9 Amendments of Bas BELDER related to 2018/2037(INI)
Amendment 236 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas while the focus on research and development for both product and process innovation is to be welcomed, more must be done to translate the results of research into farming practice, facilitated by adequate support, incentives and EU-wide agricultural extension services;
Amendment 543 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Underlines the potential of technological innovations for a smart and efficient sector delivering on sustainability, notably regarding the efficient use of resources, monitoring of crop and animal health and the environment;
Amendment 551 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls for the CAP to facilitate and support the application of such innovations;
Amendment 743 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Stresses the need for a fair distribution of direct payments between Member States, which must take into account socio-economic differences, differentces in average income in relation to farm income, different land prices and production costs, and the amounts received by Member States under Pillar II;
Amendment 824 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls that generational renewal is a challenge faced by famers in many Member States and that each national strategy must therefore address this issue through a comprehensive approach, including top-ups in Pillar I and targeted measures in Pillar II, as well as by means of new financial instruments and national measures, in order to incentivise famers to pass on their farming operationswho would wish to retire from farming to pass on their farming operations, and to support young farmers and new entrants to start farming;
Amendment 907 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Stresses that rural development programmes should have added value at farm-level and retain their important role in enabling multi-annual actions regarding innovative practices and agri- environment measures;
Amendment 932 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Calls on the Commission to introduce a newensure a simple and comprehensive legal framework which allows the integration and simplification of the various types of environmentalsustainability actions at present, such as cross compliance, greening and the good agricultural and environmental conditions (GAEC) standards, as well as agri- environment measures (AEMs) for rural development, so that farmers can deliver in a smart and efficient way, effectively and with less bureaucracy on environmental care, biodiversity and climate action, while ensuring that Member States have adequate control and taking into account local conditions, and while respecting the two- pillared structure and distinct envelopes of the CAP;
Amendment 1031 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to foster innovation and modernisation in agriculture by supporting innovative practices, the application of smart technologies, training and agricultural extension as a pre-condition in programme design and implementation in all Member States, while fostering the transfer of know-how and the exchange of best practice models between Member States;
Amendment 1187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Commission to further clarify and update where needed the rules for producer organisations and interbranch organisations notably with regard to competition policy, and with a view to measures and agreements by interbranch organisations in order to meet societal demands;