Sammanfattning

Researchers have put forward agricultural biotechnology as one possible tool for increasing food production and making agriculture more sustainable. In this paper, it is investigated how key actors in the Swedish food supply chain perceive the concept of agricultural sustainability and the role of biotechnology in creating more sustainable agricultural production systems. Based on policy documents and semi-structured interviews with representatives of five organizations active in producing, processing and retailing food in Sweden, an attempt is made to answer the following three questions: How do key actors in the Swedish food supply chain define and operationalize the concept of agricultural sustainability? Who/what influences these organizations' sustainability policies and their respective positions on agricultural biotechnology? What are the organizations' views and perceptions of biotechnology and its possible role in creating agricultural sustainability? Based on collected data, it is concluded that, although there is a shared view of the core constituents of agricultural sustainability among the organizations, there is less explicit consensus on how the concept should be put into practice or what role biotechnology can play in furthering agricultural sustainability.

Nyckelord

agricultural sustainability; biotechnology; sustainability policy; food production systems; environment; Sweden

Publicerad i

Sustainability
2015, Volym: 7, nummer: 6, sidor: 7512-7529
Utgivare: MDPI

SLU författare

• Jonas, Elisabeth

  • Institutionen för husdjurens biovetenskaper, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

• Marstorp, Håkan

  • Institutionen för mark och miljö, Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet
    

Globala målen

SDG2 Avskaffa hunger, uppnå tryggad livsmedelsförsörjning och förbättrad nutrition samt främja ett hållbart jordbruk
SDG12 Säkerställa hållbara konsumtions- och produktionsmönster


UKÄ forskningsämne

Miljövetenskap
Genetik och förädling


Publikationens identifierare

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su7067512

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https://res.slu.se/id/publ/68474