4 Amendments of Linda McAVAN related to 2011/2051(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls for the post-2013 CAP to pursue fooda long-term food security objectives which encourages new forms of sustainable agricultural production which save energy, reduce the use of chemicals and exploit the potential of ecosystems more effectively; points out that it must be capable of responding to environmental challenges, such as climate change, depletion of resources, such as water pollution and, soil erosion, loss of biodiversity etc.;
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In order to meet environmental challenges and ensure that public support for farmers enjoys full legitimacy, considers that a comprehensive approach to the rewarding of public goods is required; calls for a coherent system of environmental standards and incentives across all CAP payments, including: - In pillar 1 a simple package of compulsory good agronomic practices such as crop rotation, farm level green infrastructures, soil cover and nutrient balance; plus top ups for farmers in Natura 2000 sites, organic farms and for extensively managed pasture and meadows; - A well targeted and well resourced Pillar 2, with measures to support farmers going beyond basic good practice and contributing to the achievement of EU objectives on climate change, biodiversity and water;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Believes that the CAP should support a move from intensive livestock production to more sustainable animal husbandry; therefore calls on the Commission to consider premiums for livestock farmers who use extensive grazing systems and who grow their own feed;
Amendment 94 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Considers that the revised CAP should decouple support for all products which are environmentally unsustainable and / or have a negative impact on farmers in poor developing countries;