Panorama - Cultivated Land

Agricultural land characterises a large part of the landscape in Liechtenstein's valley region. Nevertheless, the population of this small state has less than 400 square metres of arable land per capita at its disposal compared with the global average of around 2,000 square metres per capita. As a result, much of the food needed here is produced abroad.

Our new panorama stamps in the se-tenant "Global Field Vaduz" and "Field Gamprin" (left and right, face value: CHF 1.10 each) take up this theme and draw attention to the fact that sufficient green and arable land will continue to be needed in the future so that we can supply at least part of food needed from our own resources.

The Weltacker Plus initiative was launched with this in mind. It sets incentives for regional, diverse and resource-conserving food production in Liechtenstein. At suitable locations, valuable crops for food are grown on selected organic farms and made accessible to consumers. Flowering strips for bees round off the diversity of crops in the fields.