Activities of Alyn SMITH related to 2009/2236(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Future of the CAP after 2013 (debate)
Amendments (7)
Amendment 354 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Believes that agriculture is well placed to make a major contribution to delivering the new EU 2020 Strategy priorities of tackling climate change and creating new jobs through green growth whilst at the same time continuing to provide food security for European consumers by producing safe and high-quality food productthe fundamental purpose and single organising principle of the CAP is to achieve a safe, secure and sustainable supply of food for European and global citizens; believes furthermore that in the process of food production other goals can be reached, such as landscape maintenance, tackling climate change and securing the economic future of rural communities;
Amendment 524 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 45 – subparagraph a (new)
Paragraph 45 – subparagraph a (new)
a) However expresses concern that, if the CAP has too many priorities, the limited amount of budget resources available will be over-stretched, and will not achieve effective outcomes, particularly in the field of food production;
Amendment 601 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 52
Paragraph 52
52. Believes that Member States and regions must continue to have the flexibility to regionalise their area payments system in such a way as to reflect their specific priorities; calls for maximum subsidiarity (to regional and local level) to be applied in the implementation of all aspects of the CAP (within a framework of common EU rules);
Amendment 640 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 56
Paragraph 56
56. Believes that there should be a basic EU-funded direct area payment to all EU farmers in order to provide basic food security for European consumers, allow farmers to produce high-quality food competitively in relation to well subsidised trade partners (US), ensure that farming activity continues across the EU and provide baseline public goods through cross-compliance requirements for Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions, as well as high quality and animal welfare standards; calls for an absolute requirement of minimum activity to be included in the cross-compliance rulesthe active production of food through minimum activity rules to be an absolute requirement in return for payments, with payment systems that reward non-activity to be phased out as quickly as possible; and proportionality to be the key principle applied when enforcing the rules;
Amendment 676 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 57
Paragraph 57
57. Believes that an EU-funded top-up direct area payment should be made available to farmers through; simple contracts will rewarding them for reducing their carbon emissions per unit of production and increasing their sequestration of carbon; notes that this would have the double benefit of making EU agriculture more environmentally and economically sustainable through improved efficiency and would also ensure that farmers can financially benefit from increased carbon sequestration on their land and put them on the same footing as other industries which are in the EU ETS; calls for clear and measurable criteria and targets to be defined appropriately to allow these payments to be implemented as soon as possibledelivering "transformational outcomes" over and above the baseline requirements of the single farm payment, such as carbon sequestration or improved animal health; such a fund could also be used to support sectors in dificulty or transition, such as the sheep sector;
Amendment 694 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 58 – subparagraph a (new)
Paragraph 58 – subparagraph a (new)
a) Believes that the less favoured area scheme, and the notion of providing farmers with extra support to help them overcome extra geographical and social challenges, should be at the heart of the entire financial support system;
Amendment 727 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 60 – subparagraph a (new)
Paragraph 60 – subparagraph a (new)