Self-sufficiency would be possible

During the Second World War the Swiss people contributed to the state plan to combat hunger. Could the country still cover all of its needs on its own today? A new study by the Swiss centre of excellence for agricultural research, Agroscope, provides answers. (SRF/swissinfo.ch)

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