7 Amendments of Janina OCHOJSKA related to 2020/2260(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Urges a shift away from trade- oriented agricultural policies and towards support for food sovereignand nutritional security and local and regional markets; recalls that agroecology’s capacity to reconcile the economic, environmental and social dimensions of sustainability has been widely recognisedcalls for the prioritisation of local production that ensure local job creation, focus on short supply chains, guarantee fair prices for producers and consumers, reduce countries' dependence on imports and their vulnerability to international price fluctuations; urges to support small-scale producers and farmers, and in particular women and youth; recalls that agroecology’s capacity to reconcile the economic, environmental and social dimensions of sustainability has been widely recognised; calls on the Commission to present a comprehensive, holistic impact assessment of the targets envisaged in the Green Deal and other new Strategies in accordance with the principles of Better Regulation;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Insists that EU funding for agriculture must be in line with Agenda 2030 and prioritise investments in agroecology, agroforestry and crop diversification, digital farming technology and crop diversification; recalls those sustainable practices that secure nutritious, safe, affordable and high quality food throughout the year, preserve biodiversity, increase climate resilience, and are beneficial to the dynamic development of territories and the strengthening of social cohesion by reducing social inequalities; stresses the importance of preserving agricultural biodiversity, local animal and plant breeds and local varieties;
Amendment 71 #
5. Stresses that EU free trade agreements (FTAs) should not disrupt local agriculture, damage small producers or exacerbate dependency on food imports; recalls the principle of policy coherence for development to ensure European exports do not hinder the development of local production; calls into question international trade rules which allow dumping through the WTO green box; welcomes the Commission’s commitment to compliance of EU trade agreements with the Paris Agreement, and calls for market access in FTAs to be conditional on compliance with process and production methods criteria;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights that the use of some pesticides in intensive agriculture in developing counties can impact the health of workers who have little access to training on plant protection and healthcare, in addition to causing environmental damage; calls for education and training in sustainable plant protection approaches and for the minimisation of exposure to hazardous substances; Denounces the EU’s double standards on pesticides, which allow the export from the EU of hazardous substances banned in the EU.
Amendment 84 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Underlines that current food systems are unable to feed the world's population in terms of quantity, quality and diversity of products and to cope with the climatic, social, economic and health crises as demonstrated by the COVID-19 pandemic; highlights that 3 billion people cannot afford a healthy diet and that 690 million people suffer from hunger; highlights that estimates from the UN predicted that the COVID-19 pandemic could almost double the number of people suffering acute hunger by the end of 2020;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Stresses the importance of transforming European food systems towards agroecology to reduce their impact on climate change inside and outside the EU;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Underlines the essential role of women in agricultural, in particular with regard to food security; recalls that almost half of agricultural work in developing counties is done by women, while women farmers are mostly small or subsistence farmers who do not have the necessary access to food, information, credit, land, resources or technology; stresses that policies and action advancing equitable food systems need to explicitly recognize and respond to gender inequality in access to food and the specific constraints faced by women and girls and their roles in food systems, ensuring their participation in decision making and that their rights are secured and protected regarding, for example, equal access to nutritious food, land tenure and access to knowledge, dignified work, natural resources and markets;