6 Amendments of Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK related to 2015/2225(INI)
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Considers PF to be essentialimportant for achieving sustainable agriculture in the EU but recognises the constraints for its widespread adoption, including the reliability and, manageability and limited knowledge of this technology and its adaptability to smaller and irregular farmland areas;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on industry, the Commission and the Member States to work in partnership to improve the performance and adaptability of robotic and other PF techniques in order to increase demand and investment by farmers and in order for research funding to be used effectively in the interests of agriculture and horticulture;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Highlights the previous support from DG Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) and DG Research and Innovation (RTD) for genetic resource conservation activities, e.g. the European Native Seed Conservation Network (ENSCONET), but calls for successor programmes to continue the support for crop and livestock genetic conservation activities in order not to lose the significant EU dialogue and momentum gained and in order to ensure that research funding genuinely results in technological improvements for agriculture and horticulture;
Amendment 151 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Supports the need for continuous progress in plant and animal breeding to increase not only the range of pest- and disease-resistant traits in crops, but also the range of food raw materials with nutritional and health-beneficial characteristics on the market; recognises the importance of marker-assisted selection (MAS) and SMART breeding, which are now well-integrated into many breeding programmes, but also the potential offered by precision breeding for crop improvement, such as the use of zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs) and CRISPR in genome editing, oligonucleotide-directed mutagenesis (ODM) and the use of CMS hybrids in protoplast fusion or tissue culture based methods;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Regrets the increasing skill shortages in many of these professions and calls on the Member States to work in partnership with industry and other relevant stakeholders in the design of their next Rural Development Programmes to identify opportunities to support skills development and knowledge transfer to farmers and market gardeners in these areas;
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Recognises the long-term challenges associated with sustainable agriculture and horticulture, and calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop a long- term investment plan, assigning priority to a sectoral approach, with continuity of funding, for basic and applied research;