13 Amendments of Esther DE LANGE related to 2011/2114(INI)
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas production of leguminous protein crops in the EU as well as improved grass-fed production systems would reduce the EU's protein deficit and its dependence on feed imports and wcould have major economic benefits for farmers, but will not be a one-size-fits-all solution to the existing multiple imbalances in the farm input supply chain and would also lead to a reduction in the production of other, more resource efficient arable crops;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P a (new)
Recital P a (new)
Pa. whereas such measures should not endanger the EU's security of food supply in terms of productivity and output levels;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urgently calls on the Commission to undertake an in-depth study into the differences in approach between the 27 national competition authorities and policies and to encourage solutions which involve all partners in the food production chain and which prevent dominant positions of one or a mere few parts of the input or output chain, which often occur at the expense of the agricultural producer;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for the new rural development policy to include specific support measures for better resource management and for sustainable practices which reduce input costs and vulnerability to price volatility, and which specifically support short and/or more efficient input and food chains;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote, through legislative measures or charters, as already agreed to in certain Member States, investments in energy saving and renewable energy production on-farm or, in local partnership projects (wind, solar, biogas, geothermic etc.) or as part of a national strategy with a special focus on using waste and by- products on a local level; ;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Emphasises the importance of manure processing, which not only provides renewable energy but also reduces environmental pressure and is a substitute for artificial fertiliser in the form of mineral concentrates; calls on the Commission, in order for manure to be considered as an energy source, to recognise processed manure as a substitute for artificial fertiliser in the Nitrates Directive;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Considers that efficient measures for on-farm and local energy saving and management should be made available throughout the EU via rural development programmes and should become part of farm extension servicesthe optional `Greening` measures of the future of the CAP;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to analyse energy costs in the various existing farm systems and the associated input providers, processing industry and distribution systems in relation to productivity and output, taking into account energy efficiency and use of sustainable energy sources to respond to the new challenges, and the necessary rebalancing of crop and animal production;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Repeats its call to include crop rotation and crop diversity in an optional EU-wide list of ‘greening’ measures to be rewarded within the CAP, given the positive effect the former have on climate change mitigation, soil and water quality and farmers' finances (with significantly reduced use of fertilisers, soil improvers, plant protection products and pesticides which will reduce input costs for farmers);
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15 a. Calls furthermore on the Commission and Council to include investments into precision farming in an optional EU-wide list of ‘greening’ measures to be rewarded within the CAP, as these innovative practices (such as GPS-based soil) have similar positive effects on climate change mitigation, soil and water quality and farmers’ finances (with significantly reduced use of fertilisers, water, soil improvers, plant protection products and pesticides which will reduce input costs for farmers);
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Repeats its calls for the Commission to swiftly submit to Parliament and the Council a report on the possibilities and options for increasing domestic protein crop production in the EU by means of new policy instruments, thereby reducing the EU's dependence on protein imports and the external input of mineral fertilisers and pesticides, and examining the potential effect of these options on farmers' revenue; stresses that while increasing domestic protein crop production will have some benefits it is unlikely to have a significant impact on the import of feed from outside the EU; believes therefore that other avenues will need to be explored in the short term to address the protein deficit in the EU, and points specifically to the fundamental role of soya imports; calls on the Commission to make sure that these measures do not endanger the EU’s overall objective of security of food supply in terms of productivity and output levels;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses again the need to introduce in the new CAP suitable measures and instruments to support those farmers cultivating protein crops in crop rotation systems, thereby reducing the EU's crop protein deficit and price volatility, improving agricultural practices, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving disease control and soil fertility;
Amendment 224 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. 23bis. Draws in this regard the Commission’s attention to the positive effect precision farming has on water use (through the GPS based monitoring of soil conditions and weather forecasts) and demands that investments into these and other innovative solutions which decrease the use of inputs such as water, fertilisers and plant protection products can be covered by ‘Greening’ options of the future CAP;