Report “The future direction of agricultural policy”
Report “The future direction of agricultural policy”
In June 2022, the Swiss Federal Council has approved the report on the future direction of Swiss agricultural policy. This report explains how the Swiss agricultural and agrifood sectors can contribute even more to food security in the future. The analysis looks at the food system as a whole, from production to consumption. The chosen strategy will be applied in three steps.
The Federal Council involves in its strategy on food security all the actors that play a role in the food system: farmers, intermediaries, processors and consumers. Based on the constitutional articles on agriculture and food security, the Federal Council has set itself the following objective for 2050:
To ensure food security, through sustainable development, from production to consumption.
The report shows in its projection how the Swiss agricultural and agri-food sectors will be able to achieve this objective by 2050. Domestic production also plays an important role.
- Indeed, according to this projection, in 2050 agriculture will have to continue to produce more than half of the domestic food demanded.
- Labor productivity is expected to increase by 50% compared to 2020, and greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced by 40% compared to 1990 levels. But processors and consumers must also contribute to the effort.
- It will be necessary, compared to today, to reduce food losses and waste along the value chain by three quarters, and the greenhouse gas emissions attributable to the consumption of food by two thirds.
The report was produced as part of the political process that was set in motion with the adoption the Swiss Federal Council, on February 12, 2020, of the message on the future development of agricultural policy beyond 2022 (PA22+).
To ensure food security, through sustainable development, from production to consumption.
The report shows in its projection how the Swiss agricultural and agri-food sectors will be able to achieve this objective by 2050. Domestic production also plays an important role.
- Indeed, according to this projection, in 2050 agriculture will have to continue to produce more than half of the domestic food demanded.
- Labor productivity is expected to increase by 50% compared to 2020, and greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced by 40% compared to 1990 levels. But processors and consumers must also contribute to the effort.
- It will be necessary, compared to today, to reduce food losses and waste along the value chain by three quarters, and the greenhouse gas emissions attributable to the consumption of food by two thirds.
The report was produced as part of the political process that was set in motion with the adoption the Swiss Federal Council, on February 12, 2020, of the message on the future development of agricultural policy beyond 2022 (PA22+).
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