4 Amendments of Marc TARABELLA related to 2015/2227(INI)
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is strongly convinced that economic development and sustainable production are not mutually exclusive and are achievable mainly through innovation, in particular in the field of agronomy; stresses the need to support innovation in technology and governance by providing regulatory coherence, clarity and room for entrepreneurship, and urges the Commission to ensure that innovation is explicitly taken into account in forthcoming reviews and reforms of relevant legislation; highlights the fact that European agriculture is able to produce high-quality and high-added value products together with profitable, knowledge-based solutions in order to feed a growing and more demanding world population;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Encourages the Commission to come forward with solutions to stimulate the uptake of ICT-based management systems, real-time data monitoring, sensor technology and the use of detection systems for the optimisation of production systems or precision agriculture, which inter alia could mean adapting to changing production and market conditions leading to more efficient use of natural resources, increased crop performance, reduction of the environmental footprint, efficient accounting of CO2 storage by agricultural land, especially fields and hedgerows, and the associated benefits, better understanding of animal behaviour, and improved animal health and welfare;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Supports extensive animal husbandry methods and calls for the development of innovative technologies for the accurate assessment of the environmental benefits of grassland and pastures maintained by this type of farming and recognising the benefits thereof as a complement to crop production;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a.. Is also concerned at the EU's continued dependence on imported protein feed such as soya and calls for an ambitious protein crop development policy in the European Union;