Politicians and stakeholders met on Friday at Bratteborg's farm to discuss the Swedish preparedness in agriculture.
Martin Björn has been a tenant farmer at Bratteborgs gård for six years. He runs an organic farm with 120 dairy cows and crop production. For him, it is the political uncertainty that prevents him from expanding his business further.
"It takes a long time before there is a change in our production. When the calf is born, it is two years before it starts producing. A lot can happen politically in two years, he says, and calls for stable decisions that last over terms of office.
Among the worst in the EU
Sweden currently has a food security preparedness of fifty percent. It is one of the worst in Europe.
"Finland has a much higher level of preparedness. I think we need to look at how they have done, says Mats Green (M), Member of Parliament from Jönköping County, who is one of several politicians who were present in Bratteborg.
Among other things, agricultural companies are asking for reduced taxes, simpler rules and, above all, that there is a clear goal of self-sufficiency. But according to Martin Björn, there is an important component to:
"We all need to eat and I hope that everyone wants to eat Swedish food, because it is needed if we are to increase production.
But what happens to competition with foreign goods and the price then?
"Good food costs. To my ears, it sounds crazy when politicians want us to increase production and the next moment go out and say that food prices must be lowered, says Martin Björn.
In the clip, Karin Nalbin, chairman of LRF in Jönköping County, talks about what needs to be done about food production in Sweden