Activities of Marlene MORTLER related to 2022/2183(INI)
Plenary speeches (2)
Ensuring food security and the long-term resilience of EU agriculture (debate)
Ensuring food security and the long-term resilience of EU agriculture (debate)
Reports (1)
REPORT on ensuring food security and long-term resilience of the EU agriculture
Amendments (29)
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas prices on global agricultural markets had already risen prior to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, partly due to climate impacts and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas, according to the FAO, the concept of food security is not limited to the provision of food, but also encompasses the internationally recognised human right to food and access to healthy diets for all, yet no human right is so frequently violated; whereas a nutrition- sensitive transformation of agriculture and food systems will enable safe, affordable and nutritious food to be made available to people of all ages at all times;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
D a. whereas healthy and balanced nutrition makes a positive difference to the lives of individuals and enables the equitable and sustainable development of society;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F b (new)
Recital F b (new)
F b. whereas the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) estimates that around 20% of global production of food is lost due to diseases in farmed animals, while reducing the incidence of these diseases is therefore one of the priorities to be considered in order to feed the world;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the future food security of the European Union is directly linked to the ambitions of the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Green Deal; whereas the cumulative effect of Green Deal related legislation must not lead to a decline in EU food production that could jeopardise food security in the EU; whereas a sustainable livelihood for primary producers, whose income is still lagging behind, is central to the sustainable management of the current crises on the agricultural markets and lasting achievement of the Green Deal targets;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the future food security of the European Union is directly linked to the ambitions of the Farm to Fork Strategy and the Green Deal; whereas the cumulative effect of Green Deal related legislation must not lead to a decline in EU food production or to increase in dependence on imports from third countries that could jeopardise food security in the EU;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas the current geopolitical challenges proves that food security is not a permanent achievement and that European food production should be considered as a strategic sector and should be preserved and strengthened in this respect as well;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes that the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have once again demonstrated the need for the EU to strengthen its food security and reduce and diversify its dependence on imports from outside the EU; stresses that short and regional supply chains should be improved in a sustainable manner; welcomes the adoption, due to the exceptional current circumstances, of temporary measures to increase EU production during the 2022/23 harvest season, which will contribute to food security;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls on the Commission to take the necessary measures to provide farmers with planning security and guarantees, making it possible to maintain and, if necessary, increase food production in the EU; calls on the Commission to ensure that farmland is used primarily for the sustainable production of food and feed, feed and bio-based material;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points out that, in the implementation of the Biodiversity Strategy as it pertains to agriculture, high-biodiversity landscape features include not only entirely non-productive landscape features but also, in particular (for example in the context of eco- schemes or agri-environmental measures), land managed in a way that promotes biodiversity, since this land makes a significant contribution to biodiversity conservation while also contributing to food security;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Points out that farm income in the EU is still less than half the gross wages and salaries in the EU economy and, therefore, in view of inflationary trends, economic stability should be moved up the agenda;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the European Green Deal could be a milestone in the EU transition to a greener and more sustainable economy, while pointing out that many of the resulting measures might have adverse effects, which have not yet been properly assessed, on EU farms and food security; calls on the Commission to carry out a comprehensive assessment of the cumulative impact of Green Deal legislative proposals on the EU farming sector; calls on the Commission to reconsider the ambitious targets, if necessary, with a view to ensuring food and nutrition security;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses the urgent need to bring EU trade policy in line with European standards for sustainable food and competitiveness; notes that the EU plays a key role in the global trade in agricultural and food products and that it is fundamental that EU trade policy is also in line with European sustainability goals, so that it does not prove counterproductive;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Emphasizes that the EU is a climatically and agriculturally favoured productive location, which should become aware of its responsibility not only to ensure its own food supply, but also to contribute to fighting hunger in other disadvantaged parts of the world;
Amendment 295 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Welcomes and supports the comments made by the Agriculture Commissioner, who has said that the current CAP budget of less than 0.4% of EU GDP is insufficient to deliver food security and should therefore be raised considerably with the next multiannual financial framework for the CAP budget at the latest; calls for the agricultural crisis reserve to be endowed with additional resources on top of the existing CAP funds and for the crisis reserve, if used, to be replenished by means other than budgetary discipline, as this would mean giving farmers EU funds to manage the crisis with one hand while taking them back (direct payments) with the other;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Notes that due to increasing urbanization and global population growth there is an enormous reduction of land available for agriculture, and that it is possible to produce significantly more on less land in the sense of sustainable intensification or urban farming;
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes that the impact of climate change on agricultural production is becoming more evident, with crop farmers' harvests and yields being negatively impacted with increased frequency by droughts, floods, and other extreme weather conditions;
Amendment 362 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Points out that new technical achievements in the field of plant breeding can enable crops to become more resilient to climatic and environmental influences and more resistant to pathogens and harmful organisms;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5 c. Believes that the targeted application of NGT and the approval of seeds using these techniques in the EU are important measures to make agriculture sustainable in the context of the European Green Deal and the Farm- to-Fork strategy;
Amendment 366 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5 d. Calls on the Commission to advocate for the targeted use and further development of new breeding methods in agriculture and to initiate an objective and science-based impact assessment to clarify the potentials and risks of NGT;
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5 e. Calls on the Commission to promote a Europe-wide dialogue on the opportunities offered by new breeding methods with regard to climate change and to educate the public about the differences between transgenic plants and the new breeding methods;
Amendment 374 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Emphasises that digital technologies and precision crop management can provide forward-looking solutions to the challenges arising when it comes to monitoring deforestation, the use of pesticides and fertilisers or water consumption for agriculture; points out that these technologies often involve high initial investment costs and that suitable solutions are therefore needed to make them affordable for family farms too; calls on the Commission to step up and accelerate the use of digital innovation to modernise EU agriculture, enabling farmers to realise their full production potential and safeguard their incomes in the context of green transition;
Amendment 389 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Points out that, while that space data and AI technologies can be a source of much valuable information for agriculture, it can still only be put to very limited use, as in most cases it is not freely available or is too complex to be processed by farms or local authorities; calls for increased use and availability of such data and technologies to help farmers through the green and digital transitions, while ensuring the resilience of EU agriculture;
Amendment 420 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Regrets the blanket ban on the use of pesticides in sensitive areas being mooted by the Commission, since this would pose a significant threat to the livelihood of many farmers and severely limit their output. and food security in individual product groups;
Amendment 431 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Notes that alternative sources of nutrients and nutrient cycles to reduce dependence on chemical fertilisers should be fully exploited as soon as possible in order to reduce dependence on fertiliser imports, in particular by further supporting research and new innovations at EU level;
Amendment 481 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reiterates that food losses and food waste can be avoided if measures are taken to prevent and manage animal diseases and to reduce the presence of pathogens in food, for example by ensuring proper hygiene and the use of improved technologies along the entire value chain, as well as the regular publication of information regarding these interrelated factors;
Amendment 506 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that a contribution to food and energy security can be made by sustainable and high-yield farming and forestry that preserves natural resources such as soil, water and forests and takes advantage of the opportunities offered by bioenergy and the bioeconomy;
Amendment 512 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. reiterates that only clear and consistent framework conditions can increase the attractiveness of the agricultural sector and rural areas by encouraging innovative new entrants and alternative agricultural business models, as well as attracting skilled labour and providing greater support for farmers' education and training;