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Swedish Board of Agriculture
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About us
- Our goals and how to reach them
Our goals and how to reach them
Main goals
We aim to fultil the overall goals of the agro-food policy.
We promote food production that is competitive, adapted to environmental and animal welfare concerns, and that benefits consumers. We also seek to create a situation in which agriculture can thrive also in less favoured areas. In addition, we work to reduce the risks and the consequences of severe crises within our field of activity.
A common agricultural policy to get us there
The Common Agricultural Policy, CAP, applies within the EU, and the Board of Agriculture has a central and coordinating role to play in Swedish administration. This means, for example, that we handle and apply EU regulations and support in the agricultural sector.
We bring the CAP into the real world by monitoring, proposing amendments, coordinating, handling support systems, and providing information and control. Among other things, the Board of Agriculture decides in matters of export refunds, special beef premium, national support, milk quotas, and premium rights. On the other hand, the County Administrative Boards decide most cases of direct support to farmers.
Sustainable agriculture, good livestock husbandry, and a varied agricultural landscape
The Government has decided that Swedish agriculture is to be ecologically, financially, and socially sustainable. Ecologically sustainable means that agriculture is to preserve resources, be adapted to environmental concerns, and ethically acceptable.
The Board of Agriculture strives towards good animal health. We do this i.a. by preventing the spread of contagious animal diseases. Through the organisation of district veterinarians we ensure animal health care at all times in all of Sweden, and are also involved in preventive animal health care.
We seek to ensure a rich, varied and biodiverse agricultural landscape, and that agriculture shall put as little stress on the environment as possible. The Board is also responsible for combating plant pests.
Being prepared for crises
Preparedness means that we work with planning and other preparatory measures in order to prevent severe crises in the agro-food area. If such events should occur anyway, we are to reduce their consequences.
1200 people work at the Board of Agriculture
The Board of Agriculture has about 1200 employees. Not quite 650 of us work at headquarters in Jönköping, while about 150 are stationed regionally at nine locations in central and southern Sweden. The latter deal with matters relating to the environment, seeds and water, with plant inspection and with cattle registration. The remaining 400 employees are veterinarians and assistants working within the organisation of district veterinarians.
Last updated:2009-08-17
Jordbruksverket 2009