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Food Future Switzerland

“Food Future Switzerland” makes a substantial contribution to the current discussion on future holistic policies for a healthy and sustainable food system in Switzerland. For the first time in Switzerland, a national citizens’ council will gather and develop recommendations for concrete measures on food policy, and a scientific expert panel will develop and present current proposals.

Citizens get a voice

What do people in Switzerland envision as the way forward for the sustainable, fair production of enough food in the future? What are the latest solutions informed by the scientific community? The joint project “Food Future Switzerland” by Landwirtschaft mit Zukunft, Sustainable Development Solutions Network Switzerland and Biovision will answer these questions and provide answers. It will contribute substantially to the ongoing opinions being formed in the debate on sustainable design of Swiss food policy. It will also lead to better public understanding of a food systems approach. The main work is done by the following bodies.a citizens’ council and scientific panel.

Citizens’ Council for Food Policy

Viable solutions for a new Swiss food policy need broad support. They should therefore be developed in direct consultation with the public. This is why a Citizens’ Council for Food Policy is being created. It is composed of 85 Swiss residents who are as representative as possible of the population. The members of the Citizens’ Council will participate in 11 events between June and November and discuss a holistic food policy for Switzerland. They will be accompanied by a scientific board* to ensure that the different perspectives and interests of various sectors and stakeholders in the food system are considered in the process of forming viewpoints. The work of the Citizens’ Council will be public and can be followed online. In a democratic decision-making process, the proposed solutions will ultimately adopted and passed on to politicians, administrators and other stakeholders.

(* Prof. Dr Johanna Jacobi, ETH Zurich, Prof. Dr André Bächtiger, University of Stuttgart, Prof. Dr Nenad Stojanovic, University of Geneva, Francesco Veri, Research Associate at the Centre for Deliberative Democracy and Global Governance, University of Canberra)

Scientific Expert Panel

The Food Future Switzerland Expert Panel includes of over 30 leading scientists and has been active since autumn 2021. It compiles an overview of current scientific findings about food systems and develops concrete solutions for transforming our food system. The panel’s inputs are shared with the Citizens’ Council for Food Policy and made available for scientific queries and fact checks. The results of the panel’s work will be made publicly available in a white paper for broad discussion and as a basis for decision-making for Swiss policymakers.

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Project country:
Switzerland
Participants:
Agriculture and food industry actors
Civil society
Decision-makers in politics
Project Officer:
Daniel Langmeier
Project phase:
2022-2023
Partner organizations:

Landwirtschaft mit Zukunft
SDSN Switzerland

 

Implementing partners:

DemoSCOPE (lottery to select Citizens’ Council participants)
collaboratio helvetica (process design and facilitation of the Citizens’ Council)
ETH Zurich
Citizen’s Democracy (scientific process support, accompanying research)

The Federal Offices BLW, BLV and BAFU support the project as part of the Federal Council's Sustainable Development Strategy Action Plan to achieve the goals of the 2030 Agenda in and through Switzerland. The project is supported by other financial donors, one of them the Mercator Switzerland Foundation.

The project addresses the following SDGs from UN Agenda 2030:

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Citizens’ Council for Food Policy

The project website buergerinnenrat.ch (available in German, Italian and French) provides information on the progress and results of the citizens’ council. Participants in the council are randomly selected Swiss residents. Lectures, scientific input, and educational excursions provide the group with a basic understanding of the Swiss food system so that they can develop recommendations for and contribute their thoughts to developing a Swiss food policy.

Mitglieder des Bürgerinnenrats sitzen im Freien im Kreis an einem Tisch
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Food Future Switzerland

The project “Food Future Switzerland” led to the creation of the website ernaehrungs-zukunft.ch, (available in German and French) which compiles information on the development of a Swiss food policy and on the goals, organization, actors, and processes of Food Future Switzerland.

Gemüseauslage mit Broccoli, Bohnen, Zucchini und Rüebli auf einem Markt
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To support this project or get further information, please contact

Simone Zuber-Brunner
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