Activities of Ángela VALLINA related to 2016/2223(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Resource efficiency: reducing food waste, improving food safety (debate) ES
Amendments (10)
Amendment 2 #
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1. Emphasises that farmers’ livelihoods depend on getting produce to the market and that loss of produce at farm level equates to loss of investment and incomthe current agricultural policy and food and food marketing policy are responsible for the high level of food wastage;
Amendment 30 #
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Amendment 41 #
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2a. Takes the view that regulation of agricultural production needs to be established as an instrument for matching supply and demand, and at the same time measures need to be introduced that will guarantee decent prices for producers and avoid the need constantly to increase the level of production in order to maintain a minimum level of income;
Amendment 45 #
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Amendment 53 #
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3a. Highlights the importance of redirecting aid towards production models based on agro-ecology, linking production to the land, and eliminating imports of animal feed that lead to the production of surpluses which flood the markets and destroy small farms in the European Union and in third countries;
Amendment 55 #
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4. Notes the benefits of access to data and forecasts and developing advance production programmes for farmers, enabling them to better match supply to demandprioritising and promoting local and community- based markets and raising awareness of their advantages in terms of quality, job creation and minimiseing food wastage;
Amendment 72 #
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5. Considers that increased research and information is needed on enabling access to secondary market opportunities and alternative uses for products which would otherwise buse-by dates, geared to each product, along with action to promote and boost consumption of fresh and loose produce, and to reduce ploughed back into the soil or wastedng-term packaging and storage;
Amendment 101 #
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6a. Considers it essential to work towards preventing food from becoming a by-product;
Amendment 104 #
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7. Believes that farmer-led initiatives can offer viable economic solutions and provide value for products which might otherwise go to waste, and highlights the potential of farmer-led social innovation projects such as gleaning and donation of excess foodstuffs to food banksproposals based on food sovereignty represent viable and sustainable solutions in order to guarantee populations' access to food and the right of small farmers to produce basic foodstuffs for their communities and make a living from their work;
Amendment 129 #
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8. Notes that some wastage at farm level is also due to the role played by retailers in relation to retailer standards regarding product specifications, cancelled orders owing to changes in consumer demanddemand imposed by distribution, and over- production as a result of requirements to meet seasonal demands.