22 Amendments of Marie DAUCHY related to 2022/2182(INI)
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recalls that supporting generational renewal in agriculture is anone of the objectives of the 2023-2027 common agricultural policy;
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses that this is resulting in the young people of Europe showing less interest in occupations associated with agriculture and stock breeding;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Points out that this financial insecurity is in addition to the administrative insecurity caused by the constant adoption of new regulations, which keep changing how European farmers and stock breeders can organise their activities;
Amendment 117 #
9. Highlights that farming is not just a job, but a way of life with close ties to nature and a strong sense of community belonging, which generates benefits for rural areas and society as a whole;
Amendment 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Stresses that this situation stems from the concentration of economic activities and populations, which has led to rural desertification and reduced public investment in those geographical areas;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Notes that the low wages which farmers and stock breeders can pay, and which are sometimes below the poverty line, remain the main reason for the younger generation’s lack of interest in those occupations;
Amendment 145 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Stresses that those low wages mainly stem from selling agricultural products at prices below the cost of production, which must be tackled to reverse this trend;
Amendment 207 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
Amendment 218 #
17. Calls on the Member States to regulate agricultural land markets in order to promote land access for young farmers by all means available, such as pre- emptive rights in favour of young farmers, price controls, acquisition caps or obligations to maintain agricultural activity;
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the CommissionMember States to establish an EU observatory on farmland, as part of the Rural Observatory, to monitor, in particular, trends and prices for land sale and rental, as well as changes in farmland use;
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that public support is fundamental in addressing the financing problems affecting young farmers, in particular for women and small farms; underlines the need to support young farmers in accessing information on financing opportunities and the development of business plans;
Amendment 283 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Encourages young farmers to make the most of the opportunities offered by the available networking initiatives; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure inclusivestraightforward access and participation in rural areas;
Amendment 293 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Highlights that the young farmers of today and tomorrow will be the most affected by the impacts of climate change and by the loss of biodiversity, but that they are alsolso need to be better equipped to seize the opportunities presented by the green and digital transitions;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Underlines the role of cooperatives and farmer organisations in helping young farmers overcome barriers, providing guidance services and enhancing their participation in the policy dialogue; calls for the gender-balanced representation of young farmers’ in their governance bodies to be ensured;
Amendment 332 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Insists on the need to ensure adequate working and living conditions and social protection for young farm workers, in particular women and migrant workers;
Amendment 343 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Paragraph 32 a (new)
Amendment 345 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 b (new)
Paragraph 32 b (new)
32b. Calls on the Member States and the European Commission to regulate the setting of prices for the purchase of farmers’ and stock breeders’ production, which should no longer be based on the profit that processors and distributors want to make at the expense of producers, but rather on the production costs to ensure a fair income for producers;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 c (new)
Paragraph 32 c (new)
32c. Points out that the products of European farmers are competing against products from foreign countries, which do not comply with the Europeans standards imposed on European producers, particularly those adopted to protect the environment and consumer health; stresses that a standard imposed exclusively on European producers gives an advantage to those producers who do not have to comply with that standard;
Amendment 348 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 d (new)
Paragraph 32 d (new)
32d. Calls on the Commission to end this unfair competition by banning foreign products that do not comply with the environmental standards imposed on European farmers;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 e (new)
Paragraph 32 e (new)
32e. Points out that increasing the consumption of local products would benefit not only European farmers and stock breeders, but also the environment, due to the carbon footprint being lower than that of imported foreign products;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 f (new)
Paragraph 32 f (new)
32f. Calls on the Commission to encourage, within those Member States willing to adopt this approach, consumption of local agricultural and stock breeding products in the context of public procurement;
Amendment 351 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32 g (new)
Paragraph 32 g (new)
32g. Points out that insufficient compensation for the damage caused by attacks by large carnivores on herds is also a barrier to the emergence of a new generation of farmers; calls for this compensation to be increased, particularly by taking into account the stress caused to other cattle by such attacks, which can have a negative impact on their well- being;