Preparedness work in the food chain

The plan makes sustainable food production investments part of the green transition and wants to see healthier food from its own countryside, which must not be depleted. Using the food strategy actively to strengthen food production and thereby provision capacity in crises aligns with that. The plan furthermore demands that environmental work takes the countryside's needs into account.

• sustainable food productiondecisive»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.”
• domestic food production»Hälsosammare mat från vår egen svenska landsbygd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Healthier food from our own Swedish countryside.”
• living countryside»Oavsett var i landet vi bor så har vi ett gemensamt intresse av att landsbygden inte utarmas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regardless of where in the country we live we have a common interest in the countryside not being depleted.”
• countryside's needs»Miljöarbetet ska ta hänsyn till landsbygdens behov.« (party programme ↗)“Environmental work shall take the countryside's needs into account.”

The plan commits to continuing to strengthen civil defence and emergency preparedness and to building a strong national defence, which bears the counter-proposal's requirement for strengthened food and drinking water supply as part of total defence. The plan also points out that drought can knock out entire harvests and requires climate adaptation. The party programme wants agricultural policy to be designed for sustainable arable farming and secure food.

• strengthened civil preparednessdecisive»Arbetet att förstärka det civila försvaret och krisberedskapen måste fortsätta« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The work to strengthen civil defence and emergency preparedness must continue”
• protect harvests and supply»Annars riskerar skyfall att svämma över städer, torka slå ut hela skördar och skogsbränder att breda ut sig.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Otherwise, there is a risk of heavy rainfall flooding cities, drought knocking out entire harvests and wildfires spreading.”
• secure food»kraven på ekologisk uthålligt åkerbruk och säkra livsmedel.« (party programme ↗)“requirements for ecologically sustainable arable farming and secure food.”
• strong national defence»Sverige behöver bygga ett starkt folkförsvar.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden needs to build a strong national defence.”

The election manifesto explicitly demands that Swedish agriculture be strengthened for increased self-sufficiency in basic foodstuffs and that protection of drinking water sources and reserve water sources be strengthened, as part of increased preparedness for crises and war. The counter-proposal's demands for concrete investments to strengthen food production and supply also in crisis are thus the plan's own line. The party programme also establishes that Sweden and local communities should become more self-sufficient and less vulnerable.

• increased self-sufficiency in basic foodstuffsdecisive»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 basic foodstuffs, and support the transition to an ecological and sustainable agriculture with fossil-free work machinery.”
• secured drinking water supply»stärka skyddet av våra dricksvattentäkter och se till att det finns fungerande reservvattentäkter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen protection of our drinking water sources and ensure that there are functioning reserve water sources.”
• reduced vulnerability»bli mer självförsörjande och mindre sårbara.« (party programme ↗)“become more self-sufficient and less vulnerable.”
• strengthened civil defence»satsa en större andel av försvarets pengar på det civila försvaret, och öka anslagen till krisberedskap.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“invest a larger share of defence spending on civil defence, and increase allocations to crisis preparedness.”

The plan establishes that food production must increase in the short and long term and that food supply is vital in the event of war or crisis, and that agriculture needs to become more competitive through regulatory simplifications and tax cuts. The counter-proposal's requirement that the food strategy be used more actively with concrete investments for production and preparedness is the same thing in substance. The plan moreover requires that civil defence and preparedness be equipped.

• increased food productiondecisive»Matproduktionen måste öka, på kort och lång sikt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Food production must increase, in the short and long term.”
• food supply as preparedness»Den är viktig i goda tider och livsviktig i händelse av krig eller kris.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is important in good times and vital in the event of war or crisis.”
• competitive agriculture»Sverige behöver ett ännu mer konkurrenskraftigt jordbruk. 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 ↗)“Sweden needs an even more competitive agriculture. A long-term sustainable 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 farming more profitable.”
• equip civil preparedness»Även det civila försvaret är livsviktigt. Vi måste rusta civilförsvaret och samhällets beredskap inför krig och kris.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Civil defence too is vital. We must equip civil defence and society's preparedness for war and crisis.”

The plan requires that civil defence is strengthened at the same pace as military defence and that food and drinking water supply is secured, which is the core of the counter-proposal's requirement for strengthened food preparedness. That sustainable agriculture and forestry are seen as part of the solution also supports using the food strategy more actively. The plan's requirement that EU direct payments are phased out does however limit what concrete efforts can fit.

• strengthened civil preparednessdecisive»det civila försvaret stärkas i samma takt som det militära« (2022 manifesto ↗)“civil defence is strengthened at the same pace as military defence”
• secured drinking water supply»Alla har rätt till rent vatten. Dricksvattenförsörjningen måste säkras och fler yt- och grundvattentäkter ges« (party programme ↗)“Everyone has the right to clean water. Drinking water supply must be secured and more surface and groundwater sources given”
• secured food supply»Den växande befolkningen innebär stora utmaningar när det gäller att trygga en hållbar livsmedelsförsörjning.« (party programme ↗)“The growing population creates major challenges in ensuring sustainable food supply.”
• no to market-distorting support»EU:s jordbrukspolitik behöver reformeras i grunden.« (party programme ↗)“EU agricultural policy needs fundamental reform.”

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 explicitly promises regulatory changes and cost relief for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency, and prioritizes agriculture that produces our food. The plan makes stewardship a guide for secure food supply. Using the food strategy actively to strengthen production and thereby preparedness follows directly from this.

• increased self-sufficiencydecisive»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning och stärka lantbrukets konkurrenskraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regulatory changes and cost relief for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency and strengthen agriculture's competitiveness.”
• prioritized agriculture»Vi prioriterar lantbruket, det som sällan syns i media men som producerar vår mat.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We prioritize agriculture, what is rarely visible in media but which produces our food.”
• secure food supply»Förvaltarskapsprincipen ska vara vägledande vid utformandet av en säker livsmedelsförsörjning.« (party programme ↗)“The stewardship principle shall be guiding in the design of secure food supply.”
• viable countryside»Även differentierat landsbygdsföretagande ska underlättas.« (party programme ↗)“Also differentiated rural enterprise shall be facilitated.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan explicitly promises to strengthen the food strategy, strengthen agriculture for increased domestic food production, and develop a plan for animal and plant production at heightened preparedness, referring to the fact that self-sufficiency is only about 50 percent. The counter-proposal's demand that the food strategy be used more actively with concrete investments to strengthen production and preparedness is the same thing. The plan therefore supports the demand.

• strengthened food strategydecisive»Förstärka livsmedelsstrategin« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the food strategy”
• increased domestic production»Stärka jordbruket för att öka den inhemska produktionen av livsmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen agriculture to increase domestic food production”
• food preparedness in crisis»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 plant cultivation can be conducted at heightened preparedness”
• increased self-sufficiency»Det nya säkerhetsläget i Europa gör att vi som land måste minska vår sårbarhet och öka vår självförsörjningsgrad.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The new security situation in Europe means that we as a nation must reduce our vulnerability and increase our self-sufficiency.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The election manifesto commits to increasing Swedish agriculture's competitiveness and Sweden's self-sufficiency in food, and establishes that food self-sufficiency must quickly be able to scale up during prolonged disruptions. The plan also wishes to increase national financing in agriculture. The counter-proposal's demand that the food strategy be actively used to strengthen production and thereby preparedness directly meets these commitments.

• food self-sufficiencydecisive»Öka det svenska jordbrukets konkurrenskraft och Sveriges självförsörjning av livsmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase Swedish agriculture's competitiveness and Sweden's self-sufficiency in food”
• scalable supply in crisis»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 quickly be able to scale up during prolonged disruptions.”
• national agricultural financing»Öka den nationella finansieringen i jordbruket, för miljönytta och produktivitetsökning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase national financing in agriculture, for environmental benefit and productivity increase”
• self-sufficiency critical goods»Öka den svenska självförsörjningsgraden av kritiska produkter och varor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase Sweden's self-sufficiency level of critical products and goods”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.