5 Amendments of Cécile Kashetu KYENGE related to 2018/2037(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Points out that the common agricultural policy (CAP) should foster the transition towards a more sustainable agriculture by means of sustainable food production and resilient farming practices that increase productivity and production, help protect ecosystems, strengthen the ability to adapt to climate change in extreme weather conditions, drought, flooding and other disasters, and gradually improve soil quality, in keeping with the second Sustainable Development Goal (SDG);
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recalls the role of women in rural areas and their contribution to the economy in those areas as entrepreneurs and promoters of sustainable development; stresses, in addition, the importance of improving the job prospects of women in rural areas, given that they account for just less than 50% of the total working age population in the rural areas of the EU;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Considers it necessary, in accordance with the Agenda 2030 policies and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to recognise the geographical imbalances in trade relations and competition in the farming sector between developing countries and the EU and to promote a more balanced relationship with trading partners;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Welcomes the Commission proposal to create employment opportunities and revenue-generating activities in regions of origin and transit of migrants, through CAP-supported projects; calls on the Commission to implement EU-AU exchange programmes through cooperation and dialogue in relation to agri-food production and agricultural innovation;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Deplores cases of labour exploitation to the detriment of migrants and refugees in the agricultural sector; calls on the Member States to promote forms of labour contracts in the agricultural sector that can promote the integration and inclusion of legal migrants and refugees in the social and economic fabric of the host country;