Six MPs have introduced a proposal to amend the Constitution's Article 112 to explicitly protect cultivated and arable land. The document shows that approximately 1.2 million hectares of cultivated and arable land have been converted to other uses since World War II, with 2,740 hectares of arable land converted in 2023 alone. The proposers argue that farmland is such a vital and scarce resource that it deserves explicit protection in the Constitution to ensure food production and food security for future generations.
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On this basis, the proposal is as follows: Article 112, first paragraph, second sentence shall read: 'Natural resources, including cultivated and arable land, shall be managed on the basis of a long-term and comprehensive perspective that protects this right also for future generations.' – Natural resources, including cultivated and arable land, shall be managed on the basis of a long-term and comprehensive perspective that ensures this right also for future generations.