Activities of Isabel CARVALHAIS related to 2022/2183(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Ensuring food security and the long-term resilience of EU agriculture (debate)
Amendments (16)
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
— having regard to its resolution of 20 October 2021 on a farm to fork strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system (2020/2260(INI)),
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 12 a (new)
Citation 12 a (new)
— - having regard to its resolution of 13 December 2022 on a long-term vision for the EU’s rural areas –Towards stronger, connected, resilient and prosperous rural areas by 2040’ (2021/2254(INI)),
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas, as a result of the war against Ukraine, critical agricultural infrastructure, in particular transport and storage infrastructure, is hamper of agricultural products, has been adversely affected, thereby restricting the movement of food, feed and other agricultural products;
Amendment 78 #
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 stable access to healthy and nutritious diets for all, yet no human right is so frequently violated;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, as a result of the global supply crisis, the FAO estimates that international food and feed prices have continued to rise significantly above their already high levels; whereas, in order to identify and prevent food speculation, operators need to become morethe EU, Member States and operators must work to increase market transparentcy, namely with regard to their share of value added throughout the food supply chain;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas food insecurity in Europe is mainly a problem of access, linked with the affordability of food; whereas the rising of food prices affects mostly families with low incomes, where a largest proportion of their expenditure is spent in food;
Amendment 129 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the futurelong term 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 EUhe Farm to Fork Strategy and the Green Deal ambitions to make the EU food system fairer, healthier and more environmentally-friendly; whereas the cumulative effect of Green Deal related legislation must safeguard a just and inclusive transition and ensure food security in the EU both in the short and the long term;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I a (new)
Recital I a (new)
I a. whereas stronger, vibrant, resilient and prosperous rural areas and communities are key for Europe’s food security and food autonomy, as the recent COVID19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine have clearly demonstrated;
Amendment 207 #
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 its dependence on imports from outside the EU; 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 tosupport EU farmers and safeguard food security;
Amendment 243 #
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 production of food and feed, while ensuring the implementation of the necessary measures to protect/preserve natural resources and contribute to reduce GHG emissions;
Amendment 274 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that the European Green Deal could beis 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 securitye need to ensure a just and inclusive transition, promoting rural economic vitality and territorial and social cohesion, and to provide adequate support and resources to face the challenges in this regard; calls on the Commission to carry out a comprehensive assessment of the cumulative impact of Green Deal legislative proposals on the EU farming sector covering all dimensions of sustainability: social, environmental and economic ;
Amendment 379 #
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; calls on the Commission to step up and accelerate the use of digital innovation to modernise EU agriculture, while ensuring digital inclusion and enabling farmers to realise their full production potential, reduce the need and use of agricultural inputs and safeguard their incomes in the context of the green transition;
Amendment 425 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Highlights that pollinators affect 35 percent of global agricultural land, supporting the production of 87 of the leading food crops worldwide, reflecting their importance in sustaining food production across the planet[1]; recalls however that pollinator numbers have been declining throughout Europe, mainly due to human impacts; alerts for the urgent need to protect bees and pollinators, namely by building a greater diversity of pollinator habitats in agricultural and urban settings, promoting biological pest control and reducing the use and risk of pesticides 2a; _________________ 2a Why bees matter, FAO, 2018
Amendment 482 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reiterates that food losses and food waste can be avoidminimised if measures are taken 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 507 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Considers that aHighlights the contribution to food security can be made byof more sustainable and high-yieldefficient farming, one that preserves natural resources such as soil, water and forests and takes advantage of the opportunities offered by sustainable bioenergy and thsustainable bioeconomy;
Amendment 530 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Recalls estimates suggesting that small farms accounted for about 70 % of global food production, in terms of both the share of population fed and the calories and weight of food available and make up the vast majority of the EU's 10million farms 1a; Stresses therefore the small farms contribution to EU’s sustainable food autonomy and security, in particular in local food systems, while highlighting the value of cooperation among farmers; _________________ 1a Small farms' role in the EU food system, EPRS Briefing, 2022