Sweden is rebuilding its emergency grain reserves for the first time since the Cold War, citing growing risks from war and global supply chain disruptions. The first stockpiles will be set up in northern regions as part of the country’s renewed “total defense” strategy. Citizens are being urged to prepare too—by keeping at least a week’s worth of food at home and learning basic preservation and self-reliance skills.
Sweden revives Cold War food stockpiling amid rising conflict fears
