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Agriculture in Switzerland, one of the economic sectors of the country, has developed since the 6th millennium BC and was the principal activity and first source of income until the 19th century. Framework of rural society, agriculture has as main factors the natural conditions (climate), the demographic evolution and agrarian structures ...
Agricultural products that Switzerland is famous for such as cheese (0.23%), wine (0.028%), and chocolate (0.35%) all make up only a small portion of Swiss exports. [57] Switzerland is also a significant exporter of arms and ammunition, and the third largest for small calibers [58] which accounted for 0.33% of the total exports in 2012. [59]
The Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG) [a] is Switzerland's competence centre for agricultural issues, responsible for agricultural policy and for direct payments to Swiss farmers. [1] It is also responsible for Agroscope , the Swiss Confederation's center of excellence for agricultural research .
Along with climate and corresponding types of vegetation, the economy of a nation also influences the level of agricultural production. Production of some products is highly concentrated in a few countries, China, the leading producer of wheat and ramie in 2013, produces 95% of the world's ramie fiber but only 17% of the world's wheat.
This list shows the employment in agriculture (as percentage of total employment) of various countries. [1] [2] Country ... Switzerland: 3.5: 2017 [1]
Arable density (m² per capita) by country. This is a list of countries ordered by physiological density."Arable land" is defined by the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, the source of "Arable land (hectares per person)" as land under temporary crops (double-cropped areas are counted once), temporary meadows for mowing or for pasture, land under market or kitchen gardens, and land ...
During World War 1 , Switzerland imported about 85% of the cereal demand. These bottlenecks particularly in the food supply during the First World War broke out in agricultural research, big changes. The priorities of research, more and more placed on agriculture and issues of grassland and livestock took place in the background. [14]
Agriculture museums in Switzerland (1 P) Swiss agronomists (8 P) Animal breeds originating in Switzerland (10 C) Animal welfare and rights in Switzerland (3 C, 1 P) B.