7 Amendments of Juozas OLEKAS related to 2022/0212(BUD)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. is committed to ensuring generational renewal in the agricultural sector by facilitating the takeover of farms by young people and by women as they play a fundamental role by maintaining the economic resilience of rural areas;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. stresses the importance of funding research and innovation in the agri-food sector through the budget of the Horizon Europe programme, EIPs, pilot projects, preparatory actions and the introduction of innovative agriculture technologies as well as sustainable assisted evolution bio- technologies; recalls the need for farmers to be provided with technical assistance, including small, medium and young farmers, to be provided with technical assistance in order to enable them to have access to the benefits of such programmes;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. insists that an increase in the budget is necessary in view of the major challenges the agri-food sector is facing in 2022 and will continue to face in 2023; recalls the need of sufficient margins under the ceilings to address unforeseen circumstances as uncertainty in the economic outlook persists;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Reiterates the need to support and enable EU farmers and agricultural and food producers to be prepared to future challenges, while safeguarding their income and competitiveness in order to empower them to ensure food security;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Recalls that the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine have emphasised the strategic role that agriculture plays in ensuring food security; highlights the need of sufficient budgetary support to continue guaranteeing the availability of safe, high-quality food at affordable prices;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Reiterates that these continuing crises are having strong consequences, including a surge on prices of energy and agricultural inputs like fertilizers putting at risk the income of our farmers;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 d (new)
Paragraph 6 d (new)
6 d. Points out that a number of agricultural sectors have been hit hard by the COVID-19outbreak and other crises; calls for the continuation and increase of targeted reinforcements of the relevant budget lines for market support measures, in particular, taking into consideration the negative impact of African swine fever and the avian flu on EU farmers and consequently on the food supply chain;