5 Amendments of Lorenzo FONTANA related to 2011/2114(INI)
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses in particular the need for a European Ftool to monitor food Pprices Monitoring Tooland the food production costs borne by farmers, which would deliver better transparency on input price development and allow farmgate prices to be linked to production costs;
Amendment 146 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Reminds the Commission and the Member States that farmers’ primary objective is to produce food and only thereafter, possibly, to produce energy;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Repeats its call to include crop rotation and crop diversity in an EU-wide list of ‘greening’ measures to be rewarded within the CAP, given the positive effect the former have on climate change mitigation, soil and water quality and farmers’ finances (with significantly reduced use of fertilisers, soil improvers, plant protection products and pesticides which will reduce input costs for farmers), while bearing in mind, however, the diversity of the European Union’s territory;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Calls for greater support for training farmers in water management and irrigation, including practical tools for water storage and measures to prevent nutrient losses or salinisation, as well as improved water pricing and water administration schemes at local and regional level, in order to reduce input costs in the long term; the checking of water pipes should also be encouraged to ensure water leakage does not have a significant impact on production costs and product quality;