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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-01-19"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Explanations of vote2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120119.24.4-310-500"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-01-19-Speech-4-310-7502
lpv:speaker	lp:Jim Higgins2
lpv:spoken text	"I welcome and thoroughly support this badly needed report. Farming is not a viable option for our younger generation. Only 7% of Irish farmers are under 35 years of age. We now have a world population of 7 billion; in 2027, it is projected that the world population will reach 8 billion, and in 2046, 9 billion! This means that decreasing numbers of farmers will have to double food production, while also battling climate change and maintaining food standards. The total input costs for EU farmers climbed, on average, by almost 40% between 2000 and 2010, while farm gate prices have increased by only 25%. Farmers are living on their overdrafts or savings and that cannot continue. We need to ensure that farming is a real career choice for our young people, in order to ensure food security for future generations."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; Parliament's Bureau (2012-01-18--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with Japan (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 quaestor; European Parliament (2012-01-18--2014-06-30)3 member; Quaestors (2012-01-18--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2012-09-12)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Chile Joint Parliamentary Committee (2009-09-16--2012-09-12)3 unknown; Fine Gael Party (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member_of_the_bureau; EPP (2010-02-25--2014-06-30)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Jim Higgins (PPE ),"1 "in writing."1

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