2024-03-072023/24:MJU9 · p.2MJUEnvironment & agriculture
Farm-level preparedness work
Farm-level preparedness for food production within total defense
What's at stake: Farms' ability to keep producing food during crises or war affects the whole country's food supply and, in turn, the population's security if, for example, borders were to close. The decision concerns how quickly and concretely this preparedness is built up at the local level.
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 ongoing government efforts - advice and investment support through the responsible authority, an updated food strategy and ongoing inquiry work - are enough to strengthen preparedness at farm level, or whether Sweden should more actively invest in regional pilot centers to increase domestic production of preparedness food.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee stresses that a secure food supply rests on functioning domestic agricultural and food production, and points to an extensive effort to build up civil defense that has already begun, including a recently reported inquiry into food preparedness and an ongoing update of the food strategy. At farm level specifically, the committee notes that the responsible authority is working to develop measures such as advice and investment support for farms. The committee therefore does not consider a separate statement from parliament necessary and rejects the motions.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 5 (V)
The reservation (V) calls for strengthening civil defense across all areas of society and ensuring that enough food is produced within Sweden's borders, partly due to the risk of closed borders and the problems the climate crisis creates for agriculture. It calls for pilot regional centers producing fossil-free preparedness food, where agricultural schools would test sustainably and continuously producing such food based on local material cycles, and for the government to draw up a plan for such regional pilot centers.
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 5 by V.
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 0/20/0/4 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| S | No | Yes 91/0/0/15 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| MP | No | Abstain 0/0/14/4 | departs from the plan | confidence: high | explicit |
| C | No | Abstain 0/0/20/4 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| L | Yes | Yes 13/0/0/3 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| KD | No | Yes 15/0/0/4 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| M | Yes | Yes 59/0/0/9 | follows the plan | confidence: low | derived |
| SD | No | Abstain 1/0/61/10 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
Broke with the party line
| SDMartin Kinnunen (SD, Stockholms län) | Yes — party line: Abstain |
MPs whose vote differs from their party's majority position in this division. Marked with a dark ring in the chamber view.
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects the motions 2023/24:66 by Nooshi Dadgostar et al. (V) demand 1, 2023/24:375 by Beatrice Timgren et al. (SD) demands 5, 7 and 8 and 2023/24:2479 by Daniel Bäckström et al. (C) demand 1.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motionerna 2023/24:66 av Nooshi Dadgostar m.fl. (V) yrkande 1, 2023/24:375 av Beatrice Timgren m.fl. (SD) yrkandena 5, 7 och 8 samt 2023/24:2479 av Daniel Bäckström m.fl. (C) yrkande 1.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag rejected around 100 motions on food policy. The motions concern, among other things, the food chain's preparedness work. The Riksdag refers, among other things, to the fact that work is already underway in the area, for example in investigations and in the Government Offices.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants the government to conduct pilot programs with regional centers for fossil-free emergency food production. (V) — Reservation 5
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 makes investments in sustainable food production an important part of the green transition and wants more of the value of natural resources to stay where they are produced.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan makes investments in sustainable food production an important part of the green transition and wants more of the value of natural resources to stay where they are produced. Regional pilot centers for fossil-free produced emergency food stocks based on local cycles are an application of exactly this, and strengthen the countryside which the plan wants to preserve. Emergency issues as such are not addressed, hence derived.
Original (Swedish)
Planen gör satsningar på hållbar livsmedelsproduktion till en viktig del av den gröna omställningen och vill att mer av naturresursernas värden stannar där de produceras. Regionala försökscenter för fossilfritt producerade beredskapslivsmedel utifrån lokala kretslopp är en tillämpning av just det, och stärker landsbygden som planen vill värna. Beredskapsfrågan som sådan behandlas dock inte, därav härlett.
- 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.”
- local cycles and value»Mer av naturresursernas värden måste stanna kvar där de utvinns och produceras.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More of the value of natural resources must remain where it is extracted and produced.”
- domestic food security»Hälsosammare mat från vår egen svenska landsbygd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Healthier food from our own Swedish countryside.”
- the countryside shall not be impoverished»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 impoverished.”
The election manifesto requires that work to strengthen civil defence and crisis readiness continues, and the party programme wants agricultural policy to be designed for sustainable farming and secure food supply.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto requires that work to strengthen civil defence and crisis readiness continues, and the party programme wants agricultural policy to be designed for sustainable farming and secure food supply. The counter-proposal's experiment with regional centres for fossil-free produced emergency food combines these two commitments with the goal of a fossil-free welfare nation. The concrete model is missing from the plan, so support is derived.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet kräver att arbetet med att förstärka det civila försvaret och krisberedskapen fortsätter, och partiprogrammet vill att jordbrukspolitiken utformas för uthålligt åkerbruk och säkra livsmedel. Motförslagets försök med regionala center för fossilfritt producerade beredskapslivsmedel förenar dessa två åtaganden med målet om en fossilfri välfärdsnation. Den konkreta modellen saknas i planen, varför stödet är härlett.
- strengthened civil defencedecisive»Arbetet att förstärka det civila försvaret och krisberedskapen måste fortsätta« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The work to strengthen civil defence and crisis readiness must continue”
- sustainable farming and secure food supply»Jordbrukspolitiken ska utformas för att tillgodose kraven på ekologisk uthålligt åkerbruk och säkra livsmedel.« (party programme ↗)“Agricultural policy shall be designed to meet the requirements for ecologically sustainable farming and secure food supply.”
- fossil-free production»Sverige ska bli världens första fossilfria välfärdsnation.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall become the world's first fossil-free welfare nation.”
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 demands a strengthened Swedish agriculture for increased self-sufficiency in basic foodstuffs and a transition to ecological production with fossil-free work machines, which is exactly what the counter-proposal's regional experimental centres for fossil-free produced emergency foodstuffs aim for.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The election manifesto demands a strengthened Swedish agriculture for increased self-sufficiency in basic foodstuffs and a transition to ecological production with fossil-free work machines, which is exactly what the counter-proposal's regional experimental centres for fossil-free produced emergency foodstuffs aim for. The plan also requires that the country and local communities become more self-sufficient and less vulnerable, and links it to climate threats to food supply. The plan therefore supports the demand.
Original (Swedish)
Valmanifestet kräver ett stärkt svenskt jordbruk för ökad självförsörjning med baslivsmedel och en övergång till ekologisk produktion med fossiloberoende arbetsmaskiner, vilket är exakt vad motförslagets regionala försökscenter för fossilfritt producerade beredskapslivsmedel syftar till. Planen kräver också att landet och lokalsamhällena blir mer självförsörjande och mindre sårbara, och kopplar det till klimatets hot mot livsmedelsförsörjningen. Planen stöder därför kravet.
- self-sufficiency and fossil-free agriculturedecisive»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 ecological and sustainable agriculture with fossil-free work machines.”
- local resilience»Sverige som land och även lokalsamhällena måste bli mer självförsörjande och mindre sårbara.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden as a country and also local communities must become more self-sufficient and less vulnerable.”
- climate threats to food supply»Klimatförändringarna riskerar att slå hårt mot den globala livsmedelsförsörjningen.« (party programme ↗)“Climate change risks hitting global food supply hard.”
- circular agriculture»verkar för en övergång till ett ekologiskt och kretsloppsanpassat jordbruk.« (party programme ↗)“work for a transition to ecological and circular agriculture.”
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 states that food production must increase and that food supply is vital in case of war or crisis, and that civil defence and societal preparedness must be strengthened.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan states that food production must increase and that food supply is vital in case of war or crisis, and that civil defence and societal preparedness must be strengthened. The counter-proposal's attempt with regional centres for preparedness food built on local circular economy is in line with this and with the party programme's circular economy thinking. However, the plan prescribes other means than public pilot centres, so the support is derived.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att matproduktionen måste öka och att livsmedelsförsörjningen är livsviktig i händelse av krig eller kris, och att civilförsvaret och samhällets beredskap ska rustas. Motförslagets försök med regionala center för beredskapslivsmedel byggda på lokala kretslopp ligger i linje med detta och med partiprogrammets kretsloppstänkande. Planen anvisar dock andra medel än offentliga försökscenter, varför stödet är härlett.
- increased food production for crisisdecisive»Den är viktig i goda tider och livsviktig i händelse av krig eller kris. Matproduktionen måste öka, på kort och lång sikt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“It is important in good times and vital in case of war or crisis. Food production must increase, in the short and long term.”
- strengthen civil defence»Även det civila försvaret är livsviktigt. Vi måste rusta civilförsvaret och samhällets beredskap inför krig och kris.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Civil defence is also vital. We must strengthen civil defence and society's preparedness for war and crisis.”
- increased supply security»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 deregulation and tax cuts, including a powerful agricultural deduction and a biofuel premium that make sustainable farming more profitable.”
- sustainable circular economy»Stad och landsbygd behöver varandra i omställningen till ett hållbart kretsloppssamhälle.« (party programme ↗)“Town and countryside need each other in the transition to a sustainable circular economy.”
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 distances itself from symbolic politics on environmental matters and wants agriculture policy reformed fundamentally with phased direct support and regulations that distort markets.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan distances itself from symbolic politics on environmental matters and wants agriculture policy reformed fundamentally with phased direct support and regulations that distort markets. Regional experimental centres where agricultural high schools continuously produce fossil-free emergency food are the kind of targeted, publicly directed intervention the plan does not recommend. That civil defence shall be strengthened at the same pace as military defence is not enough to carry this specific arrangement.
Original (Swedish)
Planen tar avstånd från symbolpolitik på miljöområdet och vill att jordbrukspolitiken reformeras i grunden med utfasade direktstöd och marknadsstörande regleringar. Regionala försökscenter där naturbruksgymnasier löpande producerar fossilfria beredskapslivsmedel är en sådan riktad, offentligt styrd insats som planen inte förordar. Att det civila försvaret ska stärkas i samma takt som det militära räcker inte för att bära just detta upplägg.
- phased agricultural supportdecisive»EU:s jordbrukspolitik behöver reformeras i grunden.« (party programme ↗)“The EU's agricultural policy needs to be reformed fundamentally.”
- no to symbolic politics»Liberal miljöpolitik tar avstånd från symbolpolitik« (party programme ↗)“Liberal environmental policy takes a stand against symbolic politics”
- policy instruments before targeted subsidies»Därför är vi för riktiga klimatskatter i stället för att göra klimatpolitiken till en tävling i högst bidrag och flest symbolskatter.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Therefore we favour real climate taxes instead of making climate policy into a competition in highest subsidies and most symbolic taxes.”
- strengthened civil defence»det civila försvaret stärkas i samma takt som det militära« (2022 manifesto ↗)“civil defence is strengthened at the same pace as military defence”
The plan requires that Sweden in principle can provide for the population's food supply and maintain preparedness for blockade, and the election manifesto wants to increase self-sufficiency through regulatory changes and cost relief for agriculture.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that Sweden in principle can provide for the population's food supply and maintain preparedness for blockade, and the election manifesto wants to increase self-sufficiency through regulatory changes and cost relief for agriculture. Pilot activities with regional emergency food supplies are in line with that. However, the plan rejects direct business subsidies, which limits how the support can be designed.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att Sverige i princip kan svara för befolkningens livsmedelsförsörjning och hålla beredskap inför avspärrning, och valmanifestet vill öka självförsörjningen genom regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för lantbruket. Försöksverksamhet med regionala beredskapslivsmedel ligger i den linjen. Planen avvisar däremot direkta företagssubventioner, vilket begränsar hur stödet får utformas.
- 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.”
- food supply preparedness in total defence»kunna svara för befolkningens livsmedels- och energi« (party programme ↗)“be able to provide for the population's food and energy”
- secure food supply»Förvaltarskapsprincipen ska vara vägledande vid utformandet av en säker livsmedelsförsörjning.« (party programme ↗)“The principle of stewardship should guide the design of secure food supply.”
- no direct subsidies»Direkta företagssubventioner avvisas.« (party programme ↗)“Direct business subsidies are rejected.”
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 to strengthen food readiness, but explicitly by supporting and not controlling agriculture and forestry: lower taxes, fewer rules and a plan for production at heightened readiness.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to strengthen food readiness, but explicitly by supporting and not controlling agriculture and forestry: lower taxes, fewer rules and a plan for production at heightened readiness. Building regional pilot centers with fossil-free requirements at agricultural secondary schools is another kind of detailed control than the plan advocates. The goal is thus shared, but the means lie outside the plan's line.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill stärka livsmedelsberedskapen, men uttryckligen genom att stötta och inte styra jord- och skogsbruket: lägre skatter, färre regler och en plan för produktion vid höjd beredskap. Att bygga upp politiskt anvisade regionala försökscenter med fossilfrihetskrav vid naturbruksgymnasier är en annan sorts detaljstyrning än den planen förespråkar. Målet delas alltså, men medlet ligger vid sidan av planens linje.
- support not control farmingdecisive»Vi ska stötta, inte styra, jord- och skogsbruket« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We should support, not control, agriculture and forestry”
- lower taxes and fewer rules»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 conditions for farming by lowering taxes, which we have already begun to do on fuel, and reduce red tape so administrative costs go down.”
- readiness plan for production»Ta fram en plan för hur animalieproduktion och växtodling ska kunna bedrivas vid höjd beredskap« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Create a plan for how animal production and crop cultivation can be conducted at heightened readiness”
- politics cannot detail control»att detaljstyra och överpröva en så komplicerad process.« (party programme ↗)“to detail control and review such a complicated process.”
The plan requires that Sweden's self-sufficiency in food increases and can rapidly be scaled up during prolonged disruptions, and that general emergency reserves be restored.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that Sweden's self-sufficiency in food increases and can rapidly be scaled up during prolonged disruptions, and that general emergency reserves be restored. The counter-proposal's requirement for strengthened civil defence and ensured domestic food production with closed borders follows directly from this. The form with regional test centres and fossil-free production is not the plan's own, but the factual requirement is supported.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att Sveriges självförsörjning av livsmedel ökar och snabbt kan skalas upp vid långvariga störningar, och att allmänna beredskapslager återupprättas. Motförslagets krav på stärkt civilt försvar och säkerställd inhemsk livsmedelsproduktion vid stängda gränser följer direkt av detta. Formen med regionala försökscenter och fossilfri produktion är inte planens egen, men sakkravet stöds.
- scalable food preparednessdecisive»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 rapidly be able to scale up during prolonged disruptions.”
- emergency reserves»Återupprätta allmänna beredskapslager« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Restore general emergency reserves”
- self-sufficiency in food»Öka det svenska jordbrukets konkurrenskraft och Sveriges självförsörjning av livsmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase Swedish agriculture's competitiveness and Sweden's self-sufficiency in food”
- self-sufficiency in critical goods»Öka den svenska självförsörjningsgraden av kritiska produkter och varor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase Sweden's self-sufficiency degree of critical products and goods”
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 (2023/24:MJU9)
- Committee report full text (HB01MJU9)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2023/24:1091 — Näringsintag och livsmedelshantering av Markus Wiechel och Victoria Tiblom (båda SD)
- Motion 2023/24:1131 — Ökad livsmedelstillsyn för att beivra brott av David Josefsson (M)
- Motion 2023/24:1208 — Nationella beredskapslager av Ann-Christine Frohm Utterstedt och Eric Westroth (båda SD)
- Motion 2023/24:1245 — Förändrad lagstiftning för jakt av Martina Johansson (C)
- Motion 2023/24:1365 — Underlättat regelverk för hemslakt och försäljning av kött från den egna gården av Anna-Belle Strömberg och Peter Hedberg (båda S)
- Motion 2023/24:1583 — Tydligare innehållsdeklaration på livsmedelsförpackningar av Marie-Louise Hänel Sandström (M)
- Motion 2023/24:1601 — Statlig kontrollstyrka mot livsmedelsfusk av Niels Paarup-Petersen (C)
- Motion 2023/24:1696 — Ursprungsmärkning av kött på restaurang av Aida Birinxhiku (S)
- Motion 2023/24:1923 — Lagstiftning om att alla livsmedelsförpackningar inom EU ska visa produktens klimatavtryck på förpackningen av Magnus Manhammar (S)
- Motion 2023/24:2040 — Restaurangbesökares möjlighet att göra medvetna och djuretiska val av Sanna Backeskog m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2023/24:2124 — Stöd för svenskt mathantverk av Saila Quicklund (M)
- Motion 2023/24:2125 — Åtgärder mot hälsofarliga kosttillskott av Saila Quicklund (M)
- Motion 2023/24:215 — Mindre men bättre kött av Rebecka Le Moine m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2023/24:2184 — Beredskapslager av Ann-Sofie Lifvenhage (M)
- Motion 2023/24:2269 — Livskraftig skånsk landsbygd av Peter Ollén m.fl. (M)
- Motion 2023/24:231 — Motverka fusk med honung av Larry Söder (KD)
- Motion 2023/24:2450 — En förstärkning av det civila försvaret och krisberedskapen av Emma Berginger m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2023/24:2456 — Krisberedskap och utveckling av militärt och civilt försvar av Mikael Larsson m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2023/24:2457 — Livskraft och framtidstro i Sveriges landsbygder av Muharrem Demirok m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2023/24:2479 — Livskraftiga gröna och blå näringar av Daniel Bäckström m.fl. (C)
Source: The Swedish Parliament