Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2011-06-23-Speech-4-601-250"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2011-06-23"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20110623.37.4-601-250"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2011-06-23-Speech-4-601-5002
lpv:speaker	lp:Phil Prendergast2
lpv:spoken text	"I particularly welcome the proposals in this report to protect and encourage young farmers, through grant schemes and other measures. The age profile in farming remains skewed towards the older age group: 34.1% of farmers in the EU are over 65, while only 6.1% of farmers are under 35. A reformed CAP must account for this. Reform is needed in other areas, which will mean big changes for some farmers. Because of this, the new CAP must include transitional arrangements in established sectors subjected to radical change going forward. Change is always difficult but the agriculture sector must adapt to market realities. Global demand and greater realisation of the need for food security means agriculture will be a growth area for the EU going forward and particularly important for less developed economies. The new CAP needs to effectively target the areas of inefficiency by incentivising new practices. For instance, in Ireland there is a need for greater scale on our farms and throughout the EU changes to traditional uses of land offer great opportunities. For instance, tourism and recreation can be important drivers of rural economies. That means the CAP budget must be maintained at its current level and index-linked post-2013."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; S&D (2011-04-21--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the United States (2011-05-09--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Labour Party (2011-04-21--2014-06-30)3 substitute; AGRI (2011-05-05--2012-01-18)3 member; IMCO (2011-05-09--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Switzerland and Norway and to the EU-Iceland Joint Parliamentary Committee and the European Economic Area (EEA) Joint Parliamentary Committee (2011-05-05--2014-06-30)3 substitute; PETI (2011-05-05--2012-01-18)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Phil Prendergast (S&D ),"1 "in writing"1

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