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Eidgenössisches Departement für Wirtschaft, Bildung und Forschung WBFBundesamt für Landwirtschaft BLW
Development and future perspectives for Agricultural Policy in Switzerland and Europe
Bernard Lehmann, Federal Office for Agriculture FOAG
Dairy Press Tour Switzerland, 27 October 2013
2 Dairy Press Tour Switzerland, 27 October 2013Bernard Lehmann, Director General Federal Office for Agriculture
Overview
• Information about Swiss Agriculture
• Challenges for Agriculture
• History of Agricultural Policy in Switzerland
• Current Agricultural Policy
• Outlook
3 Dairy Press Tour Switzerland, 27 October 2013Bernard Lehmann, Director General Federal Office for Agriculture
About Swiss Agriculture
Natural conditions
Jura
Alps
Plains
4 Dairy Press Tour Switzerland, 27 October 2013Bernard Lehmann, Director General Federal Office for Agriculture
Arable land 23 %
Meadows andpastures59 %
Fruit and vegetables, 2%Vineyards1%
Sown meadows, forage crops 15 %
About Swiss Agriculture
Land Use
5 Dairy Press Tour Switzerland, 27 October 2013Bernard Lehmann, Director General Federal Office for Agriculture
2010: 10.3 bn CHF
Source: OFS
About Swiss Agriculture
Product portfolio
6 Dairy Press Tour Switzerland, 27 October 2013Bernard Lehmann, Director General Federal Office for Agriculture
Overall self-sufficiency rate Switzerland: about 60%
Kg per person and year
MilkFresh Fruits
Fresh Vegetables
CerealsPotatoe
SugarWine
Pork meatCheese
Fats & OilsChicken meat
Beef meatEggsFish
CreamButterCacao
Veal meatSource:
Farmers Union
About Swiss Agriculture
Food consumption and production
Imports
Swiss production
7 Dairy Press Tour Switzerland, 27 October 2013Bernard Lehmann, Director General Federal Office for Agriculture
Challenges for Swiss Agriculture
Switzerland as an island?
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Cheese import and export total (in t)
Importe ExporteQuelle: OZD
8 Dairy Press Tour Switzerland, 27 October 2013Bernard Lehmann, Director General Federal Office for Agriculture
Quelle: Global Footprint Network (2009)
Challenges for Agriculture
Need for ressources
Sustainable development
Human Development Index
Eco
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rint (
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Land per person
9 Dairy Press Tour Switzerland, 27 October 2013Bernard Lehmann, Director General Federal Office for Agriculture
Challenges for Agriculture
Climate Change
Quelle: World Bank (2010): World development Report 2010: Sources: Müller and others 2009; World Bank 2008c.
Need for irrigation water (m3/ha)
10 Dairy Press Tour Switzerland, 27 October 2013Bernard Lehmann, Director General Federal Office for Agriculture
Challenges for Agriculture
Mitigate negative emissions
Fine Dust
Pesticides
NutrientsGreenhouse gas
11 Dairy Press Tour Switzerland, 27 October 2013Bernard Lehmann, Director General Federal Office for Agriculture
Challenges for Agriculture
Enhance positive emissions
Biodiversity
Landscape Decentralized settlement
Soil protection
12 Dairy Press Tour Switzerland, 27 October 2013Bernard Lehmann, Director General Federal Office for Agriculture
Step I Decoupling of support (direct
payments)
Price reductions
Incentives for specific ecological services (e.g. biodiversity)
Tariffication of market access instruments (WTO)
Focus: decoupling and environment
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Step II „AP 2002“ Liberalisation of domestic
markets Competitiveness Abolition of market
intervention systems
Cross-compliance for all direct payments
Focus: market orientation
Step III „AP 2007“ Abolishment of dairy
quota system
Further steps toward more competitiveness
Strengthening of rural areas and social accom-panying measures
Focus: competitiveness /
social sustainability
History of Swiss Agricultural Policy
Step by step reform process
13 Dairy Press Tour Switzerland, 27 October 2013Bernard Lehmann, Director General Federal Office for Agriculture
Output Food
Impact on Environment, Animals, Landscapes (& Risks)
Biodiversity, fragmented agricultural landscapes
Emission per area(Water, Air, Soil)
Less productive production systems because of ecological motivation
Reserving space for biodiversity
Prod
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Past policies
Agricultural Policy 2014-17
History of Swiss Agricultural Policy
Impact of change in Agricultural Policy
14 Dairy Press Tour Switzerland, 27 October 2013Bernard Lehmann, Director General Federal Office for Agriculture
History of Swiss Agricultural Policy
Development of Producer Support Estimate
OECD 2013
% of gross farm receipts
Commodity Output
Non commodity criteria
OECD 2013
15 Dairy Press Tour Switzerland, 27 October 2013Bernard Lehmann, Director General Federal Office for Agriculture
Current Swiss Agricultural Policy
Agricultural Policy 2014-2017
Land use planning
Improvement of production structure
Border protection
Contribution for food security and quality of landscape
Programmes Art 37: Dairy trade contracts
Art 11: Innovative projects
Biodiv.
Landscape
Ressource
s
Systems
Agricultural Policy 14/17
16 Dairy Press Tour Switzerland, 27 October 2013Bernard Lehmann, Director General Federal Office for Agriculture
Current Swiss Agricultural Policy
Dairy market policy
Allowance for milk processed into cheese plus allowance for feeding without silage
Federal Council has possibility to extend self-help measures of an organization - that meets specific requirements - to non-members (since 2002)
Art 37: Stepwise procedure for dairy contracts 2014
Milk producer and processor must conclude a contract that fulfills minimum requirements
Possibility for the government to make contract compulsory
Worst case: Government designs an obligatory contract
17 Dairy Press Tour Switzerland, 27 October 2013Bernard Lehmann, Director General Federal Office for Agriculture
Outlook
The role of Agricultural Policy
CHALLENGES FOR
AGRICULTURE AND FOOD ECONOMY
FUNCTION AND POSITION IN THE DYNAMICS OF THE MARKETS
(ABBILITY TO WITHSTAND COMPETITION AND TO GROW)
FUNCTION AND PLACE IN SPACE AND ECOSYSTEMS(SPACE- AND ECOSYSTEM COMPATIBLE PRODUCTION
SYSTEMS = AGROECOSYSTEMS)