Traduction de «Agro-input » (Anglais → Français) :

Considers it essential for the Commission and the Member States to develop projects which focus on the development of more resource-efficient agricultural practices and crop varieties, including locally specialised varieties, aimed at the conservation and improvement of soil fertility and nutrient exchange, especially given the increasing scarcity of water availability and certain key components of fertilisers such as phosphate; calls on the Commission to prioritise investment in the circular economy and climate-smart farming practices, with adequate funding incentives for research and uptake by farmers; underlines that the merits of aquaponics, closed loop nutrient cycling, agro-ecology, including agroforestry, conservation agriculture a ...[+++]nd sustainable forest management, sapropel, short feed chains, pasture-based grazing and low-input production should be duly evaluated, divulged and incentivised.

34. Notes that evidence from Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali indicates that low-cost agro-ecological techniques, particularly agro-forestry and soil and water conservation, have improved small-scale farmers’ resilience to food insecurity; stresses, however, that agro-ecological agriculture alone cannot overcome the structural causes of food insecurity; calls for non-agricultural components to be incorporated into agricultural interventions and for it to be ensured that improved nutrition is an explicit objective of agricultural programmes; calls in addition for it to be ensured that women farmers also benefit from the programmes by making sure that the barriers created by gender inequalities (such as access to land, credit, extension servic ...[+++]es and input) are taken into account in the design of agricultural programmes;

34. Notes that evidence from Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali indicates that low-cost agro-ecological techniques, particularly agro-forestry and soil and water conservation, have improved small-scale farmers’ resilience to food insecurity; stresses, however, that agro-ecological agriculture alone cannot overcome the structural causes of food insecurity; calls for non-agricultural components to be incorporated into agricultural interventions and for it to be ensured that improved nutrition is an explicit objective of agricultural programmes; calls in addition for it to be ensured that women farmers also benefit from the programmes by making sure that the barriers created by gender inequalities (such as access to land, credit, extension servic ...[+++]es and input) are taken into account in the design of agricultural programmes;

A remodelling of agricultural production systems is necessary, departing from current systems which are highly dependent on external inputs and oil and focussing much more on agro-ecological systems with low external inputs and adapted to local and regional conditions.

13. Emphasises the need for new joint efforts to combine the fight against hunger with the necessary action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change, to take coordinated measures to stem any further loss of soil fertility and biodiversity, two essential components of food production systems, to increase overall efficiency and reduce waste in global food chains, to foster agro-ecological approaches involving low-input agriculture and climate-friendly agro-forestry, and to improve local market access;

8. Points out that the agreement which the TEC - with the input of Brazil - is trying to reach in 2008 regarding common standards for agro-fuels will remain unacceptable and inadequate if it does not refer to the highest standards for the environmental sustainability of agro-fuel crop production;