The Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry ( sv, Kungliga Skogs- och Lantbruksakademien), formerly the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture (''Kungl. Lantbruksakademien''), founded in 1813 at the initiative of
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, is one of the
Royal Academies in
Sweden
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. Initially the Academy had a function of being auxiliary to the central administrative authorities. The Academy now acts an independent organization, promoting agriculture, forestry and related fields with the support of science and practical experience, in the interest of Swedish society.
See also
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Experimentalfältet
Experimentalfältet ("the field for experiments") was an area in Frescati in northern Stockholm that was used by the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry from the early 19th century until the 1960s. In the 1960s its mission was ch ...
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:Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry
External links
The Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry
1813 establishments in Sweden
Agriculture and Forestry
Agriculture in Sweden
Forestry in Sweden
Science and technology in Sweden
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