7 Amendments of Paul BRANNEN related to 2015/2227(INI)
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas despite the numerous challenges and the growing number of standards farmers have to deal with, EU consumers have never spent a smaller percentage of their income on food, while the current economic downturn has resulted in increased levels of poverty which often forces EU consumers to seek assistance of food banks;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the competitiveness and sustainability of the common agricultural policy (CAP) isare mentioned as onetwo of the key goals in Article 4(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, and increasing productivity and ensuring reasonable prices as mentioned in Article 39 TFEU can be best achieved through innovation;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that traditional and knowledge-based agroecological practices such as agroforestry can equally well help improving sustainability, resource efficiency and climate impacts of EU agriculture while at the same time increasing farmland productivity and farmers' incomes and reducing their reliance on external inputs;
Amendment 223 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 b (new)
Paragraph 15 b (new)
15b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to remove all administrative and other barriers preventing or discouraging farmers from planting trees on their holdings and integrating farmland with woodland, in particular through agroforestry; underlines significant benefits associated with wider use of trees especially for increased sustainability and productivity of farming as well as for flood protection, biodiversity preservation and local and regional economic development;
Amendment 225 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Considers soil quality to be of economic and ecological importance since a depletion of the ecological state would result in less productive soil, lower nutrient availability, increases in susceptibility of plants to pests and diseases, lower water holding capacity, higher occurrence of flooding and diminished biodiversity; calls on the Commission to support innovative practices and the sharing of best practices such as crop rotation systems or fertilising with green legumes to avoid further soil degradation; believes that the interplay between organic matter and production needs to be better understood; welcomes research into innovative practices such as the use of microbial interventions and plant-soil interactions which could lower the environmental impact and reduce the use of chemical fertilisers and pesticides; recognises the importance of a sustainable soil use that takes account of site-specific needs;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls for more efforts to be made to develop and fully implement 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; suggests that the CAP Farm Advisory System is more widely used in order to inform the farmers about integrated pest management and non- chemical alternatives to plant protection products;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Considers that economic development and ecological sustainability are complementary provided enough room is left for innovation and entrepreneurship and provided action is taken to prevent the appearance of differences in national implementation, so as to ensure a genuine level playing field, also by exploring new and relevant techniques such as satellite imaging; calls on the Commission to ensure a genuine level playing field for the agricultural sector by actively monitoring relevantwhile at the same time ensuring that relevant environmental legislation such as the Birds and Habitats Directives and the implementation thereof and reporting back to Parliament every two yearsre fully respected;