Government measures to promote domestically produced food

The party programme gives the state a special responsibility for the country being sufficiently self-sufficient in food, and the election manifesto makes investments in sustainable food production and healthier food from the Swedish countryside part of the green transition. National guidelines and a campaign for locally produced food are means for the same goal and furthermore strengthen food supply security. The plan also requires that more of production's value remains in the countryside.

• state responsibility for 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 food production»En annan viktig del i den gröna omställningen är satsningar på hållbar livsmedelsproduktion.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“An important part of the green transition is investments in sustainable food production.”
• food from Swedish countryside»Hälsosammare mat från vår egen svenska landsbygd.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Healthier food from our own Swedish countryside.”
• shift toward sustainable eating habits»ett långsiktigt skifte mot mer hållbara matvanor« (party programme ↗)“a long-term shift toward more sustainable eating habits”

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 does not address campaigns for domestic food. However, the party programme requires agricultural policy for ecologically sustainable crop production and safe food with environmental consideration and ethical animal husbandry as basic principles, and the election manifesto wants to strengthen civil defence and preparedness. The counter-proposal's guidelines and campaign for locally produced food, motivated by shorter transport routes, animal welfare and food security, are in line with these commitments, but the support is indirect.

• sustainable agriculture and safe fooddecisive»kraven på ekologisk uthålligt åkerbruk och säkra livsmedel.« (party programme ↗)“the requirements for ecologically sustainable crop production and safe food.”
• environmental consideration and ethical animal husbandry»producentintresset, ska vara utgångspunkten för en politik där säkra livsmedel, miljöhänsyn« (party programme ↗)“producer interest, shall be the starting point for a policy where safe food, environmental consideration”
• strengthened civil preparedness»Rusta upp det civila försvaret.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen 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 wants to level the playing field by procuring locally produced food for public kitchens and through clear country-of-origin labelling, and highlights buying more locally produced food as part of the transition. National guidelines and a campaign for locally produced food are in line with this and simultaneously strengthen self-sufficiency, which the plan explicitly wants to increase. The plan does not mention regional authorities' campaign mandate, so support is inferred.

• locally produced and country-of-origin labellingdecisive»upphandla lokalproducerat till offentliga kök, genom tydlig ursprungsmärkning« (party programme ↗)“procure locally produced food for public kitchens, through clear country-of-origin labelling”
• increased self-sufficiency»stärka det svenska jordbruket för ökad självförsörjning med baslivsmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“strengthen Swedish agriculture for increased self-sufficiency with basic foodstuffs”
• locally produced food»handla mer lokalt producerat« (party programme ↗)“buy more locally produced”
• support for organic agriculture»ge mer stöd till lantbruket för omställning till ekologisk odling« (2022 manifesto ↗)“provide more support to agriculture for conversion to organic farming”

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 commits to working for more locally-grown and climate-smart food and to increase food production and food security, and the party programme wants to raise the self-sufficiency rate for food. National guidelines and a campaign for locally-produced food serve these goals. The plan's commitment to free trade points in another direction but does not affect consumer information initiatives.

• more locally-grown fooddecisive»Vi ska arbeta för mer närodlad och klimatsmart mat och ett levande, hållbart jordbruk som bidrar till den biologiska mångfalden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We shall work for more locally-grown and climate-smart food and a living, sustainable agriculture that contributes to biodiversity.”
• increased food readiness»En långsiktigt hållbar livsmedelsförsörjning med ökad försörjningstrygghet och ökad matproduktion kräver regelförenklingar och skattesänkningar« (2022 manifesto ↗)“A long-term sustainable food supply with increased food security and increased food production requires regulatory simplification and tax cuts”
• increased self-sufficiency rate»Med olika medel ska självförsörjningsgraden« (party programme ↗)“By various means the self-sufficiency rate”
• free trade»Sverige klarar sig inte utan frihandel.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden cannot manage without free trade.”

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 is a free-trade plan: Sweden shall be a strong voice for free trade, open markets stimulate food production and protectionism shall be consigned to history. State guidelines and publicly funded campaigns to steer consumers towards domestic food are moreover precisely the kind of symbolic politics the plan distances itself from. The plan instead wants to give consumers correct product information and let choices be free.

• free trade as a starting pointdecisive»Sverige ska vara en stark röst för frihandel, i första hand genom globala avtal men annars genom regionala överenskommelser.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden shall be a strong voice for free trade, first and foremost through global agreements but otherwise through regional arrangements.”
• open food markets»Att öppna marknader för handel stimulerar livsmedelsproduktion och effektiv användning av åkermark.« (party programme ↗)“Opening markets for trade stimulates food production and efficient use of arable land.”
• distance from symbolic politics»Liberal miljöpolitik tar avstånd från symbolpolitik och åtgärder som dövar samveten i stället för att rädda miljön.« (party programme ↗)“Liberal environmental policy distances itself from symbolic politics and measures that dull the conscience instead of saving the environment.”
• correct product information»Därför behövs en stark konkurrenslagstiftning och konsumentlagar som ger rätt till korrekt produktinformation.« (party programme ↗)“Therefore a strong competition law and consumer laws are needed that give the right to correct product information.”

The party programme establishes that agricultural policy should be designed so that it creates conditions for closeness between producer and consumer, which reduces the need for long-distance transport, and that Sweden should take advantage of its good conditions for environmentally friendly and safe food production. The election manifesto also wants to increase Sweden's self-sufficiency. National guidelines and a campaign on the benefits of locally produced food are thus in line with the plan, which also requires well-developed consumer information.

• closeness between producer and consumerdecisive»skapar förutsättningar för närhet mellan producent och« (party programme ↗)“creates conditions for closeness between producer and”
• increased self-sufficiency»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.”
• Swedish food production»Sverige bör ta till vara sina mycket goda förutsättningar för miljövänlig och säker produktion« (party programme ↗)“Sweden should take advantage of its very good conditions for environmentally friendly and safe production”
• consumer information»En väl utbyggd konsumentinformation« (party programme ↗)“Well-developed consumer information”

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's explicit method in food production is to support, not direct: conditions for farming should be improved through lower taxes and less red tape, and the food strategy strengthened. National guidelines and state-funded campaigns meant to direct consumers' purchases are another kind of measure, and the plan also wants state spending to decrease. The goal of increased domestic production is shared, but the counter-proposal's means are rejected.

• support not direct farmingdecisive»Vi ska stötta, inte styra, jord- och skogsbruket« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We should support, not direct, agriculture and forestry”
• lower taxes for farming»förbättra förutsättningarna att driva lantbruk genom att sänka skatterna« (2022 manifesto ↗)“improve conditions for running farms by lowering taxes”
• increased domestic production»Stärka jordbruket för att öka den inhemska produktionen av livsmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen farming to increase domestic food production”
• reduced state spending»Statens utgifter ska minska« (2022 manifesto ↗)“State spending shall decrease”

The election manifesto undertakes to increase Swedish agriculture's competitiveness and Sweden's self-sufficiency in food, and the crisis preparedness section wants to increase the degree of self-sufficiency in critical goods. The party programme sees a strong strategic value in a high degree of self-sufficiency in the food area. National guidelines and a campaign to increase purchases of domestic food thus serve precisely these commitments, even though the plan is otherwise sparing with public expenditure.

• Swedish food supplydecisive»Öka det svenska jordbrukets konkurrenskraft och Sveriges självförsörjning av livsmedel« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase Swedish agriculture's competitiveness and Sweden's self-sufficiency in food”
• strategic self-sufficiency»landet har en hög självförsörjningsgrad vad avser livsmedelsproduktion« (party programme ↗)“the country has a high degree of self-sufficiency in food production”
• preparedness through self-sufficiency»Öka den svenska självförsörjningsgraden av kritiska produkter och varor« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase Sweden's self-sufficiency degree in critical products and goods”
• Swedish interests first»Prioritera svenska medborgares intressen i den ekonomiska politiken« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Prioritise Swedish citizens' interests in economic policy”