(Parliamentary) Committee on Environment and Agriculture ( sv, miljö- och jordbruksutskottet) (MJU) is a

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in the Swedish

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. The committee's main areas of responsibility are the Swedish agricultural industry,

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forestry Forestry is the science and craft of creating, managing, planting, using, conserving and repairing forests, woodlands, and associated resources for human and environmental benefits. Forestry is practiced in plantations and natural stands. Th ...

, policies surrounding gardening,

hunting Hunting is the human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products (fur/hide (skin), hide, ...

fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment, but may also be caught from stocked bodies of water such as ponds, canals, park wetlands and reservoirs. Fishing techniques inclu ...

, and weather forecasting. The committee also handles other matters such as the safety of

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, and

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, along with other matters that do not concern any other of the seventeen committees. Before the 1998/1999 opening of the Riksdag, was the name of the committee ''Jordbruksutskottet'' (Committee on Agriculture) The committee's Speaker is

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, from the

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, and the vice-Speaker is Kjell-Arne Ottosson from the

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History

The Committee on Agriculture was created in 1909 after the decision of the

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and the Riksdag, and took over the tasks that were given to the ''State Committee'' and the ''Law Committee''. During the time that Sweden was a

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state, there were 16

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serving in the committee from both chambers. The first meeting of the committee was in 1910.

History

List of speakers for the committee

List of vice-speakers for the committee

References

External links