2 Amendments of Annie SCHREIJER-PIERIK related to 2016/2204(INI)
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recognises women’s contribution to the economy in rural areas as entrepreneurs, heads of the family business and promoters of sustainable development and their importance as stakeholders in the entire economic and social development of these areas; stresses, in particular, women’s fundamental role as members of family farms, - bearing in mind the decisive role often played by women in the acquisition of new inputs such as tractors and farmland - which constitute the main socioeconomic cell of rural areas that cares for food production, preservation of traditional knowledge and skills, cultural identity and protection of the environment;
Amendment 174 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the crucial role that women generally play with regard to book-keeping work on family farms, and in this context draws attention to the lack of support in the form of advice when a farm is struggling financially;