Activities of Spyros DANELLIS related to 2011/2114(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Farm input supply chain - Imbalances in the food supply chain (debate)
Amendments (20)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas upward pressure on input prices is expected to rise further as a result of resource scarcity and growing demand for food in emerging economies;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas, especiallyboth in the crop and in the livestock sector, costs are also rising due to phytosanitary, hygiene and food security requirements;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas increased costs for leased land and land prices also strongly influence the viability of farming and, especially in the case of young entrants in farming, and should be included in reflections on possible cuts in input costs; whereas this situation should be improved, especially for young farmers and if needed through better regulalicies and regulations that improve land access, especially for young farmers, without introducing new distortions;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas the market concentration of farm input suppliers is very high, with six companies controlling nearly 75 % of the agrochemicals market and three companies controlling over 45 % of the seeds market; whereas this concentration contributes to maintaining high seed prices and has a substantial negative impact on traditional crop diversity;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
Recital I
I. whereas certified and patented seeds and royalties for use of these seeds represent the mainhave contributed, along with high energy costs, to the increase in seed costs for farmers;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital J
Recital J
J. whereas, in the light of extreme fluctuations in agricultural prices throughout the food chain and related financial speculation, market transparencymarket transparency is essential both downstream and upstream of the food chain is also essentialn order to improve competition and resilience to price volatility;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital K
Recital K
K. whereas long-term investments in better input and resource management (energy, soil and nutrients, water) are needed to respond to the new economic and environmental challenges, including within the context of the Europe 2020 Strategy; whereas farmers should have sufficient returns on their investment so that they are enabled toextension services and institutional improvements and innovations affecting the use of inputs, farmers attitudes and skills are critically important for adopting more resource- efficient, sustainable and innovative farming systems;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas production of leguminous protein crops in the EU as well as improved grass-fed production systems would reduce the EU's protein deficit and its dependence on non-grain feed imports and would have major economic benefits for some farmers;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Q
Recital Q
Q. whereas farm saved seeds can offer significant economic and environmental benefits, including less dependence on purchased inputs and cost reductions for some farmers and less commodity dependence, thereby responding to specific agronomic conditions in farms; whereas improved infrastructure in this field can significantly reduce animal feed and seed production costs in the long term and improve biodiversity;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to include in its work programme a revision of legislation to improve the transparency of on-farm input prices and the price margins of industries upstream of farmguarantee that competition rules apply and be enforced throughout the upstream and downstream food market chaing;
Amendment 106 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses in particular the need for a European Food Prices Monitoring Tool which would deliver better transparency on input price development and allow farmgate prices to be better linked to production costs;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on national and European competition authorities to address robustly the abuse of dominant position of agribusiness traders and input companies, if and whenever it takes place, and to consider proposals for anti-trust legislation;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls on the Commission to consider setting up a European bank for seeds in order to store and preserve the genetic variety of plants, combat biodiversity loss, and link crop diversity to the cultural heritage of the member states;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Calls on the Commission to analyse energy costs in the various existing farm systems and the associated input providers, processing industry and distribution systems, taking into account energy efficiency and use of sustainable energy sources to respond to the new challenges, and the necessary rebalancing of crop and animal production;
Amendment 167 #
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);
Amendment 184 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Repeats its calls for the Commission to swiftly submit to Parliament and the Council a report on the possibilities and options for increasing domestic protein crop production in the EU by means of new policy instruments, thereby reducing the EU's dependence on protein imports and the external input of mineral fertilisers and pesticides, as well as on the effect of such an increase on EU grain and livestock production, and examining the potential effect of these options on farmers' revenues and on EU agricultural trade balance;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses again the need to introducpromote in the new CAP suitable and WTO "green box" compatible measures and instruments to support those farmers cultivating protein crops in crop rotation systems, thereby reducing the EU's crop protein deficit and price volatility, improving agricultural practices, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving disease control and soil fertility;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support efforts to maintain the use of farm saved seed in EU farming in view of its significant economic, cultural and environmental benefits and contribution to agro- biodiversity;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Calls on the Commission to promote innovation in and coexistence of both the commercial seed system and in farmers' seed systems so as to ensure that there is adequate balance between the need for innovation on one hand and the preservation and enhancement of crop diversity as well as the improvement of livelihood of small scale farmers on the other;