Innovation, Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability in Sweden:

Agricultural innovation in Sweden has sought to improve the competitiveness and sustainability of the agri-food sector by ensuring a high level of environmental and animal welfare standards, while raising the productivity and financial viability of farms. The policies enacted to date have contribute...

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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Paris OECD Publishing 2018
Series:OECD Food and Agricultural Reviews
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Online Access:Volltext
Summary:Agricultural innovation in Sweden has sought to improve the competitiveness and sustainability of the agri-food sector by ensuring a high level of environmental and animal welfare standards, while raising the productivity and financial viability of farms. The policies enacted to date have contributed to a high level of consumer confidence in the quality and methods of food production, but challenges remain. These include adapting new technologies that will further strengthen the high environmental, animal welfare and food standards within a more balanced regional and open trading system. In view of the high production costs in Sweden, there is a need to continue with structural adjustments and better targeted investments in the agri-food sector, as well as to improve the level of interactions between research institutions and farmers to ensure that innovative techniques are adopted by all participants
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (188 Seiten) 21 x 28cm
ISBN:9789264085268
DOI:10.1787/9789264085268-en

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