11 Amendments of Paolo DE CASTRO related to 2015/2227(INI)
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas owing to pressure on natural resources, climate change, the scarcity of land, the vulnerability of the environment, the growth of the world population and changing consumer behaviour, it is essential that farmers produce more with less and that local consumption of agricultural and agri-food products is also promoted, meaning a smaller ecological footprint per kg of product produced;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas, a more productive and resource-efficient agriculture is key to addressing the challenges of environmental, social and economic sustainability for all farms of whatever size and to making them better equipped to preserve natural resources;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas agriculture that is widespread across the land helps to strengthen the social fabric and contributes to environmental sustainability and job creation in rural areas; whereas this role can be further strengthened through innovation;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas the competitiveness of the common agricultural policy (CAP) is mentioned as one of the key goals in Article 4(a) of Regulation (EU) No 1305/2013, and increasing productivity and ensuring reasonable pricesand fair prices for farmers and consumers, as mentioned in Article 39 TFEU can be best achieved through innovation;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is strongly convinced that economic development and sustainable production are not mutually exclusive and are achievable mainly through innovation; stresses the need to support innovation not only in technology and governance, but also in governance and business models, by providing regulatory coherence, clarity and room for entrepreneurship, and urges the Commission to ensure that innovation is explicitly taken into account in forthcoming reviews and reforms of relevant legislation; highlights the fact that European agriculture is able to produce high-quality and high-added value products together with profitable, knowledge-based solutions in order to feed a growing and more demanding world population;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Hopes that greater recognition can be given to the role of young farmers, since they are the main vectors of innovation in agriculture; calls on the Commission, therefore, to consider what tools are available to encourage not only the establishment of new young farmers but also the development of their innovative business ideas;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Highlights the innovative potential of social agriculture, in terms of services to local people and communities, which can increase the attractiveness of rural areas and help generate new income flows for farms;
Amendment 150 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Urges the Commission to encourage every innovative way to make the agri- food sector more efficient, including the promotion of direct marketing of agricultural and agri-food products by farmers, emphasising their quality and economic, social, and environmental sustainability;
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Urges the Commission to promote research initiatives focusing on more modern and sustainable biotechnologies – genome editing and cisgenesis, for example – with a view to increasing the competitiveness, production efficiency, and sustainability of the farming system, thereby encouraging adaptation to climate change, contributing to product quality, and reducing the need to use plant protection products;
Amendment 277 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to ascertain in detail which new skills will be required in future European farm management, and to promote their dissemination by every means available;
Amendment 305 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Considers innovation to be an essential tool and a key horizontal policy priority for the CAP to develop, implement and achieve the objectives of the CAP reform 2014-2020; calls on the Commission, therefore, to provide a more ambitious overarching strategy with measurable outcomes in order to align and focus research and innovation vis-à-vis policy priorities; stresses that the CAP should provide more flexibility for the use of newly developed techniques and practices without an increase in burdensome rules and procedures; believes that a horizontal priority for the European legislative framework should be to ensure sufficient leeway for pilot programmes and testing for innovative techniques, while observing the precautionary principle;