Swiss Parliament Rejects Food Initiative

2026-03-17 02:09:05

(MENAFN- Swissinfo) After the Swiss House of Representatives, the Senate on Tuesday rejected the food initiative as too extreme. This content was published on March 17, 2026 - 14:12 2 minutes Keystone-SDA

Français fr Le Parlement rejette l'initiative sur l'alimentation Original Read more: Le Parlement rejette l'initiative sur l'aliment

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The popular initiative, submitted by a citizens' committee, calls in particular for agricultural policy to be adapted to encourage the production and consumption of plant-based rather than animal-based foodstuffs.

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The text also seeks to increase Switzerland's degree of self-sufficiency from 46% to at least 70%, to preserve groundwater resources and to promote sustainable agriculture and the agri-food sector. These requirements must be met within ten years.

Parliamentarian Peter Hegglin, speaking on behalf of the committee, pointed out that achieving 70% within such a timeframe was unrealistic. He added that some of the initiative's demands had been incorporated into the work on the 2030+ agricultural policy.

The government is also opposed to the text.
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