With its new vision for agriculture, the European Commission is proposing to recognise agriculture as a strategic sector.
Financial support for farmers should be directed more towards those who care for the land and produce food. The ECR Group welcomes this shift in perspective, which finally acknowledges the central role of farmers in protecting nature and ensuring food security. ECR Coordinator in the European Parliament’s Committee on Agriculture, Carlo Fidanza MEP, said: \”The vision for agriculture and food presented today by Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto and Agriculture Commissioner Christophe Hansen is a breath of fresh air for a sector that has been battered in recent years by excessive bureaucracy and ideological green dogmatism. Under this new approach, the European farmer is no longer treated as an enemy, as was the case under Frans Timmermans, but is rightly recognised as the first guardian of nature, whose role must be central to every decision.\”
Fidanza continued:
\”European farmers must be guaranteed a fair income, supported by a modern and effective Common Agricultural Policy that prioritises those who produce. They must have the right to operate in a market where value is fairly distributed along the supply chain, and where imported products meet the same standards required of European ones. They must also be able to increase their productivity using new genomic techniques and contribute to sustainability through the responsible use of biopesticides and digestate.\”
\”Food security and sovereignty, reciprocity, fair remuneration, and the promotion of our geographical indications in global markets must guide agricultural policy in the years ahead. The ECR Group welcomes this important shift in direction and is committed to working on concrete proposals to further strengthen this important document and the measures that will follow.\”
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