2023-03-232022/23:MJU11 · p.1MJUEnvironment & agriculture
Supply security in the strategic plan for 2023-2027
Supply security in agriculture's strategic plan
What's at stake: The strategic plan governs the distribution of around SEK 60 billion in farm support over five years, which affects how much food Sweden produces domestically and how resilient the country is in the face of a future crisis or war.
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 priorities in the strategic plan for farm support should be changed to be more clearly oriented toward supply security, or whether the plan's current design - with expected increased food production - is already judged to contribute enough to this.
Yes Yes — the committee proposal
The committee takes a positive view of the strategic plan giving more national scope to design support to Swedish conditions, simplified support systems and raised environmental and climate ambitions, and judges that the increased food production expected under the plan will also boost supply capacity; the committee therefore rejects the motion calling for the plan's priorities to be changed.
No No — the reservations
Reservation 1 (SD, C)
The reserving parties (SD, C) want the food strategy updated with the perspective of supply security and self-sufficiency, for this to also shape the implementation of the common agricultural policy, and for the priorities in the strategic plan - with a budget of SEK 60 billion over five years - to be reviewed and changed to be more clearly oriented toward supply security, with the government already preparing the EU Commission for such a change.
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 SD, C.
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 | Yes 20/0/0/4 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | derived |
| S | No | Yes 94/0/0/13 | departs from the plan | confidence: low | derived |
| MP | No | Yes 15/0/0/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | not addressed |
| C | No | No 0/20/0/4 | follows the plan | confidence: high | explicit |
| L | Yes | Yes 14/0/0/2 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| KD | No | Yes 16/0/0/3 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| M | No | Yes 60/0/0/8 | departs from the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
| SD | No | No 0/62/0/11 | follows the plan | confidence: medium | derived |
Committee proposal
The Riksdag rejects motion 2022/23:843 by Daniel Bäckström et al. (C) Claim 2.
Original (Swedish)
Riksdagen avslår motion 2022/23:843 av Daniel Bäckström m.fl. (C) yrkande 2.
Riksdag decision: The Riksdag rejected the 110 proposals in motions concerning agricultural policy that were submitted during the general motion period 2022, primarily citing ongoing work. The proposals concerned, among other things, the common agricultural policy, competitiveness, agriculture's impact on the environment and climate, biological diversity in the agricultural landscape and research questions.
Counter-proposals
- The counter-proposal wants the priorities in the strategic plan for 2023–2027 to be changed to be more clearly focused on supply security and supply capacity. (SD, C) — 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 wants to invest in sustainable food production and food from the countryside itself, and the programme recognizes that even richer countries have the right to protect their own production.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan wants to invest in sustainable food production and food from the countryside itself, and the programme recognizes that even richer countries have the right to protect their own production. Directing agricultural policy implementation and subsidy plan priorities towards supply security is therefore in line with the plan. The plan says nothing about this subsidy plan and at the same time requires that long-term environmental considerations are paramount, which makes the support conditional.
Original (Swedish)
Planen vill satsa på hållbar livsmedelsproduktion och mat från den egna landsbygden, och programmet erkänner att även rikare länder har rätt att skydda sin egen produktion. Att styra jordbrukspolitikens genomförande och stödplanens prioriteringar mot försörjningstrygghet ligger därmed i linje med planen. Planen säger dock inget om denna stödplan och kräver samtidigt att de långsiktiga miljöhänsynen är överordnade, vilket gör stödet villkorat.
- right to protect own productiondecisive»länder ska ha rätt att skydda sig mot underbuds- och miljöskadlig« (party programme ↗)“countries should have the right to protect themselves against undercutting and environmentally harmful”
- sustainable food production»En annan viktig del i den gröna omställningen är satsningar på hållbar livsmedelsproduktion.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Another important part of the green transformation 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.”
- environmental consideration paramount»de långsiktiga miljöhänsynen måste vara överordnade« (party programme ↗)“the long-term environmental considerations must be paramount”
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 demands that crisis preparedness and civil defence continue to be strengthened, including emergency stockpiles and preparedness in the transport sector, which supports that the support plan's priorities be redirected towards supply security.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan demands that crisis preparedness and civil defence continue to be strengthened, including emergency stockpiles and preparedness in the transport sector, which supports that the support plan's priorities be redirected towards supply security. At the same time, the programme demands an agricultural policy that provides ecologically sustainable use, so a reordering shall not occur at the cost of environmental ambitions. Since the documents do not address the strategic support plan, the support is weak and conditional.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att krisberedskapen och det civila försvaret fortsätter förstärkas, inklusive beredskapslager och beredskap i transportsektorn, vilket stöder att stödplanens prioriteringar vrids mot försörjningstrygghet. Samtidigt kräver programmet en jordbrukspolitik som tillgodoser ekologiskt uthålligt bruk, så en omprioritering får inte ske på miljöambitionernas bekostnad. Eftersom dokumenten inte behandlar den strategiska stödplanen är stödet svagt och villkorat.
- strengthened crisis preparednessdecisive»Arbetet att förstärka det civila försvaret och krisberedskapen måste fortsätta, bland annat genom ökade resurser för att rusta och bygga beredskapslager för sjukvården« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The work to strengthen civil defence and crisis preparedness must continue, including through increased resources to equip and build emergency stockpiles for healthcare”
- sustainable agriculture persists»Jordbrukspolitiken ska utformas för att tillgodose« (party programme ↗)“Agricultural policy shall be designed to provide”
- preparedness throughout the chain»öka beredskapen i transportsektorn.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“increase preparedness in the transport sector.”
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 agriculture be strengthened for increased self-sufficiency in basic foodstuffs and that society becomes less vulnerable, which speaks for supply security to also govern the implementation of agricultural policy and the priorities in the strategic plan.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that agriculture be strengthened for increased self-sufficiency in basic foodstuffs and that society becomes less vulnerable, which speaks for supply security to also govern the implementation of agricultural policy and the priorities in the strategic plan. At the same time the plan's self-sufficiency targets are explicitly linked to an ecological and fossil-free transition, which sets the framework for a reprioritization. The counter-proposal's demand is thereby supported in substance, but with that qualification.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att jordbruket stärks för ökad självförsörjning med baslivsmedel och att samhället blir mindre sårbart, vilket talar för att försörjningstrygghet får styra även genomförandet av jordbrukspolitiken och prioriteringarna i den strategiska planen. Samtidigt är planens självförsörjningsmål uttryckligen kopplat till en ekologisk och fossiloberoende omställning, vilket sätter ramen för en omprioritering. Motförslagets krav stöds därmed i sak, men med den kvalifikationen.
- self-sufficiency with ecological orientationdecisive»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 farm machinery.”
- reduced vulnerability»Sverige som land och även lokalsamhällena måste« (party programme ↗)“Sweden as a country and also local communities must”
- high self-sufficiency»till en hög självförsörjningsgrad på baslivsmedel« (party programme ↗)“to a high degree of self-sufficiency in basic foodstuffs”
- condition: ecological transition remains»jordbruk. Övergången till ekologisk odling ska« (party programme ↗)“agriculture. The transition to organic cultivation shall”
Worldstate weighed in: Crisis with high inflation and import dependency on input materials — Gives supply security greater weight in the support plan's priorities
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 requires a long-term sustainable food supply with increased supply security and increased food production, and states that supply is vital in case of war or crisis.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto · party programme
Reasoning and quotes
The plan explicitly requires a long-term sustainable food supply with increased supply security and increased food production, and states that supply is vital in case of war or crisis. That agricultural policy's support and priorities are directed towards supply security is thus an application of the plan's own goal. The plan also wants to see a strong agricultural deduction and other measures that make sustainable farming more profitable.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver uttryckligen en långsiktigt hållbar livsmedelsförsörjning med ökad försörjningstrygghet och ökad matproduktion, och konstaterar att försörjningen är livsviktig i händelse av krig eller kris. Att jordbrukspolitikens stöd och prioriteringar styrs mot försörjningstrygghet är därmed en tillämpning av planens eget mål. Planen vill dessutom se ett kraftfullt jordbruksavdrag och andra åtgärder som gör det hållbara lantbruket mer lönsamt.
- supply security firstdecisive»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”
- increased food production»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.”
- competitive agriculture»Sverige behöver ett ännu mer konkurrenskraftigt jordbruk.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden needs an even more competitive agriculture.”
- protect production 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's decisive commitment on agricultural support is that direct support and market-distorting regulations shall be phased out and the funds instead shall go to landscape care, environmental protection and biological diversity as well as compensation for collective benefits.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan's decisive commitment on agricultural support is that direct support and market-distorting regulations shall be phased out and the funds instead shall go to landscape care, environmental protection and biological diversity as well as compensation for collective benefits. Steering the strategic support plan's priorities towards supply security and production goes in the opposite direction, and the plan moreover sees open markets as the way to ensured food supply. The commitment on strengthened civil defence speaks partly in the other direction but does not affect the support plan's design.
Original (Swedish)
Planens avgörande åtagande om jordbruksstöden är att direktstöd och marknadsstörande regleringar ska fasas ut och att medlen i stället ska gå till landskapsvård, miljöskydd och biologisk mångfald samt ersättning för kollektiva nyttigheter. Att styra om den strategiska stödplanens prioriteringar mot försörjningstrygghet och produktion går i motsatt riktning, och planen ser dessutom öppna marknader som vägen till tryggad livsmedelsförsörjning. Åtagandet om ett stärkt civilt försvar talar delvis åt andra hållet men rör inte stödplanens utformning.
- reformed agricultural policydecisive»EU:s jordbrukspolitik behöver reformeras i grunden.« (party programme ↗)“The EU's agricultural policy needs fundamental reform.”
- support for nature management benefits»kollektiva nyttigheter som naturvård samt bevarande av den biologiska mångfalden.« (party programme ↗)“collective benefits such as nature management and preservation of biological diversity.”
- free trade over self-sufficiency»Att öppna marknader för handel stimulerar livsmedelsproduktion och effektiv användning av åkermark.« (party programme ↗)“Open markets for trade stimulate food production and efficient use of farmland.”
- strengthened civil defence»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 materiel be supplied and civil defence strengthened at the same rate as the military.”
The plan requires that Sweden is in principle able to provide for the population's food supply and that arable land is long-term used for food production, and the election manifesto promises regulatory changes for increased self-sufficiency.
Plan documents: party programme · 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires that Sweden is in principle able to provide for the population's food supply and that arable land is long-term used for food production, and the election manifesto promises regulatory changes for increased self-sufficiency. Redirecting the strategic support plan's priorities towards supply security is in line with this. The plan does not express itself on that particular multi-year EU plan, but wants Sweden to actively influence the EU's agricultural policy.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver att Sverige i princip kan svara för befolkningens livsmedelsförsörjning och att åkermarken långsiktigt används för livsmedelsproduktion, och valmanifestet lovar regeländringar för ökad självförsörjning. Att styra om den strategiska stödplanens prioriteringar mot försörjningstrygghet ligger i linje med detta. Planen uttalar sig inte om just den fleråriga EU-planen, men vill att Sverige aktivt påverkar EU:s jordbrukspolitik.
- own food supplydecisive»kunna svara för befolkningens livsmedels- och energi« (party programme ↗)“be able to provide for the population's food and energy”
- increased self-sufficiency»Regeländringar och kostnadslättnader för svenskt lantbruk för att öka Sveriges självförsörjning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regulatory changes and cost relief for Swedish agriculture to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency”
- arable land for food»det långsiktigt nödvändigt att åkermarken i Sverige« (party programme ↗)“it is necessary long-term that arable land in Sweden”
- influence the EU's agricultural policy»Jordbrukspolitiken inom EU måste tillhandahålla« (party programme ↗)“Agricultural policy within the EU must provide”
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 the new security situation requires reduced vulnerability and increased self-sufficiency and states that food self-sufficiency is only around 50 per cent.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan establishes that the new security situation requires reduced vulnerability and increased self-sufficiency and states that food self-sufficiency is only around 50 per cent. Redirecting agricultural policy priorities towards food security is a means to that commitment. However, the plan does not comment on the strategic support plan as such.
Original (Swedish)
Planen slår fast att det nya säkerhetsläget kräver minskad sårbarhet och ökad självförsörjningsgrad och konstaterar att självförsörjningen av livsmedel bara är omkring 50 procent. Att styra om jordbrukspolitikens prioriteringar mot försörjningstrygghet är ett medel för just det åtagandet. Planen uttalar sig dock inte om den strategiska stödplanen som sådan.
- 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 country must reduce our vulnerability and increase our self-sufficiency.”
- low self-sufficiency today»Sveriges självförsörjning av livsmedel är idag omkring 50 procent.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden's food self-sufficiency is currently around 50 per cent.”
- domestic food production»Stärka jordbruket för att öka den inhemska produktionen av livsmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen agriculture to increase domestic food production”
- long-term civil preparedness»Säkra en långsiktig planering för det civila försvaret« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Ensure long-term planning for civil defence”
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 increased Swedish self-sufficiency in food and critical goods and wants to increase national funding within agricultural support, with fewer and more flexible EU rules adapted to Swedish conditions.
Plan documents: 2022 manifesto
Reasoning and quotes
The plan requires increased Swedish self-sufficiency in food and critical goods and wants to increase national funding within agricultural support, with fewer and more flexible EU rules adapted to Swedish conditions. To redirect the multi-year strategic support plan's priorities towards supply security is a direct means for this. The requirement is therefore supported.
Original (Swedish)
Planen kräver ökad svensk självförsörjning av livsmedel och kritiska varor och vill öka den nationella finansieringen inom jordbruksstödet, med färre och mer flexibla EU-regler anpassade till svenska förhållanden. Att styra om den fleråriga strategiska stödplanens prioriteringar mot försörjningstrygghet är ett direkt medel för detta. Kravet stöds därför.
- increased self-sufficiency in fooddecisive»Öka det svenska jordbrukets konkurrenskraft och Sveriges självförsörjning av livsmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase Swedish agriculture's competitiveness and Sweden's self-sufficiency in food”
- national shaping of support»Öka den nationella finansieringen i jordbruket, för miljönytta och produktivitetsökning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase national funding in agriculture, for environmental benefit and productivity increase”
- supply security»Öka den svenska självförsörjningsgraden av kritiska produkter och varor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase Sweden's self-sufficiency rate in critical products and goods”
- national room in EU support»EU-reglerna måste bli färre och mer flexibla utifrån varje medlemsstats unika landskap, tradition och standarder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“EU rules must become fewer and more flexible based on each member state's unique landscape, tradition and standards.”
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Sources and documents
- The committee report on riksdagen.se (2022/23:MJU11)
- Committee report full text (HA01MJU11)
- Per-MP voting data (API)
- Case status (API)
Documents under consideration
- Motion 2022/23:1006 — Långsiktigt planerande och byggande av Mikael Eskilandersson m.fl. (SD)
- Motion 2022/23:1124 — En hållbar besöksnäring av Elisabeth Thand Ringqvist m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1208 — Livskraftig skånsk landsbygd av Peter Ollén m.fl. (M)
- Motion 2022/23:1645 — Ansvar för rovdjursförvaltningen av Kerstin Lundgren (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1672 — En levande landsbygd för Sveriges bästa av Annie Lööf m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1673 — Jämställdhet för hållbar utveckling av Annie Lööf m.fl. (C)
- Motion 2022/23:1790 — En starkare livsmedelsstrategi av Ulrika Heindorff (M)
- Motion 2022/23:1831 — Underlättande av småskalig djurhållning på landsbygden av Sten Bergheden (M)
- Motion 2022/23:1833 — Mål för att uppnå livsmedelsstrategin av Sten Bergheden (M)
- Motion 2022/23:1834 — Dubbla ekonomiska sanktioner för Sveriges lantbrukare av Sten Bergheden (M)
- Motion 2022/23:1857 — Ekologisk mat av Sten Bergheden (M)
- Motion 2022/23:1861 — En konkurrenskraftsjämförelse årligen för lantbruket av Sten Bergheden (M)
- Motion 2022/23:1940 — Svensk biodling av Sten Bergheden (M)
- Motion 2022/23:1946 — Myndigheters anpassning efter livsmedelsstrategin av Sten Bergheden (M)
- Motion 2022/23:1952 — Strategi för ökad produktion och export av svensk mat av Sten Bergheden (M)
- Motion 2022/23:203 — Likvärdig stödområdesindelning för det nationella stödet och kompensationsstödet för norra Sverige av Helena Lindahl (C)
- Motion 2022/23:2072 — Utgiftsområde 23 Areella näringar, landsbygd och livsmedel av Anna-Caren Sätherberg m.fl. (S)
- Motion 2022/23:210 — Bekämpning av ogräsen stånds och renkavle av Mikael Larsson (C)
- Motion 2022/23:2110 — En kraftfull naturpolitik för starka ekosystem, biologisk mångfald och ökad klimatnytta av Per Bolund m.fl. (MP)
- Motion 2022/23:2175 — En klimatpolitik som står upp för Parisavtalet av Per Bolund m.fl. (MP)
Source: The Swedish Parliament