2026-05-262025/26:MJU25 · p.2MJUEnvironment & agriculture
Food preparedness and sustainability
How food-supply preparedness connects to the wider sustainability effort
What's at stake: The design affects how resources for stockpiling are weighed against other investments in the food chain's profitability and climate transition, affecting the long-term conditions for farming and food businesses and Sweden's ability to meet both supply security and sustainability goals.
Case texts and AI reasoning are AI-translated from the Swedish originals; the Swedish text is authoritative.
What the vote decides
The question is whether the law on stockpiling in the food supply chain should be explicitly complemented so that preparedness work is pursued in synergy with the wider sustainability effort and with a greater state commitment, or whether the government's ongoing food-strategy work and earlier trade-offs between total defence and environmental goals are already sufficient.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee points out that the Riksdag already, in the December 2024 total-defence decision, took a position on the trade-off between total-defence needs and environmental and climate commitments, and that under the Environmental Code the total-defence interest is to be given priority where such interests conflict. The committee also notes that the government's work on Food Strategy 2.0 already aims to strengthen the competitiveness and sustainability of actors in the food chain, and on that basis judges that the motion can be left without further action.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 1 (V, MP)
The reservation (V, MP) welcomes the law on stockpiling but wants the proposal complemented in two ways: first, that the costly work of building stockpiles should not crowd out other investments in the food chain's profitability and sustainability transition, which requires a greater state commitment; second, that preparedness work should explicitly be pursued in synergy with the wider sustainability effort, since no account has been given of how the two connect - a gap it argues risks new conflicts of objectives and inefficiency.
Summarised from the committee report. Party labels in the summary come from the report, not from the vote.
What do the votes mean here?
Yes The committee proposal: rejecting the motions (keeping things as they are).
No Backing the counter-proposal: reservation 1 by V, MP.
Abstain The party marks a position of its own that is not one of the two final alternatives.
What each plan points to — and how the party voted
For each party: the vote its own election manifesto and party programme point to in this case, next to how the party actually voted. A plan can only point to Yes or No; a party can also abstain.
| Plan | Vote | Confidence | Evidence | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V | No | No 0/21/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: high | not addressed |
| S | No | Yes 105/0/0/1 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| MP | No | No 0/18/0/0 | follows the plan | confidence: high | explicit |
| C | No | Yes 24/0/0/0 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| L | No | Yes 16/0/0/0 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | derived |
| KD | No | Yes 18/0/0/1 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| M | No | Yes 65/0/0/1 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | derived |
| SD | No | Yes 69/0/0/1 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects motion 2025/26:4069 by Emma Nohrén et al. (MP).
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motion 2025/26:4069 av Emma Nohrén m.fl. (MP).
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag said yes to the government's proposal for a law on emergency stockpiles of goods in the food chain, that is, the entire process from farm to table. The purpose of the stockpiling is to ensure access to food if Sweden is at war or in imminent danger of war, or if, as a result of an extraordinary event, there is or risks becoming a shortage of food in the country. Among other things, the following shall apply to Sweden's emergency stockpiles: The government shall decide which goods in the food chain shall be emergency stockpiled and in what quantity, and where in the country there shall be emergency stockpiles. The emergency stockpiles shall be held by the authority determined by the government. An emergency stockpile may also be held by a private actor with which the responsible authority enters into an agreement. The goods that shall be emergency stockpiled shall be procured by the responsible authority and owned by the state. Confidentiality shall apply to those who have participated in an individual's activities to hold an emergency stockpile at the request of an authority and who thereby become aware of sensitive information. The government considers that emergency stockpiles should be built up gradually over a longer period. The legal changes enter into force on 1 July 2026.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants the government to complement the legislative proposal to ensure that emergency preparedness storage is integrated with broader sustainability work in the food chain. (V, MP) — Reservation 1
Plan vs actual vote
Every party, in chamber order: what its own plan pointed to, how it voted, and the reasoning behind both. Highlighted rows are where the two differ — but a vote that follows the plan is a result too, so the reasoning is there for every party.
The plan gives the state a particular responsibility for the country being sufficiently self-sufficient in food and links this to agriculture's long-term sustainability and the ecosystems.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan gives the state a particular responsibility for the country being sufficiently self-sufficient in food and links this to agriculture's long-term sustainability and the ecosystems. Preparedness shall be built through investments in society's core operations, not through pushing aside the sustainability transition. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's demand for greater state commitment and for synergy between preparedness and sustainability.
Original (Swedish)
Planen ger staten ett särskilt ansvar för att landet är tillräckligt självförsörjande med livsmedel och kopplar detta till jordbrukets långsiktiga hållbarhet och ekosystemen. Beredskapen ska byggas genom investeringar i samhällets kärnverksamheter, inte genom att tränga undan hållbarhetsomställningen. Planen stöder därför motförslagets krav på ett större statligt åtagande och på synergi mellan beredskap och hållbarhet.
- state responsibility for self-sufficiencydecisive»se till att landet är tillräckligt självförsörjande med livsmedel.« (party programme ↗)“ensure that the country is sufficiently self-sufficient in food.”
- agriculture's sustainability»Jordbrukets långsiktiga hållbarhet är viktig för både ekosystemen och« (party programme ↗)“Agriculture's long-term sustainability is important for both the ecosystems and”
- investments for robustness»Investeringar i samhällets kärnverksamheter, gemensamt« (party programme ↗)“Investments in society's core operations, jointly”
- sustainable food production»En annan viktig del i den gröna omställningen är satsningar på hållbar livsmedelsproduktion.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Another important part of the green transition is investments in sustainable food production.”
The plan demands a viable Swedish food production that strengthens self-sufficiency and puts society's resilience and citizens' security before market interests.
Plan documents: party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan demands a viable Swedish food production that strengthens self-sufficiency and puts society's resilience and citizens' security before market interests. A larger state commitment so that emergency stockpiling does not crowd out investments in the food chain's long-term resilience follows from this. The plan also demands a climate perspective in all decisions, which bears the demand for synergy with sustainability work.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver en livskraftig svensk livsmedelsproduktion som stärker självförsörjningen och sätter samhällets motståndskraft och medborgarnas trygghet före marknadsintressen. Ett större statligt åtagande så att beredskapslagringen inte tränger undan investeringar i livsmedelskedjans långsiktiga motståndskraft följer av det. Planen kräver dessutom klimatperspektiv i alla beslut, vilket bär kravet på synergi med hållbarhetsarbetet.
- strengthened self-sufficiencydecisive»Livskraftig svensk livsmedelsproduktion som stärker landets självförsörjningsförmåga.« (party programme ↗)“Viable Swedish food production that strengthens the country's self-sufficiency capacity.”
- resilience before market»Svensk motståndskraft liksom medborgarnas säkerhet och trygghet sätts före« (party programme ↗)“Swedish resilience as well as citizens' security and safety are put before”
- climate perspective in all decisions»Klimatperspektiv på alla nivåer av beslut och beslutsfattande.« (party programme ↗)“Climate perspective at all levels of decision and decision-making.”
- swift climate transition»Skyndsam och rättvis klimatomställning« (party programme ↗)“Swift and fair climate transition”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan explicitly connects increased self-sufficiency in staple foods with support for the transition to an ecological and sustainable agriculture, and says that food production across the country is crucial for both vibrant rural areas and strong civil preparedness.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan explicitly connects increased self-sufficiency in staple foods with support for the transition to an ecological and sustainable agriculture, and says that food production across the country is crucial for both vibrant rural areas and strong civil preparedness. Emergency storage must therefore not crowd out sustainability investments. The counter-proposal's requirement for a larger state commitment and synergy with sustainability work follows directly from the plan.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kopplar uttryckligen ihop ökad självförsörjning av baslivsmedel med stöd till omställningen till ett ekologiskt och hållbart jordbruk, och säger att matproduktion i hela landet är avgörande för både levande landsbygder och en stark civil beredskap. Beredskapslagring får därför inte tränga undan hållbarhetsinvesteringar. Motförslagets krav på ett större statligt åtagande och synergi med hållbarhetsarbetet följer direkt av planen.
- self-sufficiency and sustainability togetherdecisive»stärka det svenska jordbruket för ökad självförsörjning med baslivsmedel, och stödja övergången till ett ekologiskt och hållbart jordbruk med fossiloberoende arbetsmaskiner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen Swedish agriculture for increased self-sufficiency in staple foods, and support the transition to an ecological and sustainable agriculture with fossil-free farm machinery.”
- farming's environmental benefits»Lantbruket ska värderas för de miljönyttor det ger« (party programme ↗)“Farming shall be valued for the environmental benefits it provides”
- state support for transition»Offentliga resurser ska stödja bönder i den gröna omställningen« (party programme ↗)“Public resources shall support farmers in the green transition”
- strengthened civil preparedness»satsa en större andel av försvarets pengar på det civila försvaret, och öka anslagen till krisberedskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“allocate a larger share of defence spending to civil defence, and increase appropriations for emergency preparedness.”
The plan establishes that food supply is vital in crisis and that food production must increase, while agriculture must become more competitive and sustainable.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that food supply is vital in crisis and that food production must increase, while agriculture must become more competitive and sustainable. The counter-proposal's requirement that emergency stockpiling should not crowd out investments in food chain profitability and sustainability transition follows from that combination. The plan does not explicitly address emergency stocks, so the position is derived.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att livsmedelsförsörjningen är livsviktig i kris och att matproduktionen måste öka, samtidigt som lantbruket ska bli mer konkurrenskraftigt och hållbart. Motförslagets krav att beredskapslagringen inte får tränga undan investeringar i livsmedelskedjans lönsamhet och hållbarhetsomställning följer av den kombinationen. Planen behandlar inte beredskapslager uttryckligen, varför ställningstagandet är härlett.
- food supply in crisisdecisive»Efter de senaste årens handelsstörningar, varubrist och höga priser har fler fått upp ögonen för värdet av en konkurrenskraftig och välmående livsmedelsförsörjning. Den är viktig i goda tider och livsviktig i händelse av krig eller kris. Matproduktionen måste öka, på kort och lång sikt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“After recent years of trade disruptions, shortages and high prices, more people have opened their eyes to the value of competitive and thriving food supply. It is important in good times and vital in case of war or crisis. Food production must increase, in the short and long term.”
- profitable and sustainable agriculture»En långsiktigt hållbar livsmedelsförsörjning med ökad försörjningstrygghet och ökad matproduktion kräver regelförenklingar och skattesänkningar, inklusive ett kraftfullt jordbruksavdrag och en biodrivmedelspremie som gör det hållbara lantbruket mer lönsamt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sustainable long-term food supply with increased supply security and increased food production requires regulatory simplifications and tax cuts, including a powerful agricultural deduction and a biofuel premium that makes sustainable agriculture more profitable.”
- sustainable agriculture and competitiveness»Vi ska arbeta för mer närodlad och klimatsmart mat och ett levande, hållbart jordbruk som bidrar till den biologiska mångfalden. Vi vill stärka de gröna näringarnas konkurrenskraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We should work for more locally grown and climate-smart food and a vibrant, sustainable agriculture that contributes to biological diversity. We want to strengthen the competitiveness of green industries.”
- protect arable land»Åkermarken är en begränsad tillgång som måste skyddas bättre.« (party programme ↗)“Arable land is a limited resource that must be better protected.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan requires that civil defence is strengthened at the same rate as the military, which speaks for the counter-proposal's demand for a greater state commitment so that emergency storage does not crowd out other investments.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that civil defence is strengthened at the same rate as the military, which speaks for the counter-proposal's demand for a greater state commitment so that emergency storage does not crowd out other investments. At the same time, the plan sees sustainable agriculture as part of the solution to environmental challenges and wants food policy to have a clear sustainability perspective, which supports the demand for synergy between preparedness and sustainability.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att det civila försvaret stärks i samma takt som det militära, vilket talar för motförslagets krav på ett större statligt åtagande så att beredskapslagringen inte tränger undan andra investeringar. Planen ser samtidigt ett hållbart jordbruk som en del av lösningen på miljöutmaningarna och vill att livsmedelspolitiken har ett tydligt hållbarhetsperspektiv, vilket stöder kravet på synergi mellan beredskap och hållbarhet.
- strengthened civil defencedecisive»Antalet anställda och värnpliktiga i krigsorganisationen ska öka, ny materiel tillföras och det civila försvaret stärkas i samma takt som det militära.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The number of employees and conscripts in the war organization shall increase, new material shall be supplied and civil defence shall be strengthened at the same rate as the military.”
- sustainable agriculture as a solution»Ett hållbart jord- och skogsbruk är en del av lösningen på dagens miljöutmaningar.« (party programme ↗)“Sustainable agriculture and forestry is part of the solution to today's environmental challenges.”
- secure food supply»Den växande befolkningen innebär stora utmaningar när det gäller att trygga en hållbar livsmedelsförsörjning.« (party programme ↗)“The growing population poses great challenges in ensuring sustainable food supply.”
- sustainability perspective in food policy»Jordbruks- och livsmedelspolitiken ska ha ett tydligt konsument- och hållbarhetsperspektiv.« (party programme ↗)“Agricultural and food policy shall have a clear consumer and sustainability perspective.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The election manifesto requires regulatory changes and cost reductions for agriculture to increase self-sufficiency and strengthen competitiveness, and the party programme states that Sweden in principle shall be able to provide for the population's food supply.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto requires regulatory changes and cost reductions for agriculture to increase self-sufficiency and strengthen competitiveness, and the party programme states that Sweden in principle shall be able to provide for the population's food supply. The counter-proposal's requirement that strategic storage does not displace investments in the food chain's profitability and sustainability follows from this. The stewardship principle shall moreover guide food supply.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet kräver regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för lantbruket för att öka självförsörjningen och stärka konkurrenskraften, och partiprogrammet slår fast att Sverige i princip ska kunna svara för befolkningens livsmedelsförsörjning. Motförslagets krav på att beredskapslagringen inte tränger undan investeringar i livsmedelskedjans lönsamhet och hållbarhet följer av detta. Förvaltarskapsprincipen ska dessutom vägleda livsmedelsförsörjningen.
- strengthened self-sufficiency and competitivenessdecisive»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning och stärka lantbrukets konkurrenskraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regulatory changes and cost reductions for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency and strengthen agriculture's competitiveness.”
- food supply preparedness»Sverige ska i princip kunna svara för befolkningens livsmedels och energiförsörjning samt hålla en god beredskap inför avspärrning av utrikeshandeln.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall in principle be able to provide for the population's food and energy supply and maintain good preparedness for interruption of foreign trade.”
- stewardship in food supply»Förvaltarskapsprincipen ska vara vägledande vid utformandet av en säker livsmedelsförsörjning.« (party programme ↗)“The stewardship principle shall be guiding in the design of a secure food supply.”
- sustainable farming methods»En övergång till mer miljöanpassade och hållbara brukningsmetoder måste ske.« (party programme ↗)“A transition to more environmentally adapted and sustainable farming methods must take place.”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan wants both to build better preparedness stocks and simultaneously to strengthen agriculture's profitability through lower taxes and less bureaucratic red tape, so that preparedness does not happen at the expense of the food chain's sustainability.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants both to build better preparedness stocks and simultaneously to strengthen agriculture's profitability through lower taxes and less bureaucratic red tape, so that preparedness does not happen at the expense of the food chain's sustainability. That is in substance what the counter-proposal seeks when it wants preparedness work not to crowd out other necessary investments. The demand for synergy with sustainability work lies further from the plan, but does not contradict its stewardship responsibility.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill både bygga bättre beredskapslager och samtidigt stärka jordbrukets lönsamhet genom lägre skatter och mindre regelkrångel, så att beredskapen inte sker på bekostnad av livsmedelskedjans bärkraft. Det är i sak vad motförslaget efterfrågar när det vill att beredskapsarbetet inte tränger undan andra nödvändiga investeringar. Kravet på synergi med hållbarhetsarbetet ligger längre från planen, men strider inte mot dess förvaltaransvar.
- increased domestic food productiondecisive»Stärka jordbruket för att öka den inhemska produktionen av livsmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen agriculture to increase domestic food production”
- profitability in agriculture»Moderaterna vill förbättra förutsättningarna att driva lantbruk genom att sänka skatterna, vilket vi redan börjat göra på drivmedel, och minska regelkrånglet så att kostnaderna för administration går ner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Moderate Party wants to improve the conditions for running a farm by lowering taxes, which we have already started to do on fuel, and reduce bureaucratic red tape so that administrative costs go down.”
- preparedness stocks»Bygga bättre beredskapslager« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Build better preparedness stocks”
- food production at raised preparedness»Ta fram en plan för hur animalieproduktion och växtodling ska kunna bedrivas vid höjd beredskap« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Develop a plan for how animal production and crop cultivation can be conducted at raised preparedness”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
The plan requires that Sweden's self-sufficiency in food increases and can be rapidly scaled up during prolonged disruptions, that general emergency stockpiles are restored and that national funding for agriculture increases.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that Sweden's self-sufficiency in food increases and can be rapidly scaled up during prolonged disruptions, that general emergency stockpiles are restored and that national funding for agriculture increases. The counter-proposal's demand for greater state commitment so that emergency stockpiling does not crowd out investments in the food chain's long-term sustainability aligns with that. The connection to sustainability transformation is more weakly anchored in the plan, which prioritizes efficiency and competitiveness.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att Sveriges självförsörjning av livsmedel ökar och snabbt kan skalas upp vid långvariga störningar, att allmänna beredskapslager återupprättas och att den nationella finansieringen i jordbruket ökar. Motförslagets krav på ett större statligt åtagande så att beredskapslagringen inte tränger undan investeringar i livsmedelskedjans långsiktiga bärkraft ligger i linje med det. Kopplingen till hållbarhetsomställningen är svagare förankrad i planen, som prioriterar effektivitet och konkurrenskraft.
- increased self-sufficiencydecisive»Sveriges självförsörjning av energi, livsmedel och medicinskt material behöver öka och snabbt kunna skalas upp vid långvariga störningar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden's self-sufficiency in energy, food and medical material needs to increase and be able to rapidly scale up during prolonged disruptions.”
- emergency stockpiles»Återupprätta allmänna beredskapslager« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Restore general emergency stockpiles”
- agriculture's competitiveness»Öka det svenska jordbrukets konkurrenskraft och Sveriges självförsörjning av livsmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase Swedish agriculture's competitiveness and Sweden's self-sufficiency in food”
- state funding for agriculture»Öka den nationella finansieringen i jordbruket, för miljönytta och produktivitetsökning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase national funding for agriculture, for environmental benefits and productivity increase”
The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2025/26:MJU25)
- Committee report full text (HD01MJU25)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2025/26:4069 — med anledning av prop. 2025/26:205 Beredskapslager i livsmedelskedjan av Emma Nohrén m.fl. (MP)
- Proposition 2025/26:205 — Beredskapslager i livsmedelskedjan
Source: The Swedish Parliament