Activities of Jarosław KALINOWSKI related to 2020/2260(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Farm to Fork Strategy (debate)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to the Commission communication of 19 February 2020 entitled White Paper on Artificial Intelligence - A European approach to excellence and trust (COM(2020) 65),
Amendment 523 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Emphasises that all legislative and non-legislative action taken by the Commission, including the negotiation and ratification of international agreements, and activity in international organisations, must ensure that the same standards and requirements are enforced in respect of non-EU agriculture whose products are imported into the EU as in respect of EU agriculture, including, inter alia, environmental, food safety and quality, health, phytosanitary, animal welfare and other standards and requirements adopted in connection with the achievement of the objectives set out in the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 545 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. The pursuit by the EU of the objectives of the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Development Goals must not result in, among others, the environmental burden on agricultural production being pushed out of the EU by increased imports of agricultural products of a lower standard; on the contrary, the access requirements to the European Union’s common market should serve to promote the objectives of the European Green Deal and the Sustainable Development Goals;
Amendment 607 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the announcement of an impact-assessed proposal for a legislative framework for sustainable food systems; invites the Commission to use this proposal to set out a holistic common food policy aimed at reducing the environmental and climate footprint of the EU food system in order to make Europe the first climate- neutral continent by 2050 and strengthen its resilience to ensure food security in the face of climate change and biodiversity loss, leading a global transition towards sustainability from farm to fork, based on the principle of a multifunctional agricultural sector while ensuring consistency between policies by taking into account the existing legislation in order to enable all actors in the European food system to develop long-term plans based on realistic and transparent objectives; suggests that the respective base lines and progress achieved in each Member State be taken into account, while promoting the exchange of know-how and best practices between Member States; stresses the need to include the entire food and beverage chains inside the EU and outside the EU, including processing, marketing, distribution and retail;
Amendment 944 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises the importance of recognising the significant impact of agriculture and especially animal production on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and land use; stresses the need to enhance natural carbon sinks, including improved soil sequestration and a greater contribution of the bio-economy to the EU economy, and reduce agricultural emissions of carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide, in particular in the feed and livestock sectors; calls for regulatory measures and targets to ensure progressive reductions in all GHG emissions in these sectors;
Amendment 1598 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Recalls the need to promote effective Agricultural Knowledge and Innovation Systems (AKIS), enabling all food chain actors to become sustainable by speeding up innovation and accelerating knowledge transfer; emphasises the need to implement broad education in the EU on the applications, benefits and risks of artificial intelligence algorithms, automation and robotics, precision farming, digital farming, electromobility and Agriculture 4.0 as set out in the White Paper on Artificial Intelligence entitled ‘A European Approach to Excellence and Trust’, and to support the implementation of these solutions in EU agriculture, especially on family farms; recalls, in addition, the need for a farm sustainability data network to set benchmarks for farm performance and document the uptake of sustainable farming practices, while allowing for the precise and tailored application of new production approaches at farm level by providing farmers with access to fast broadband connections;
Amendment 1619 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Reiterates the view that AI (Artificial Intelligence) solutions may benefit society in the area of food safety, among others by supporting precision farming or more broadly Farming 4.0, where the Union is among the leaders in AI applications (e.g. for automated machine adjustments for weather forecasting or disease identification), and will allow, in line with the priorities of the Green Deal and of a Europe fit for the digital age, more effective production to be combined with higher environmental standards and better utilisation of resources, which is especially important in areas where water resources are scarce and climate change has severe impacts;
Amendment 1762 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Welcomes the fact that the strategy rightly recognises the role and influence of the food environment in shaping consumption patterns and the need to make it easier for consumers to choose healthy and sustainable diets; reiterates the importance of promoting sustainable diets by raising consumer awareness of the impacts of consumption patterns and providing information on diets that are better for human health and have a lower environmental footprint; underlines that food prices must send the right signal to consumers; welcomes, therefore, the strategy’s objective that the healthy and sustainable choice should become the most affordable one, by reducing its cost and sale price in such a way as to avoid a general increase in food prices, which affects the poorest;
Amendment 1822 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
Amendment 1906 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Highlights the recognition in the strategy that Europeans’ diets are not in line with recommendations for healthy eating, and that a population-wide shift in consumption patterns is needed towards more healthy and plant-based foods and less red and processed meat, sugars, salt, and fats, which will also benefit the environment; emphasises that EU-wide guidelines for sustainable and healthy diets would bring clarity to consumers on what constitutes a healthy and sustainable diet and inform Member States’ own efforts to integrate sustainability elements in national dietary advice; calls on the Commission to develop such guidelines and specific actions to effectively promote healthy plant-based dietsdiets and the importance of plant products within them;