10 Amendments of Jan HUITEMA related to 2022/2183(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas farmers, sustainable use of nature resources, nature and biodiversity are the foundations of foodagriculture and food production and, without strong political action to conserve and restore nature and biodiversity, food security and the right to food will be irreversibly endangeredon cutting red tapes, enhancing competitiveness, supporting the European agriculture in being even more sustainable, decreasing the dependency on fossil inputs as well as our dependency on a small number of suppliers, together with minimising the negative impact on nature and biodiversity, the food security will decrease;
Amendment 121 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights that the avproduction of sustailnability ofle plant proteins, if consumed directly, is more than sufficient to meet global protein needs; acknowledges the positive impact that plant-based diets have on humans, animals, the planet and food security; stresses that reducing the number and density of farmed animals can effectively combat the climate and biodiversity crises, decrease the risk of zoonotic diseases and contribute to food security in the short and long terms for food and feed in Europe need to increase in order to reinforce the food security; thinks that support for research and innovation, training and advisory and up-scaling of innovative projects, among others, are important the increase the protein production in Europe;
Amendment 150 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Notes that the war in Ukraine has further exposed that food production in the EU is dependent on inputs from outside the Union; emphasises in that regard that to ensure food production in the long term, resources that are readily available and produced within the EU should be utilised and developed to the fullest, such as organic fertilisers and low-risk or organic plant protection products;
Amendment 158 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Reiterates its position on new genomic breeding techniques1 ; regrets the biased nature of the current impaunderline the need for new genomic breeding techniques as it can decrease the need of inputs such as plant protection products assessment and calls onnd fertiliser, and in the same time increase the yields and profitability; ask the Commission to restput forwartd the process in an inclusive mannerlegislative proposal on new genomic breeding techniques as soon as possible; __________________ 1 Resolution of 20 October 2021 on a farm to fork strategy for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system. OJ C 184, 5.5.2022, p. 2.
Amendment 201 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Considers it irresponsible that the EU continues to support environmentally harmful and cruel practices under the common agricultural policy and common fishalls on Member States to develop and deploy, under the common agricultural policy, eco-schemes with support for practices that enable synergies policy.between environmental performance and food production;
Amendment 340 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 4
Subheading 4
New cultivation methodgenomic techniques
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for the EU to speed up the adoption of legislation on the use of new cultivationgenomic techniques in order to increase yields and make crops more resilient to climate change and new pathogens, particularly in view of the droughts and water shortages that are afflicting an increasing number of EU Member States; points out that new cultivation targetgenomic techniques can promote sustainable agriculture, which is not possible without innovation;
Amendment 428 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9 a. Notes that the war in Ukraine has further exposed that food production in the EU is dependent on inputs from outside the Union; Emphasises in that regard that to ensure food production in the long term, resources that are readily available and produced within the EU should be utilised and developed to the fullest, such as organic fertilisers and low-risk or organic plant protection products.
Amendment 442 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Welcomes the inclusion in the Commission communication on ensuring the availability and affordability of fertilisers (COM(2022)0590) of a strategy to help farmers cope with exceptionally high costs; considers, however, that while it contains manysome valid medium and long- term policy recommendations, it fails to provide adequate supportmeasures for farmers in the current crisis, which could have very serious implications for food security;
Amendment 457 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to raise the limits for the use of nitrogen fertilisers derived from animalenable the safe use of processed manure, e.g. RENURE2 , in line wiabove the the limits currently applicable to fertilisersreshold established for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones by the Nitrates Directive; calls on the Commission to consider a temporary exemption to bring down the cost of fertilisers for now, while seeking the introduction of long-term framework provisions to promote a circular economy on farms and reduce dependence on third- country resources; _________________ 2 RENURE: REcovered Nitrogen from manURE