Activities of Nicola CAPUTO related to 2017/2088(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Implementation of CAP young farmers’ tools in the EU after the 2013 reform (debate) IT
Implementation of CAP young farmers’ tools in the EU after the 2013 reform (debate) IT
Reports (1)
REPORT on the implementation of CAP young farmers’ tools in the EU after the 2013 reform PDF (560 KB) DOC (90 KB)
Amendments (38)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
– having regard to Regulation (EU) No 2393/2017 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 December 2017 amending Regulations (EU) No 1305/2013 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), (EU) No 1306/2013 on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy, (EU) No 1307/2013 establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy, (EU) No 1308/2013 establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products and (EU) No 652/2014 laying down provisions for the management of expenditure relating to the food chain, animal health and animal welfare, and relating to plant health and plant reproductive material,
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to ensure greater consistency between environmental measures and their harmonisation; reiterates that young farmers need measures that are clear and easy to put into practice;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Calls on the Commission to step up research into the use of agricultural technologies and practices that enable sustainable farming with a low environmental impact;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the shortage of young people pursuing careers in farming is jeopardising the economic and social sustainability and growth of rural areas;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Recommends that support to the ‘Young Farmer Scheme’ should continue and the maximum level of national funding allocation be increased beyond 2 % of direct payments in order to encourage generational renewal;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas young women taking over the responsibility of management of a farming business represent only a small part of young farmers, but are however not a homogenous group and thus have different needs while starting this career;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Takes the view that the number of years in which a farm can benefit from support should be reviewed and increased to at least seven years, rather than five, in order to encourage generational turnover;
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Points to the importance of young people in rural areas having access to the same services and infrastructure (e.g. high-speed broadband, schools and pre- schooling, roads, etc.) as young people living in towns; deems it essential therefore to ensure that young farmers in rural areas are in a position to develop their farms and support their families;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas the demographic picture in some regions of the EU is much misbalanced with little or no young people living there;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas a major part of the mountain regions face particular difficulties due to lower investment rates, specific conditions and difficult relief, which discourages young people from remaining or starting business in these regions;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
Cc. whereas this sets as a prerequisite considering a more flexible approach for national and/or regional authorities when considering the application of the mechanism “Young farmer” in the countries with such regions;
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas young farmers are the key to a sustainable, diversified and inclusive agricultural sector and promoting their access to farming will help safeguard future food production and protect the environment and rural landscapes;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Considers it necessary to modernise the vocational training provided in rural regions; believes that access to the European Social Fund (ESF) should be facilitated and an increased budget given to vocational training in rural areas;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to offer more training opportunities for potential and confirmed young farmers, including agribusiness start-up skills and farming, technological and entrepreneurial skills such as marketing, networking, communication and financial expertise;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recommends reconsidering the implementation of measures that would motivate older holders to pass their farms to young farmers, such as the ‘farm-exit scheme’ and other incentives for retirement;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas nowadays, young European farmers are competing in a rapidly evolving agricultural sector; whereas innovation, research and precision agriculture have the potential to improve agricultural yields whilst at the same time allowing for better management of resources;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas the number of applications submitted for the measure regarding the setting up of young people in farming under the second pillar of the CAP, has, in some Member States, exceeded the value of the total farming start-ups provided for in the 2014-2020 programming period;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recommends that the support to the ‘Young Farmer Scheme’ should continue and the maximum level of national funding allocation be increased beyond 2 % of direct payments in order to encourage generational renewal;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recommends thatWelcomes the decision to review, through the so-called Omnibus regulation, the limit placed on access to the supports (currently five years from the establishment of the business) should be reviewed provided for under the first pillar, increasing it from five to ten years from the establishment of the business; welcomes the option given to Member States to raise the value of this additional support from 25% to 50% of the value of the basic payment; recommends that the period in which a farm can benefit from this support be extended to at least seven years, compared to the current five, in order to encourage generational turnover;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recommends that the limit placed on access to supports (currently five years from the establishment of the business) should be reviewednumber of years in which a farm can benefit from support should be reviewed and increased to at least seven years, rather than five, in order to encourage generational turnover;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Welcomes the option for young farmers, provided for by the so-called Omnibus regulation, to receive rural development aid for their first farming business, even where they set up business jointly with other farmers, whether they be older than 40, with a view to greater generational turnover, or young farmers, by multiplying the support;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the creation of an agricultural guarantee instrument, proposed by the Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB) in March 2015, which should make it easier for young farmers to access credit; recommends that access to finance be improved through subsidised interest rates on loans for new entrants, in particular by implementing financial instruments to disburse interest- free loans for the investments of young farmers; calls for improved cooperation with the EIB and the European Investment Fund (EIF) to foster the creation of financial instruments dedicated to young farmers across all Member States;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Recommends that assessments of the creditworthiness of farms by banks and credit institutions be improved, also by developing the CAP financial instruments;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Draws attention to the opportunities for young farmers offered in the European Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds to design and implement financial instruments synergistically in the form of loan, guarantee or equity funds in order to provide access to finance to those in need;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Administration and simplification of the implemented measures
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Recommends making a greater effort to simplify procedures and reduce payment approval time;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Notes that Member States might apply further instruments through both pillars of the CAP and encourages those member states with specific geographical challenges, such as mountainous or in some cases less-favoured regions, to consider introducing a multiplying factor (e.g. 2), which takes into account the number of harvests per year or the range of cultures, which can be grown there, when granting support to young farmers who want to operate in these regions in order to incentivise activities in this region in an attempt of fighting demographic challenges there;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Believes it is important to have a derogation for young farmers set at the current limit of 10% for land purchase as laid down in Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) No 480/2014 of 3 March 2014 on Structural Funds and in the Guidelines for State aid;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Asks for the promotion of new models of collaboration between generations of farmers through partnership, share-farming, long-term leasing and other long-term arrangements, farm-to-farm arrangements and funds for national or regional organisations engaged in promoting and facilitating matching services between young and old farmers (such as land mobility services);
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls for the establishment of land banks charting unused land available for young farmers;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. stresses that young women should be encouraged to take on the responsibility of management in agriculture and should be given adequate support in terms of access to land, credit and further knowledge of rules and regulations;
Amendment 263 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to offer more training opportunities for training and advice for potential and confirmed young farmers, including farming, technological and entrepreneurial skills such as marketing, networking, communication, innovation, multifunctionality and diversification, and financial expertise;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to offer more training opportunities for potential and confirmed young farmers, including agribusiness start-up skills and farming, technological and entrepreneurial skills such as marketing, networking, communication and financial expertise;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Calls on the Commission to set up an EU-wide young-farmer exchange programme, similar to the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs programme, to enable an efficient and effective transfer of knowledge;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Points to the importance of young people in rural areas having access to the same services and infrastructure (e.g. high-speed bandwidth, schools and pre- schooling, roads, etc.) as young people living in towns; deems it essential therefore to ensure that young farmers in rural areas are in a position to develop their farms and support their families;
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Asks the Commission to step up research into the use of technologies and farming practices enabling sustainable farming with a low environmental impact, and points out that innovations may be adopted individually or collectively;
Amendment 302 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Amendment 309 #
18c. The environment and sustainability Calls on the Commission to ensure greater consistency between environmental measures and their harmonisation; reiterates that young farmers need measures that are clear and easy to put into practice.