Activities of Chris MACMANUS related to 2022/2182(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Generational renewal in the EU farms of the future (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on generational renewal in the EU farms of the future
Amendments (8)
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 21 a (new)
Citation 21 a (new)
– having regard to the UN Youth Declaration , adopted by the UN DPI/NGO Conference on 22 - 23 August 2018,
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Highlights that the “generational renewal challenge” is particularly acute in those Member States that combine a lower than average share of young farmers with a higher than average share of farmers above retirement age, notably Ireland, Sweden, many countries in Southern Europe, and some in Eastern Europe;1a _________________ 1a European Commission, 'Commission Staff Working Document: Drivers of food security', 2023
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Condemns land-grabs by corporate and muli-national entities in rural areas locking young people out of the agricultural sector and inhibiting generational renewal; Calls for Member States to introduce measures to improve land mobility and access to land for young farmers;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Regrets that young people in rural areas experience significant daily challenges, particularly as regards education, imposition of quotas on young farmers availing of grant aid support, lack of recognition or engagement by national authorities on farming succession schemes, access to quality jobs, social isolation, lack of public transport, lack of planning for the future of our rural communities informed by rural people, difficulties in accessing affordable housing, healthcare and digital connectivity, especially in remote and less developed rural regions that suffer from regional imbalance;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to assess facilitating collaborative farming arrangements such as long leases, share farming, and partnerships to provide opportunities for young farmers;
Amendment 179 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Member States to provide access, in their advisory services, to a farm succession facilitator that can provide guidance during farm transfers, namely on intergenerational dialogue, legal and taxation frameworks and financial support possibilities; Notes that this is crucial towards the transfer of knowledge, skills, labour, management, control and ownership of the farm business between one generation and the next or successor generation;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Stresses that taking land out of sustainable agricultural production may significantly worsen an already highly inflated land market which will have major consequences for land mobility and access to land for young farmers;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure that corporate entities such as investment funds do not compete with young farmers for land, as such unfair competition and trading practices has a major impact on the viability of young and new entrant farmers; calls therefore on Member States with a poor track record in this regard to commit to achieving meaningful generational renewal and supporting young farmers to access land;