26 Amendments of Nirj DEVA related to 2010/2100(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 a (new)
Citation 11 a (new)
– having regard to the FAO most recent Biannual Food Outlook Report (June, 2011)
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 11 b (new)
Citation 11 b (new)
– having regard to the Agriculture Outlook 2011-2020 released by the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) and the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the number of undernourished people amounted to 925 million in 2010 according to the FAO,; whereas the global economic downturn, rising food and fuel prices has worsened the food situation in many developing countries, especially the least-developed countries, thus partly setting back the last decade’s progress on poverty reduction;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas food prices have risen steadily since Augustaccording to the recent publication by the FAO Food Price Index in January 2011, there has been a month on month increase in food prices with levels now higher than those recorded in the food price peak of 20108; whereas the volatility of commodity prices is impacting greatly on low income countries,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas global demand for agricultural products is expected to increase by 70% by 2050 which will need to be done using less water and pesticides and with less agricultural land available; whereas food insecurity is further exacerbated by abusive speculation on commodities, land degradation, water scarcity, climate change, global land acquisitionsland tenure insecurity, demands for agro-fuels and energy-related policies,
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas evidence shows the potential of smallholder agricultural systems in increasing overall food production; whereas focussing solely on export production in developing countries hascan have negative impacts on women as smallholder farmers,
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas strong State capacitieable, accountable and transparent state institutions are crucial for sustainable development and for building up production and processing capacities,
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the EU has responded quickly to the 2008 food crisis through the creation of the Food Facility; whereas the impact of such measures on the structural causes of hunger and food insecurity has been difficult to measure,; considers that further extension of this Food Facility, or additional allocation of funding to it, should not be automatic, but decided based on an independent impact assessment of the funds disbursements’ efficiency in improving food security in all the beneficiary countries;
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that the number of people suffering from hunger is unacceptableextraordinarily high and regrets that the overall international efforts have so far fallen short of achieving MDG 1; calls for urgent steps to be taken to fulfil internationally binding commitments and make the right to adequate food a reality;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the EU to increase support in favour of agriculture in its development aid programmes and to invest in nationally ledparticipatory home-grown plans; emphasises the need for increased public investments in research for sustainable agro-ecological production systems;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Agrees that EU assistance programmes should focus on sustainable small-scale food production and that priority should be given to ‘ecologically-efficient’ approaches that strengthen biodiversity, prevent the degradation of fertile land, promote agro-ecological and low- external-input (LEI) practices, and excludes GMOs;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the EU and developing countries to develop joint research and training capacities in sustainable farming methods and new technologies, notably through public private partnerships and joint ventures; including producing value addition at the point of food collection and storage through packaging and processing;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that the fair integration oif smallholder farmers in the value chadeveloping countext can only be successful if conditions arries are to become not only sustainable, but are to also fulfil their production potential they must have cgreated to facilitate their access to the means ofr access to microcredit, including non-profit microcredit, for investment in improved seeds, fertilisers and irrigation mechanisms and the necessary range of crop produtection, processing and trade opportuniti tools to protect their harvests from pests and diseases;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Stresses the need to give small farmers in developing countries greater access to property rights, allowing small land owners to prove ownership and as such posses collateral for the loans required to elevate their production;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to support agro-processing capacities in partner countries in order to reduce post-harvest losses, extend the shelf-life of food and, create decent work for the local population; and develop better storage facilities, thus preventing losses from spoiling, which are currently very high in developing countries worldwide;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Welcomes the example set by Brazil, which has over the last four decades transformed from a country facing a food crisis to one of the major food producers in the world, based upon a strategy where sustainability is seen as paramount, new technology is welcomed and there is overwhelming state support for agricultural research and GM crops;
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Draws attention to the structural causes of price volatility and strongly emphasises that abusive or excessive speculation on derivatives of essential food commodities has significantly worsened price volatilityare only one of the factors that can have an impact on price volatility; stresses that governance issues and restrictive trade rules can have a much greater impact on food insecurity in the developing world; endorses the conclusions of the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food regarding the role played by large investors in influencing commodities price indexes;
Amendment 102 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that recently a host of other unpredictable factors have also negatively impacted upon stability in the food markets, including the catastrophe in Japan, an unprecedented wave of political unrests engulfing many countries in North Africa and the Near East, another strong increase in oil prices, prolonged uncertainty in financial markets and in the global economy have all had an impact;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Urges the Commission and the Member States to take concrete action to effectively tackle abusive or excessive financial speculation on grain and food;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Expresses deep concern regarding the large-scale land acquisitions that are currently carried out by foreign investors in developing countriethat unregistered property allows governments, corporations and individuals to consistently violate property rights without difficulty, and that the international community still has tno the detriment of local smallholder farmers that need to be better protectedmechanism for identifying legitimate claims and protecting landholders from expropriation;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Encourages the adoption of the FAO voluntary guidelines on land acquisitions, but also calls for strict binding nationalwelcomes the broad and strong consensus for the development on and international regulations on land acquisitioninstrument on the governance of tenure of lands, fisheries and forests; stresses that contract negotiations should be made transparent allowing for the participation of civil society and all stakeholders;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Reminds the Commission and partner countries of the positive effects of agro- ecological production systems regarding climate change mitigation and long-term food security relies on dealing with the environmental impact of production, so that natural resources and food supplies are protected;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23