# Future of small agricultural holdings

European Parliament procedure 2013/2096(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee AGRI). Stage: Procedure completed. 121 committee amendments tabled by 20 Members between 2013-11-12 and 2013-11-12.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report addresses the future of small agricultural holdings. The amendments highlight demographic, commercial and technological pressure, depopulation and rural exodus, the delivery of public goods and biodiversity, subsistence and semi-subsistence farming, weak bargaining power and price volatility, alternative income and non-agricultural jobs, administrative support and access to EU funding, and the special role of holdings in mountain, less-favoured and outermost regions.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick LE HYARIC | France | GUE/NGL | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96735.md |
| João FERREIRA | Portugal | GUE/NGL | 37 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96706.md |
| Peter JAHR | Germany | PPE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96772.md |
| Liam AYLWARD | Ireland | ALDE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28114.md |
| Czesław Adam SIEKIERSKI | Poland | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23787.md |
| Marusya LYUBCHEVA | Bulgaria | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/37524.md |
| Francesca BARRACCIU | Italy | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/116823.md |
| Rareș-Lucian NICULESCU | Romania | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/39714.md |
| Daciana Octavia SÂRBU | Romania | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33989.md |
| Wojciech Michał OLEJNICZAK | Poland | S&D | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96783.md |
| Herbert DORFMANN | Italy | PPE | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96787.md |
| Martin HÄUSLING | Germany | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96752.md |
| Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ | Spain | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28298.md |
| Sergio GUTIÉRREZ PRIETO | Spain | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/103488.md |
| Janusz WOJCIECHOWSKI | Poland | ECR | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/23784.md |

## Official source documents

- PE514.771: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-514.771+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2013-2096-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2013-2096-INI.json

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