Food Supply and Employment

The plan sees investment in sustainable food production as part of the green transition and gives the state a particular responsibility for the country becoming more self-sufficient in food. The counter-proposal's requirements for continued measures for sustainable fish farming with high environmental standards, which protect wild stocks and create jobs in rural areas, lie within that framework. The plan also wants to ensure that rural areas are not depleted.

• 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 investment in sustainable food production.”
• increased food self-sufficiency»bli mer självförsörjande på energi och livsmedel.« (party programme ↗)“become more self-sufficient in energy and food.”
• jobs and life in rural areas»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 rural areas not being depleted.”
• sustainability for ecosystems»Jordbrukets långsiktiga hållbarhet är viktig för både ekosystemen och« (party programme ↗)“Agriculture's long-term sustainability is important for both ecosystems and”

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 party programme wants to see a viable Swedish food production that strengthens the country's self-sufficiency and a rural policy for development and wellbeing throughout the country. A sustainable aquaculture with high environmental requirements combines this with the goal of shifting to circular economy and protection of water environments. The counter-proposal's demands for continued measures are thereby in the plan's direction.

• strengthened food productiondecisive»Livskraftig svensk livsmedelsproduktion som stärker landets självförsörjningsförmåga.« (party programme ↗)“Viable Swedish food production that strengthens the country's self-sufficiency.”
• employment in rural areas»Landsbygdspolitik för utveckling och välstånd i hela landet.« (party programme ↗)“Rural policy for development and wellbeing throughout the country.”
• circular economy»Omställning till cirkulär ekonomi, för bättre användning av befintliga resurser.« (party programme ↗)“Shifting to circular economy, for better use of existing resources.”
• protection of water environments»Värn av biologisk mångfald och Sveriges värdefulla natur och vattenmiljöer.« (party programme ↗)“Protection of biodiversity and Sweden's valuable nature and water environments.”

The counter-proposal conditions continued aquaculture development with high environmental requirements and protection of wild fish stocks, which is close to the plan's demands for responsible fishing that rebuilds depleted stocks and for ecosystem-based sea management. The plan also wants to strengthen food supply and sees green jobs in the countryside as desirable. However, the support applies only as long as the environmental requirements are genuinely high.

• ecosystems set the limitsdecisive»låt ekosystemen i haven sätta gränserna för hur mycket fisk som får fångas, inför en ekosystembaserad havsförvaltning och gå över till skonsamma fiskemetoder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“let ecosystems in the sea set the limits on how much fish can be caught, introduce ecosystem-based sea management and transition to gentler fishing methods.”
• responsible fishing»Sverige ska vara pådrivande inom EU och globala organisationer för ett ansvarsfullt fiske som återuppbygger utfiskade bestånd och inte tar ut mer än återväxten.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall be a driving force within the EU and global organizations for responsible fishing that rebuilds depleted stocks and does not take more than the regrowth.”
• strengthened food supply»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 ecological and sustainable agriculture with fossil-free farming machinery.”
• green jobs in the countryside»Investeringar i natur- och kulturmiljövård samt utveckling av modern ekoturism kan ge många gröna jobb.« (party programme ↗)“Investments in nature and cultural heritage conservation as well as development of modern ecotourism can create many green jobs.”

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 party programme explicitly points out aquaculture as a green sector with great potential that must be realized and that can create employment in the countryside. The counter-proposal's requirement for continued measures for sustainable fish farming with high environmental standards and jobs in the countryside is the same commitment. The election manifesto's promise to strengthen the competitiveness of green sectors and to protect the marine environment and small-scale fishing reinforces the conclusion.

• aquaculture's potentialdecisive»Även vattenbruket är en grön näring med stor potential som måste tas till vara. Det kan såväl producera mat och biomassa av hög kvalitet som skapa sysselsättning på landsbygden.« (party programme ↗)“Aquaculture is also a green sector with great potential that must be realized. It can both produce food and biomass of high quality and create employment in the countryside.”
• strengthened green sectors»Vi vill stärka de gröna näringarnas konkurrenskraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We want to strengthen the competitiveness of green sectors.”
• protected marine environment and fishing»Skadlig bottentrålning ska inte få förstöra för varken havsmiljön, den småskaliga fiskenäringen eller sportfisket.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Destructive bottom trawling should not be allowed to destroy the marine environment, small-scale fishing or sport fishing.”
• circular economy»Sverige ska bli världens mest resurseffektiva land och ekonomin mer cirkulär.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden shall become the world's most resource-efficient country and the economy more circular.”

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 requires that fisheries are conducted on a long-term sustainable basis within what the stocks can tolerate and that regulations favour small-scale and coastal fishing, which is close to the counter-proposal's requirement for sustainable fish farming with high environmental requirements that protect wild stocks. It also wants to strengthen the conditions for enterprise and growth throughout the country and create jobs and future hope outside the major cities. Further measures for sustainable aquaculture therefore follow from the plan's line.

• sustainable fishing within stocksdecisive»Fisket måste bedrivas på ett långsiktigt hållbart sätt och hålla sig inom ramen för vetenskapliga« (party programme ↗)“Fishing must be conducted in a long-term sustainable way and stay within the framework of scientific”
• favoured small-scale fishing»Regelverket ska gynna småskaligt och kustnära fiske« (party programme ↗)“Regulations shall favour small-scale and coastal fishing”
• enterprise throughout the country»företagande, innovationer och tillväxt ska stärkas i hela landet« (party programme ↗)“enterprise, innovation and growth shall be strengthened throughout the country”
• jobs in the countryside»Jobb och framtidstro i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Jobs and future hope throughout the country.”

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 the Swedish fishing industry be given conditions to remain viable and that all use of natural resources be done with regard to the stewardship principle, while excessive fishing harvest damages both industry and stocks. Sustainable fish farming with high environmental requirements responds to both these commitments and to the plan's requirements for secure food supply. That differentiated rural enterprise shall be facilitated carries the demand for jobs in rural areas.

• viable fishing industrydecisive»Den svenska fiskerinäringen måste ges förutsättningar att även i framtiden vara livskraftig.« (party programme ↗)“The Swedish fishing industry must be given conditions to also in future be viable.”
• protect wild stocks»Ett alltför omfattande fiskeuttag gynnar ingen utan resulterar endast i att tillgången sinar« (party programme ↗)“An excessive fishing harvest benefits no one but merely results in the supply diminishing”
• secure food supply»Förvaltarskapsprincipen ska vara vägledande vid utformandet av en säker livsmedelsförsörjning.« (party programme ↗)“The stewardship principle shall guide the shaping of a secure food supply.”
• rural enterprise»Även differentierat landsbygdsföretagande ska underlättas.« (party programme ↗)“Differentiated rural enterprise shall also be facilitated.”

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 counter-proposal wishes to see continued measures so that sustainable aquaculture can grow and create jobs in the countryside. The plan states that Sweden must reduce its vulnerability and increase its self-sufficiency in food and that the food strategy should be strengthened. The plan also establishes that the fishing industry's decline must be stopped, which argues for farming with high environmental requirements that relieves wild stocks.

• increased self-sufficiencydecisive»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.”
• strengthened food strategy»Förstärka livsmedelsstrategin« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the food strategy”
• save the fishing industry»Fiskerinäringen har drabbats hårt av minskade bestånd på senare år inte minst på grund av det kustnära trålfisket – den utvecklingen måste brytas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The fishing industry has been hard hit by declining stocks in recent years not least due to coastal trawling – that development must be stopped.”
• increased domestic production»Stärka jordbruket för att öka den inhemska produktionen av livsmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen agriculture to increase domestic food production”

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 points out that fish farms move to neighbouring countries as a result of policy that shuts down industries. It requires increased food self-sufficiency and policy that harnesses rural values and creates more activities and jobs with well-balanced environmental consideration. The counter-proposal's requirement for continued measures for sustainable aquaculture follows directly from this.

• fish farming should not be shut downdecisive»Regeringens strategi under två mandatperioder har strävat efter att stänga ner. Gruvor får inte startas, fiskodlingar flyttas till våra grannländer och skog tas ut ur produktion mot markägarnas vilja.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The Government's strategy over two terms has aimed to shut down. Mines are not allowed to start, fish farms move to our neighbouring countries and forest is taken out of production against landowners' will.”
• increased self-sufficiency»Öka det svenska jordbrukets konkurrenskraft och Sveriges självförsörjning av livsmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase Swedish agriculture's competitiveness and Sweden's food self-sufficiency”
• jobs in rural areas»Sverige behöver en politik som tar till vara värdet ute i landsbygden och som gör det enklare att i kombination med en väl avvägd miljöhänsyn att skapa fler verksamheter, jobb och ökad tillväxt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden needs policy that harnesses the value in the countryside and that makes it easier, combined with well-balanced environmental consideration, to create more activities, jobs and increased growth.”
• business throughout the country»Underlätta för industri och näringsliv i hela landet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Facilitate industry and business throughout the country”

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.