein crop seed variety must be protected, along with the right to reseed from own crops;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
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4. Recalls that the EU relies onEU food sovereignty is incompatible with massive imports of protein-rich feed materials intended for animal feed, for the most part genetically modified soyabeans, which may give rise to serious environmental problems in source countries; points out that in the case of genetically modified organisms, particularly those which are resistant to glyphosate and glufosinate, the European Union may already apply the precautionary and environmental responsibility principle to ban imports of such products;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 5
5. Supports the objectives of the European Soya Declaration and other initiatives to boost non-genetically modified soya production and other protein crop cultivation in Europe; notes, in this respect, that European agriculture, in particular livestock farmers, must have sufficient soya or other protein crop capacity to no longer rely on imports from third countries;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
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6. Recalls that the CAP has a decisive impact on farmers’ decisicreation of the CAP paved the way for a production- driven European agriculture based ons to growhe use of plant proteiction cprops and should therefore be used to its full potentiaducts, leading to high yields but inferior quality; recalls that farmers should be encouraged to grow protein crops on the basis of a responsible and qualitative ecological model;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
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7. Believes that once it has been in force for a few yearsafter as many years as are required for soil regeneration, useful lessons should be learnt from the recent ban on the use of pesticides in ecological focus areas; stresses that account should also be taken of Parliament’s recent resolution on the renewal of glyphosate, which set a timetable for phasing out and banning this substance by 2022, in order for the European agricultural model to be able to transition towards an ecological production model which favours local industries;
Amendment 99 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 9
9. Highlights that legumes are an important source of plant-based protein and therefore that they also play an important role in ensuring a transition towards sustainable and healthy human diets; points out that they can only be healthy if produced by an agricultural model which avoids genetically modified organisms, the large-scale use of pesticides and a production-driven approach;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 10
10. Stresses the need for heavy investment in research to solve the pressing agronomic issues that are limitingwhich will result from the phasing-out of our dependence on glyphosate and plant protection products, and which will change, inter alia, protein crop cultivation methods;
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 11
11. Supports the establishment of transparent product labelling systems based on certified production standards, such as the Danube Soya and Europe Soya standards; supports also the establishment of effective border controls to ensure the traceability of products imported into the EU and to identify fraud and counterfeiting upstream;
Amendment 120 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Notes that the principles of a circular economy, production for short circuits, crop diversification, knowledge dissemination, the and exchange of good practices and market development are also sorely in need of invest, particularly in agricultural training centres in Europe, need financial support and investment to promote market development.;