Activities of Michel DANTIN related to 2010/2111(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
EU protein deficit (short presentation)
Amendments (21)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas, owing to the volumes produced being so low, the European compound food industry only uses 2 million tonnes of protein crops each year but estimates that it would be able to use nearly 20 million tonnes per year,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas these imports represent the equivalent of 20 million hectares cultivated outside the EU, or more than 10% of the EU'’s arable land, which in some countries has led to unsustainable farming on sensitive grassland and deforestation of rainforest areas, with negative effects such as soil erosion and the depletion of water resources and biodiversity and these producers are not subjected to the same environmental, health and GMO regulatory constraints as European producers,
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas, as a consequence of the small percentage of protein crops produced in the EU, research and development,the number of plant protein research programmes in the EU has dropped from 50 in 1980 to 15 in 2010, and training and the acquisition of practical experience in domestic protein crop production have been neglected, leading to a low level of innovation and regionally adapted seed production in the EU,
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas a research policy is only likely to prove successful if it comes under medium- to long-term commitments, which is not the case at present for protein crops,
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas farmers' knowledge of sustainable practices which link crop and livestock production through balanced crop rotation and adequate use of grassland areas is being lost, and whereas furthermore domestic protein crop quality consequently does not offer the quality of compound feed needed in the various animal production sectors,
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas for protein crops to become a sustainable element in cropping patterns, income from these crops must be increased in the short term, notably through specific CAP support,
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J a (new)
Recital J a (new)
Ja. whereas the EU’s ‘GL-pro’ programme has demonstrated that introducing protein crops once every four years into crop rotation results in a significant drop in CO2 emissions of approximately 10% to 15% and reduced ozone production,
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas, in terms of soil fertility, a higher percentage of protein crops cultivated on arable land as part of increased crop rotation systems contributes to more balanced nutrient storage, less soil acidification, enhanced disease resistance and better soil structure (including increased energy efficiency for soil treatment),
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K a (new)
Recital K a (new)
Ka. whereas the number of crops being rotated is a factor in reducing the likelihood of disease and propagation of weeds, and consequently the need for plant protection treatments,
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K b (new)
Recital K b (new)
Kb. whereas cultivating a higher percentage of protein crops on arable land, as part of a wider crop rotation system, may help cut energy consumption by 10%,
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L
Recital L
L. whereas, in terms of water management, in particular the use in animal feed production of leguminous crops – such as permanent grass-clover mixtures or mixtures of cereals and protein crops – and permanent soil coverage can substantially reduce the run-off of nutrients, especially nitrates and phosphates, into groundwater and reduce the need for artificial irrigation systems,
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas, in terms of agricultural biodiversity, the extended use of protein crops that are adapted to European climatic conditions, such as beans, peas, lentils, lupins, chick peas, alfalfa/lucerne, Phacelia spp, Lotus corniculatus and sainfoin, will substantially stabilise and enhance diversity within the production system, thereby strengthening plant health and making sustainable use of locally adapted crop varieties, many of which currently cannot be marketed or exchanged under European seed marketing legislation,
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital N a (new)
Recital N a (new)
Na. whereas several EU policies have an impact on the EU’s protein deficit, and whereas the Commission must also analyse the issues of GMO production within and outside the EU’s territory, the development of biofuels and the reappraisal of the total ban on animal proteins in animal feed,
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas, besides using native protein crops, the quality of non-imported compound feed can also be improved through the use of potato starch and by- products of oilseeds such as sunflower and rapeseed,
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital P
Recital P
P. whereas the ban on the use of animal protein in animal feed made of swill, bone and meat meal must remain in place as long as there is no guarantee that forced cannibalismbe based on scientific facts; whereas a recent EFSA report clearly indicated that BSE is not transmitted to pork or poultry and that the roadmap orn transmission of diseases can be ruled outble spongiform encephalopathies (TSE) must be updated as a consequence,
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital U a (new)
Recital U a (new)
Ua. whereas increased cereal yields in central Europe will free up farming land across Europe and make it possible for crops, and particularly protein crops, to be relocated throughout Europe,
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Calls on the Commission to take a medium to long-term (at least 10 to 15 years) view in reviewing its policy on proteins, allowing time for genuine research on seed improvement and crop protection;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to carry out a study on deficits in terms ofsupport research andinto the breeding and supply of protein crop seeds, and to make proposals on ways to improve extension services and training for and controlling harmful organisms, and to make proposals under the eighth framework programme for research and development on ways to improve extension services, the regularity of yields and disease control, and under the heading of rural development, on services training farmers in the use of crop rotation and mixed cropping for on-farm feed production, storage, cleaning and the preparation of feed;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to carry out a detailed legal study on the current scope of the Blair House agreements on production of protein crops in Europe, and to notify Parliament of the findings;
Amendment 120 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to submit a reportproposal to Parliament on the currentauthorisation to use of slaughter offal, swill, meat and bone meal and other animal protein sources in the Member States, including, an overview (dates etc.) of calories usedrefuse as animal protein sources in feed for monogastric animals (pigs and poultry) in the Member States, and to propose options for the treatment and use of such protein sources in biogas plants, incineration and animal feed; urges the fulla pragmatic application of the precautionary principle in relation to the possible use of animal proteins in any kind of animal feed, so as to prevent any intra- species recycling and to maintain food safety at the same level throughout the food supply chain;