Protection of agricultural land

The plan gives the state a special responsibility for the country being sufficiently self-sufficient in food and emphasises agriculture's long-term sustainability for both ecosystems and Sweden's economic independence. A national target to preserve fertile arable land is a direct tool for that when exploitation is increasing. The plan also wants to see ambitious environmental targets followed up with sharp legislation.

• food self-sufficiencydecisive»se till att landet är tillräckligt självförsörjande med livsmedel.« (party programme ↗)“ensure that the country is sufficiently self-sufficient in food.”
• sustainable agriculture»Jordbrukets långsiktiga hållbarhet är viktig för både ekosystemen och« (party programme ↗)“Agriculture's long-term sustainability is important for both ecosystems and”
• ambitious environmental targets»miljömål som följs upp med skarp lagstiftning och praktiskt arbete.« (party programme ↗)“environmental targets that are followed up with sharp legislation and practical work.”
• 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 party programme requires an agricultural policy that ensures ecologically sustainable crop production and food safety and establishes that nature's limits are absolute. A national goal to preserve fertile farmland is a means for exactly that, and the election manifesto's bolstering of civil defence and emergency preparedness supports the argument for self-sufficiency. The plan therefore supports the counter-proposal's requirements.

• sustainable crop production and safe fooddecisive»kraven på ekologisk uthålligt åkerbruk och säkra livsmedel.« (party programme ↗)“the demands for ecologically sustainable field cultivation and safe food.”
• nature's boundaries are absolute»Produktion och reproduktion kan organiseras på många olika sätt, men naturens ramar är« (party programme ↗)“Production and reproduction can be organized in many different ways, but nature's boundaries are”
• civil emergency preparedness»Rusta upp det civila försvaret.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen civil defence.”
• biological diversity»biologiska mångfalden måste skyddas.« (party programme ↗)“biological diversity must be 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 establishes that it is of great importance to preserve agricultural land and its fertility, that land policy shall be long-term and that good agricultural land shall be protected from exploitation. It also wants to strengthen agriculture for increased self-sufficiency in staple foods. A national target to preserve fertile arable land follows directly from these commitments.

• agricultural land protecteddecisive»goda jordbruksmarker ska skyddas från exploatering.« (party programme ↗)“good agricultural land shall be protected from exploitation.”
• preserved fertility»att bevara jordbruksmarken och dess bördighet.« (party programme ↗)“to preserve agricultural land and its fertility.”
• increased self-sufficiency»stärka det svenska jordbruket för ökad självförsörjning med baslivsmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen Swedish agriculture for increased self-sufficiency in staple foods”
• long-term land policy»Markpolitiken i Sverige måste vara långsiktig och« (party programme ↗)“Land policy in Sweden must be long-term and”

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 party programme establishes that farmland is a limited resource that must be better protected and that self-sufficiency should increase, which is exactly what a national goal for preserved arable land aims at. The manifesto requires increased food production and supply security and that authorities use land efficiently when acquiring land. The protection must not, however, be designed as arbitrary intrusions on property rights.

• protect farmlanddecisive»Åkermarken är en begränsad tillgång som måste skyddas bättre.« (party programme ↗)“Farmland is a limited resource that must be better protected.”
• increased food production and supply security»En långsiktigt hållbar livsmedelsförsörjning med ökad försörjningstrygghet och ökad matproduktion kräver regelförenklingar och skattesänkningar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A long-term sustainable food supply with increased supply security and increased food production requires regulatory simplifications and tax cuts”
• efficient land use»Statliga myndigheter måste samverka och arbeta marksnålt när man tar ny mark i anspråk för väg, tåg, el, etc.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Government agencies must cooperate and work efficiently with land use when acquiring new land for roads, railways, electricity, etc.”
• strong property rights»Brott mot äganderätten, med konfiskatoriska och godtyckliga beskattningar och ingrepp, underminerar förtroendet och långsiktigheten i samhället.« (party programme ↗)“Violations of property rights, through confiscatory and arbitrary taxation and intrusions, undermine trust and long-term stability in society.”

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 party programme explicitly establishes that the preservation of fertile agricultural land is important for food supply and that other land if possible should be used for construction, which directly bears the counter-proposal's demand for a national goal for preserved arable land. The plan also points out that building is a threat to fertility and connects the issue to sustainable food supply. Densification rather than sprawl is the plan's method for the same thing.

• preserved agricultural landdecisive»Bevarandet av bördig jordbruksmark är viktig för matförsörjningen av den växande världsbefolkningen.« (party programme ↗)“Preservation of fertile agricultural land is important for food supply for the growing world population.”
• do not build on arable land»Om möjligt ska annan mark användas för byggnationer.« (party programme ↗)“If possible other land must be used for construction.”
• sustainable food supply»Den växande befolkningen innebär stora utmaningar när det gäller att trygga en hållbar livsmedelsförsörjning.« (party programme ↗)“The growing population presents major challenges in securing sustainable food supply.”
• densification over sprawl»I större städer är av miljöskäl förtätning att föredra framför utglesad kringbebyggelse.« (party programme ↗)“In larger cities densification is preferable to sprawling peripheral development for environmental reasons.”

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 stipulates that from both a global and national perspective it is long-term necessary that agricultural land in Sweden can be used for food production, and that food production is a basic industry that must be cared for. The election manifesto additionally wants to increase Sweden's food self-sufficiency. A national goal to preserve fertile agricultural land as exploitation increases follows directly from these commitments.

• agricultural land for food productiondecisive»det långsiktigt nödvändigt att åkermarken i Sverige« (party programme ↗)“it is long-term necessary that agricultural land in Sweden”
• increased self-sufficiency»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning och stärka lantbrukets konkurrenskraft.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Rule changes and cost reductions for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency and strengthen agriculture's competitiveness.”
• food as a basic industry»Produktionen av livsmedel är en basnäring som måste vårdas och« (party programme ↗)“The production of food is a basic industry that must be cared for and”
• the right of ownership shall be protected»Rätten till egendom är en mänsklig rättighet och« (party programme ↗)“The right to property is a human right and”

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 makes the new security situation a reason to reduce vulnerability and increase self-sufficiency, and promises to strengthen agriculture for increased domestic food production and to strengthen the food strategy. A national target for preserving arable land serves precisely that purpose. The plan also wants to strengthen farmers' ownership and cultivation rights, which sets a limit on how such a target may be shaped.

• 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.”
• increased food production»Stärka jordbruket för att öka den inhemska produktionen av livsmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen agriculture to increase domestic food production”
• food strategy»Förstärka livsmedelsstrategin« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the food strategy”
• ownership rights for farmers»Stärka ägande- och brukanderätten för jordbrukare« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen ownership and cultivation rights for farmers”

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 sees a strong strategic value in a high self-sufficiency degree for food and wants to increase agriculture's competitiveness and Sweden's food supply. It also demands explicitly that agricultural land is farmed. A national target to preserve productive arable land is a direct means for these commitments, particularly in light of the plan's demands for increased self-sufficiency for preparedness reasons.

• high self-sufficiency in fooddecisive»Sverigedemokraterna ser också ett starkt strategiskt och miljöpolitiskt värde i att landet har en hög självförsörjningsgrad vad avser livsmedelsproduktion.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden Democrats also see a strong strategic and environmental value in the country having a high self-sufficiency degree for food production.”
• strengthened food supply»Öka det svenska jordbrukets konkurrenskraft och Sveriges självförsörjning av livsmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase Swedish agriculture's competitiveness and Sweden's self-sufficiency in food”
• farmed agricultural land»Att jordbruksmarken brukas och att igenväxning motverkas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That agricultural land is farmed and that reversion to wilderness is prevented”
• preparedness and self-sufficiency»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.