7 Amendments of Marusya LYUBCHEVA related to 2013/2096(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas the roles played by small agricultural holdings are not only production-related, in that such holdings also help to reduce unemployment and mitigate demographic problems in outlying and less-developed regions and play key roles in the delivery of public goods; whereas these include roles relating to nature and the countryside (helping maintain both the characteristic features of Europe’s countryside and biodiversity in rural areas), social roles (providing a livelihood for millions of people in Europe, preventing poverty and constituting a workforce reserve for industry and other sectors of the economy), and cultural roles (preserving fine traditions, customs and other non-material heritage and manufacturing regional and traditional products);
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas it is difficult for smallholders to secure financial support because, for example, they cannot afford the contribution required to obtain support under EU programmeshave problems accessing funding from EU programmes due to their inability to meet the capital and/or capacity requirements for eligibility, or they have a low level of creditworthiness or no creditworthiness at all;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas small agricultural holdings play a special role in maintaining the vitality of mountain areas, less-favoured areas and outlying regions, and whereas processes of depopulation are intensifying because farming is less attractive than various other types of employment;
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Member States and the Commission to take appropriate action under the new common agricultural policy and draw up guidelines for the period beyond 2020 in which greater attention is paid to the specific needs of small family holdings, which are an important element of the European agricultural model and which are central to the multi-functional development of rural areas and to sustainable regional development in general;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to create development opportunities for small livestock producers while ensuring that their holdings receive maximum consideration in the event of any outbreak of disease and having recourse to the culling of livestock only as a last resort;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Calls on Member States to ensure that their education systems include appropriate infrastructure for vocational education and training in agriculture;
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls for: information to be disseminated more effectively; free advice to be better tailored to the needs of smallholdings; procedures to be simplified; information campaigns to be mounted; the sharing of best practices where the short food supply chain is concerned; and technical assistance to be provided to help those applying for EU funding;