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Should farm subsidies require no synthetic pesticides, no preventive antibiotics and only farm-produced feed?

Should farm subsidies require no synthetic pesticides, no preventive antibiotics and only farm-produced feed?
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  • Yes 0% (0)
  • No 0% (0)

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Official result — Switzerland

  • Yes 39.3% (1276117)
  • No 60.7% (1970332)

Official result — Switzerland: 3246449

Official Swiss vote totals are shown separately from live VoteWorld votes. Official source: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/641.00. Imported: 2026-05-30.

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AI-generated summary, admin reviewed: This initiative proposed limiting agricultural subsidies to farms that did not use synthetic pesticides or preventive antibiotics. Farms receiving subsidies would also have to feed their animals only with feed produced on the farm, meaning that additional animal feed could not be purchased. Supporters argued that public money should support farming methods that protect drinking water, reduce chemical pollution and limit unnecessary antibiotic use. Opponents warned that the restrictions would reduce domestic agricultural production, increase food prices and lead to more imported food produced under less demanding standards. Swiss voters rejected the initiative.

Seed source: Swissvotes federal popular vote dataset.
Swissvotes page: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/641.00
Official result data: https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/va/20210613/can641.html
Vote date: 2021-06-13
Original Swissvotes English title: Initiative «For clean drinking water and healthy food»
Original German title: Trinkwasserinitiative
Swissvotes short-description title: Initiativen zur Pestizidreduktion scheitern im Doppelpack
Original French title: Initiative pour une eau potable propre
Official English explanatory information: http://web.archive.org/web/20210610084721/https://www.admin.ch/gov/en/start/documentation/votes/20210613/popular-initiative-for-clean-drinking-water-and-healthy-food.html
Official German explanatory information: https://web.archive.org/web/20210526010752/https://www.admin.ch/gov/de/start/dokumentation/abstimmungen/20210613/volksinitiative-fur-sauberes-trinkwasser-und-gesunde-nahrung.html
Official French explanatory information: https://web.archive.org/web/20210612002102/https://www.admin.ch/gov/fr/accueil/documentation/votations/20210613/initiative-populaire-pour-une-eau-potable-propre-et-une-alimentation-saine.html
Année Politique Suisse description: https://anneepolitique.swiss/prozesse/59327
Federal office information (German): http://web.archive.org/web/20210603143238/https://www.blw.admin.ch/blw/de/home/politik/agrarpolitik/aktuelleabstimmungen/trinkwasserinitiative.html
Federal office information (French): http://web.archive.org/web/20210603081920/https://www.blw.admin.ch/blw/fr/home/politik/agrarpolitik/aktuelleabstimmungen/trinkwasserinitiative.html
easyvote explainer video (German): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2W0LF7AeTA
easyvote explainer video (French): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NPxZWwUn8so
BFS result map (German): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=de#c=indicator&i=vp20210613.prop_oui_641_0
BFS result map (French): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=fr#c=indicator&i=vp20210613.prop_oui_641_0
Official chronology (German): https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/d/pore/vi/vis473.html
Official chronology (French): https://www.bk.admin.ch/ch/f/pore/vi/vis473.html