Värmland, Gävleborg and Jämtland are the counties that are at the top of KRAV's echo ranking.
- Västerbotten is below average both in terms of organic animal husbandry and the use of arable and pasture land. On an organic and KRAV-approved farm, very high demands are placed on good animal care, at the same time as the climate impact is smaller and the biological diversity is much greater, says Anita Falkenek, CEO of the KRAV sustainability label.
Sweden in general
In 2019, 17 percent of cows and sheep in Västerbotten were organic, according to statistics from the Swedish Board of Agriculture, which can be compared with 23 percent for the whole country. 12 percent of the arable and grazing land in Västerbotten was used organically, compared with 19 percent for the whole country. This places Västerbotten in 15th place in Sweden's 21 counties.
- KRAV farmers take a particularly large responsibility for animal welfare and for sustainable food production. Through the KRAV certification, farmers and consumers together can tackle many of the global sustainability challenges, such as the climate crisis, reduced species richness and the spread of chemicals in nature, says Anita Falkenek.
Sweden's goal is for the proportion of organically farmed agricultural land to be 30 percent by 2030. The European Commission has launched a strategy with the goal that at least 25 percent should be organic by 2030.
SVT has tried to reach the Swedish Farmers' Association without success.