Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-01-17-Speech-1-258-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2011-01-17"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Agriculture as a strategic sector in the context of food security (short presentation)2
dcterms:Language	"cs"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110117.21.1-258-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-01-17-Speech-1-261-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Pavel Poc2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Iran (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Česká strana sociálně demokratická (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; TRAN (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3 member; ENVI (2009-07-16--2012-01-18)3
lpv:translated text	"If we regard agriculture as a strategic area, then an essential precondition for ensuring the security of food supplies is for the European Union to be self-sufficient, at least in the production of basic foods and animal fodders. EU dependence on imports of agricultural products causes food price rises, and undermines the EU’s direct producers in the marketing chain. According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO), demand for food and animal fodder could rise by 70% by 2050. It will therefore be necessary to use all available forms of agriculture, and to provide significant support for financial investment into scientific research in this area. The efficient use of traditional agricultural varieties that are characteristic to certain regions also requires greater support and public interest. For example, assessment of the environmental impact of food production and transport distances is easily understood by the consumer. Current wastage levels of up to 50% in the overall production chain, and the disproportionate growth in freight transport, are not factors compatible with ensuring the security of food supply. We cannot pretend to ensure food security and protect the environment while at the same time tolerating a dependence on products grown on another continent and imported over thousands of kilometres. Such practices create an enormous environmental footprint and, at the same time, oblige developing countries to import almost all necessary foods, making them dependent, ruining their economies, impoverishing their inhabitants and destroying their environment."@en1

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