A committee campaigning against a popular initiative initiative to reform food production warned that the proposal is out of touch with the realities on the ground. + Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox According to the committee, the target of 70% self-sufficiency could only be achieved through major interventions. The ‘No’ campaign committee told the media in Bern on Thursday that the initiative’s objectives can only be achieved through drastic measures. + Swiss increasingly cutting down on meat According to the committee, the text undermines consumers’ freedom of choice by steering them towards a predominantly plant-based diet. It also weakens domestic production, drives up food prices and encourages cross-border shopping. The government also recommends rejecting the initiative. It points out that Switzerland’s food self-sufficiency rate currently stands at 46%. In its view, the increase in the net self-sufficiency rate required within ten years, whilst …