Speeches

Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, this important work on agriculture shows once again the need for radical change, which protects our farmers from the growing damage caused by the climate crisis and restores to agriculture the necessary environmental, economic and social sustainability. The dangerous and insane contrast between agriculture and the protection of nature and the soil must be definitively overcome. It is essential to redistribute value along the supply chain, protect production from unfair competition, pay attention to small and very small producers, who often operate in inland areas applying the principles of agroecology: they are the guardians of the territory, who suffer most from the distortions of the current system, up to the abandonment of crops. In this regard, the idea put forward by President von der Leyen of establishing a credit system for ecosystem services, which allows farmers to obtain tangible recognition, enhancing the commitment to sustainability and the protection of the territory, which are crucial for adapting to the climate crisis and the resilience of crops, is very important.