14 Amendments of Mairead McGUINNESS related to 2017/2088(INI)
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Highlights the importance of coherence between local, national and EU measures for young farmers; calls on Member States to facilitate generational renewal, including through inheritance and taxation laws, rules on access to land, territorial planning and farm succession strategies; notes that the current CAP payments system contributesmay lead to higher land rental costs and purchase prices;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recommends that the support to the ‘Young Farmer Scheme’ should continue andwith the recent decisions taken in the Omnibus Regulation implemented; recommends examining the possibility and implications of extending the maximum level of national funding allocation be increased beyond 2 % in order to encourage generational renewal;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Recommends that generational renewal must also take account of intergenerational renewal for the benefit of young and older farmers; notes the importance of farmers drawing up a farm succession plan and notes the need for a transitional payment to facilitate this succession;
Amendment 81 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Highlights that the introduction of a mandatory start up aid measure for young farmers should be considered in any future CAP;
Amendment 82 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Encourages the setting up of an Erasmus type scheme to improve young farmers' skills and experience; believes that such a programme should be focused on vocational training and would benefit young farmers and also promote the young farmer scheme;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Highlights that the introduction of a mandatory start up aid measure should be considered in any future CAP;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that CAP instruments for young farmers should be targeted to young farmers' specific needs, including their economic and social needs;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Notes that access to land is the largest barrier to new entrants to farming in Europe and is limited by the low supply of land for sale or rent in many regions, as well as by the competition from other farmers, investors and residential users; considers that the land access problem is exacerbated by the current direct payment structure, which contributes to higher land rental costs and purchase prices, requires minimal active use of the land and allocates subsidies largely on the basis of land ownership; believes that the existing farmers are incentivised to retain land access in order to retain subsidy access instead of ensuring the best use of the land; recommends increasing the activity levels required to receive payments and to target subsidy payments towards the achievement of particular outcomes (e.g. production of specific environmental or social goods);
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Highlights the importance of coherence between local, national and EU measures for young farmers; calls on Member States to facilitate generational renewal through, for example, inheritance and taxation laws, rules on access to land, territorial planning and farm succession strategies;
Amendment 261 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Encourages the setting-up of an "Erasmus" type scheme associated with vocational training to improve young farmers' skills and experience;
Amendment 289 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Considers that developing modern agricultural practices will make agriculture more attractive to young farmers; highlights that young farmers must be trained and skilled in the latest technologies to tackle, in particular, current and future environmental challenges; stresses the need to support innovative digital farming technology and urges the Commission to ensure that any future CAP reflects this;
Amendment 296 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Highlights that farmers require access to infrastructure and services including healthcare, education and high speed broadband;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 b (new)
Paragraph 18 b (new)
18b. Points out that rural areas should also have services that alleviate the pressures of farming such as professional counselling, financial advice and advice on farm management;
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 c (new)
Paragraph 18 c (new)
18c. Believes that any successful strategy for generational renewal and supporting young farmers should take a holistic approach to facilitate young farmers’ access to land, finance, advisory services and training, and take into account intergenerational renewal for the benefit of young and older farmers; stresses that this should make farming, which is vital for humanity, an attractive occupation to young farmers and wider society.