11 Amendments of Marco ZULLO related to 2017/2088(INI)
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the extreme price volatility of agricultural products is a major disincentive to those who would like to set up a farming business, often leading them to focus on niche products with safer profit margins;
Amendment 58 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D b (new)
Recital D b (new)
Db. whereas the concentration of land is a process which is intensifying considerably; whereas between 2005 and 2015 the number of farms decreased by around 3.8 million while their average size grew by 36%;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas support for young farmers, by both stopping them from dropping out and encouraging them to set up business, can be a benefit for upland rural areas, the population of which is, on the whole, constantly ageing, and can promote economic recovery in both the agri-food sector and related industries;
Amendment 106 #
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, also from private financial operators; 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 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform 2014- 2020 introduced new measures to support young farmers in setting up farms; expresses concern however that administrative burdens may be inhibiting take-up of these measures; notes that the overall administration of the direct payments and Rural Development Programme measures is perceived as difficult, especially for new entrants who are not familiar with the payment system and are often not equipped to prepare a long-term business plan requiring in- depth expertise;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that access to land is the largest barrier to new entrants to farming in Europe and is limited by the low supply of land for sale or rent in many regions, as well as by the competition from other farmers, investors and residential users which is exacerbated by the steady concentration of land ownership in the hands of a few, severely distorting the property market; considers that the land access problem is exacerbated by the current direct payment structure, which requires minimal active use of the land and allocates subsidies largely on the basis of land ownership; believes that the existing farmers are incentivised to retain land access in order to retain subsidy access instead of ensuring the best use of the land; recommends increasing the activity levels required to receive payments and to target subsidy payments towards the achievement of particular outcomes (e.g. production of specific environmental or social goods) in order to discourage land speculation;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considers that a more detailed definition of 'young farmer' is needed to distinguish between those who take over the family farm on which they grew up and to which they have already contributed through their own work, those who enter the sector from outside by purchasing a farm and those who start farming from scratch; stresses that these three categories of 'young farmer' all have features in common but face different kinds of problems requiring targeted instruments; considers furthermore that a clear distinction needs to be made between support for young farmers and support for new entrants;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Points out that at present it is those taking over management of existing farms who benefit the most from aid for new entrants and young farmers;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Notes that in many Member States the generational renewal and the access of young people to agricultural land is hindered by late succession; considers that the current CAP lacks any incentives for older farmers to pass their businesses to younger generations, including through succession planning tools; 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 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Believes that the Member States and the regions should be given more power to regulate farmland and set restrictions to that endmarkets and introduce curbs on land speculation, particularly with a view to tackling Europe’s land-grabbing and concentration phenomenon, which is limiting young farmers’ options when starting out;
Amendment 264 #
17. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to offer more training opportunities for potential and confirmed young farmers, including farming, technological and entrepreneurial skills such as marketing, networking, communication and financial expertisemanagement, especially in regard to new technologies and new business models;