Mutta luomuväki ei yhtään edellisestäkään hätkähdä, vaan ajaa silmittömästi omaa agendaansa:
Organic Movement calls for increased support for organic farming in CAP Strategic Plans to achieve Farm to Fork’s targets(BRUSSELS, BELGIUM, 3 March 2022)
Ja on jopa tyytymätön, ettei EU:ssa tehdä siinä tarperksi:
The situation is especially worrying in large agricultural countries like Spain where the budget set for organic has been drastically cut from EUR 400 million per year under the previous CAP period to EUR 700 million for the whole next CAP period. Austria, which already reached 26% of organic farmland set a low ambitious target of 30% by 2030 and planned a reduction of the organic scheme from EUR 235 per hectare in the previous CAP to EUR 205 in the next one. In France, organic farming is currently foreseen to receive the same level of payment under an eco-scheme as other standards such as HVE (so called “High Environmental Value”) which provides lower environmental benefits and that allow the use of pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, and GMOs. Finally, in Germany, despite an ambitious target of 30% organic farmland by 2030, the budget set to boost organic farming will not be enough to achieve this 30% target, and organic farmers remain at risk of losing up money due to an alleged “double funding” issue between Eco-schemes and Rural Development measures.
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Tiukkana omaksutulla linjalla pysyy hänkin:
Timmermans cautions against relaxing Green deal goals for sake of food security Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans stood up for the Green Deal objectives in the EU’s farming policy despite the calls of prioritising food security aspects in the wake of supply disruptions caused by the Ukraine war.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has put the spotlight again on food security, as the ongoing war involves two agricultural powerhouses providing over a third of the world’s wheat and barley, 17% of corn and over 50% of sunflower oil and seeds.
A mention of food security is expected to be included in the conclusions of the informal European Council to be held this week (10-11 March) in Versailles.
Seurata täytyy, tuleeko tuo kokous kuitenkin toisiin lopputuloksiin. Tai kun se on epävirallinen, kuuluuko siellä tuolle soraääniä.