Activities of Giovanni LA VIA related to 2015/2227(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Enhancing innovation and economic development in future European farm management (A8-0163/2016 - Jan Huitema) IT
Amendments (5)
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the need to tackle food waste, since each year 1.3 billion tonnes of food is wasted or lost, a quantity that could be used to reduce the problem of undernutrition and help the poor and needy; also points out that for every tonne of food waste avoided, approximately 4.2 tonnes of CO2 could be saved, which would have a significant impact on the environment;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses, therefore, the importance of supporting farmers in the transition to more sustainable agricultural practices, with the aim of increasing the efficiency of production and distribution systems and productivity while ensuring food safety, the protection of human health and animal healthwelfare and a reduction in pollution and greenhouse gas emissions;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Insists that good farm management practices should ensure the protection of air, water and soil quality and minimise biodiversity loss;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that competitiveness and innovation isare a key factor in supporting the agri-food sector, stimulating the creation of more and better jobs, and reversing the phenomena of land abandonment and an ageing rural population;
Amendment 88 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Urges Member States to invest more in research and innovation programmes and to develop new technologies, including precision farming and biotechnologies, to help make agriculture attractive to young people;