7 Amendments of Andrzej GRZYB related to 2012/2136(INI)
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital U a (new)
Recital U a (new)
Ua. whereas regarding the rising demand for agricultural goods destined for food production and increasingly for energy and industrial use, the competition for land, a resource that is becoming more and more scarce, is also growing; whereas national and international investors use long-term purchase or lease agreements to secure vast tracts of land, which might cause socio-economic and environmental problems for the countries affected and especially for the local population;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital BA
Recital BA
BA. whereas the agricultural sector provides employment and livelihood for more than 70% of the labour force in developing countries; whereas, in resource- poor low-income countries, growth in the agricultural sector is five times more effective in reducing poverty than growth in other sectors (eleven times in sub- Saharan Africa); whereas rural development and measures designed to support agriculture, in particular local production, are key elements of all development strategies and are vital for eradicating poverty, hunger and underdevelopment.
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Urges governments to place the interests of the most vulnerable sections of the population at the centre of policy responses by using a human rights framework in the decision-making process; calls on governments to pursue all the necessary measures to ensure access to justice for all, with a particular focus on people living in poverty, who need to have a full understanding of their rights and the means to realise them; calls on the EU to step up its support for the rule of law and justice reform programmes in partner countries, to enable an active civil society as the basis for any democratisation process;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of policy coherence and coordination in order to attain the objective of poverty reduction and to increase the credibility and the impact of EU external assistance;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. calls on governments to prevent national and international financial speculators investing in land from having a negative impact on small-scale farmers and local producers by causing displacement, environmental problems as well as food and income insecurity; recalls in this regard that secure employment and nutrition are conditions for the respect for human rights, democratisation and any political engagement;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. reminds governments and the private sector alike to respect informal and traditional land ownership as well as land-use rights; stresses that especially vulnerable groups such as indigenous peoples are most in need of protection, as land is often the only resource they can derive their subsistence from;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25a. calls for more transparency on the commodity markets to avoid price volatility of agrarian raw materials caused by excessive speculation, and underlines the need for greater international attention and enhanced coordination on this issue;