5 Amendments of Åsa WESTLUND related to 2010/2100(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
Citation 23 a (new)
– having regard to the report entitled ‘Agroecology and the Right to Food’ by the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the right to food, presented before the UN Human Rights Council on 8 March 2011,
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Agrees that EU assistance programmes should focus on sustainable small-scale food production and that priority should be given to ‘ecologically-efficient’ approaches that strengthen biodiversity, avoid dependence on the earth’s dwindling oil resources, prevent the degradation of fertile land, promote agro- ecological and low-external-input (LEI) practices, and excludes GMOs;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Highlights the statement by the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food that farmer participation is vital to the success of agroecological practices and stimulates continued learning for farmers; therefore encourages food producers in the developing countries to become involved in global and local NGOs and farmers’ cooperatives;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Hopes that European aid and action programmes will make the most of local farmers’ knowledge of food production;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Urges the Commission to focus on development concerns in the ongoing EPA negotiations and to grant more flexibility to developing countries as to trade rules; highlights that developing countries use of export restrictions and infant industry protection are development tools that can be used to enhance local production and food security; demands that the Commission takes a strong pro- development position in WTO negotiations and works towards the completion of the Doha Round; calls on the Commission to apply a human rights-based approach to international trade negotiations and to apply human rights impact assessments to agreements with third countries;