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"Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to begin by thanking Mr Graefe zu Baringdorf very warmly for producing this own-initiative report. The Commissioner’s remarks confirm how important this initiative is. The sixth framework programme for research currently has a budget of around EUR 16 billion, of which a maximum of 2% may be allocated to agriculture and rural development. This very welcome own-initiative report calls for an increase in the funding allocated to agricultural research from the EU’s research budget.
We have made a clear decision in favour of the European model of agriculture, which means that we are committed to maintaining multifunctional and sustainable farming in all regions of Europe. Further development and research are inextricably linked. To conserve resources in response to socio-economic and environmental conditions, further research in the areas of organic farming, extensive agricultural management and, above all, non-food production is essential. Developing knowledge in the use of renewables for energy and materials must be pursued as a survival strategy. As the report points out, priority should be given to improvements in yield security, quality of life and environmental compatibility. On-farm research is an indispensable tool in the integration of nature conservation and agriculture, and above all in the sustainable maintenance and use of organic habitats in the agricultural landscape.
This report is intended to draw attention to the fact that agriculture research is also important for society and should be given greater priority. Again, I welcome this report on behalf of my group. At the vote in committee, greater priority was given to biotechnological research than was originally the case in the report, as we took the view at the outset that biotechnological research already has good programmes. A well-functioning rural environment is inseparably linked with a well-functioning system of agriculture. As a representative of farmers and rural regions, I welcome this report, and it is our genuine hope that these demands will finally be heard in the seventh framework programme for research."@en1
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