5 Amendments of Viorica DĂNCILĂ related to 2015/2227(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) estimates that the expected rise in the world’s population to 9.1 billion by 2050 will require a 60 % increase in food production and a 24 % increase in crop yields in the developed countries by that date; whereas the FAO also estimates that there will be only a 4.3 % increase in arable land by 2050; whereas one of the primary functions of EU agriculture is to feed the population of the EU;
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Draws attention to the fact that the more extensive use of ICT could help improve the monitoring of several production stages and optimise their management, with the aim of increasing output in relation to the utilisation of means of production while simultaneously reducing greenhouse gas emissions and energy consumption; stresses, likewise, that the more extensive use of ICT, the incorporation of policies to promote training for farmers in new technologies and support for innovation and entrepreneurship among young farmers, in particular, are key factors for making farming more environmentally sustainable and the sector more competitive;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Is concerned at the low level of awareness concerning the potential of Big Data and IoT and the fragmentation of the related technology systems, which increase the barriers to uptake and slow down deployment, and is disappointed at the slow take up of GPS technologies; notes that in the EU currently only 10 % of aided guidance, less than 1 % of real time kinematic movement and less than 1 % of variable rate application techniques are being used; encourages the Commission to quantify environmental and production benefit and to ensure awareness, knowledge and technology transfers; expresses concern that some Member States risk losing a proportion of the direct payment amount in 2018 owing to their lack of a land register, and suggests that the Commission make available smart tools designed to expedite the mapping of farmland;
Amendment 183 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Emphasises the enormous potential of technology and innovation for the development of new products and services and job creation along the whole agri-food value chain; nevertheless draws attention to the fact that innovation and technologisation leads to job losses in traditional agricultural occupations and calls on the Commission and Member States to provide training and retraining courses for workers in the agricultural sectors affected; highlights the creation of new jobs in the agricultural sector, which is of pivotal importance for rural development, and considers that developing modern agricultural practices will make agriculture more attractive to young farmers and entrepreneurs alike; calls on the Commission to look into the possibilities of incentivising farmers to raise public awareness concerning the workings of the agri-food chain and new production methods;
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Recommends that strategies be devised for preventing and mitigating adverse effects on agriculture in the European Union through: – an action plan for the most affected areas: using certain plant varieties resistant to the new climatic conditions, adjusting the farming calendar to suit the new conditions, forestation, building greenhouses, managing water resources for agriculture and ‘greening’ polluted land; – the other measure should be a plan for the future aimed at eliminating the causes of climate change by promoting a global economy based on reduced CO2 emissions, combined with the promotion of energy security;