Should governments use tariffs and stricter import standards to support local, sustainable farming?

AI-generated summary, admin reviewed: This initiative proposed a major redirection of agricultural policy towards diverse, small-scale and genetically unmodified farming. The government would seek to stop the decline in the number of farms, increase agricultural employment, establish fair working conditions and wages and ensure that most food and animal feed came from domestic, sustainable production. Agricultural imports could face tariffs, and products that did not meet domestic social and environmental standards could be refused entry. Supporters argued that these measures would protect local farming, food independence and sustainable production. Opponents warned of protectionism, higher food prices, extensive government intervention and conflicts with international trade. Swiss voters rejected the initiative.

Seed source: Swissvotes federal popular vote dataset.
Swissvotes page: https://swissvotes.ch/vote/622.00
Official result data: https://bk.admin.ch/de/details-volksinitiativen?voteNumber=622
Vote date: 2018-09-23
Original Swissvotes English title: Initiative «For food sovereignty»
Original German title: Initiative «Für Ernährungssouveränität»
Swissvotes short-description title: Deutliches Nein zu umfassender Neuausrichtung der Landwirtschaftspolitik
Original French title: Initiative «Pour la souveraineté alimentaire»
Année Politique Suisse description: https://anneepolitique.swiss/prozesse/55201
easyvote explainer video (German): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iW90kxVQJJo
easyvote explainer video (French): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxvHyA8hkjY
BFS result map (German): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=de#c=indicator&i=vp20180923.prop_oui_622_0
BFS result map (French): https://mapexplorer.bfs.admin.ch/?obs=politic&lang=fr#c=indicator&i=vp20180923.prop_oui_622_0
Official chronology (French): https://bk.admin.ch/fr/details-initiatives-populaires?voteNumber=622