Activities of Nicola CAPUTO related to 2015/2227(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Enhancing innovation and economic development in future European farm management (A8-0163/2016 - Jan Huitema) IT
Enhancing innovation and economic development in future European farm management (short presentation) IT
Amendments (11)
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to tackle food waste, since each year 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted or lost; considers that, to reduce the present waste, greater cooperation is needed and farmers, producers, and distributors should enter into long-term food industry agreements making for better planning and forecasting of consumer demand;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses, therefore, the importance of supporting farmers in the transition to more sustainable agricultural practices, with the aim of increasing efficiency and productivity while ensuring food safety, the protection of human and animal health and a reduction in pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, thus mitigating the effects of climate change;
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that innovation is a key factor in supporting the agri-food sector and keeping it competitive, stimulating the creation of more and better jobs, and reversing the phenomena of land abandonment and an ageing rural population, in addition to improving social and economic conditions for farmers, farm workers and local communities;
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Stresses that EU policies should keep in step with innovation; points out that the biostimulant sector, which can help improve the quality and quantity of agricultural production and help conserve soil after cultivation, has not yet been harmonised at EU level;
Amendment 89 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges Member States to invest more in research and innovation programmes and to develop new technologies, including precision farming and farming activities linked to smart farming systems, to help make agriculture attractive to young people;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the Commission to come forward with solutions to stimulate the uptake of ICT-based management systems, real-time data monitoring, sensor technology and the use of detection systems for the optimisation of production systems or precision agriculture, which inter alia could mean adapting to changing production and market conditions leading to more efficient use of natural resources, increased crop performance, reduction of the environmental footprint, better understanding of animal behaviour, and improved animal health and welfare; highlights that the EU should promote faster and reliable rural internet access in order to have a good rural connectivity;
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned at the low level of awareness concerning the potential of Big Data and IoT and the fragmentation of the related technology systems, which increase the barriers to uptake and slow down deployment, and is disappointed at the slow take up of GPS technologies; highlights the importance of making these technologies meaningful to the farmers; notes that in the EU currently only 10 % of aided guidance, less than 1 % of real time kinematic movement and less than 1 % of variable rate application techniques are being used; encourages the Commission to quantify environmental and production benefit and to ensure awareness, knowledge and technology transfers;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Encourages the EU to work on a more consistent and effective approach to digital and precision farming, to improve the alignment of the various policies concerned; calls on the various Directorates-General of the Commission – AGRI, GROW, ENVI, CONNECT and JRC – therefore, to liaise more closely in their work, as part of a joint task force, with the aim of framing a European political strategy that is able to promote digital and precision farming and improve broadband infrastructure in rural parts of Europe, to enable them to manage rapidly growing data flows;
Amendment 219 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Points out that climate-smart farming practices could have a triple-win effect by increasing sustainable production, ensuring climate-resilient farming that is better able to cope with changing and adverse weather patterns, and reducing emissions from the agricultural sector by encouraging productive, resource-efficient and circular systems; stresses that the agricultural sector has the unique opportunity to actively capture CO2 by means of forestation, use of cover crops and leguminous crops, and absorbing greenhouse gases in the soil (carbon sinking); highlights that financial incentives for farmers are crucial to implement the climate-smart farming practices;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Is of the opinion that EU seed banks offer a substantial quantity of genetic material that could be used for plant research and to produce new varieties to meet the major challenges of food security, sustainable agriculture, climate change, and new types of demand linked to different and healthier lifestyles:
Amendment 276 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Recognises business clusters to be powerful drivers of innovation; calls on the Member States, therefore, to determine which farms and/or agri-food businesses might be willing to invest capital in innovation, and to involve them in setting up business networks and/or clusters;