Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry
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The Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry (in Swedish Kungl. Skogs- och Lantbruksakademien), formerly the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture (Kungl. Lantbruksakademien), founded in 1813 at the initiative of Crown Prince Charles, is one of the Royal Academies
in Sweden
. 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 society.
Swedish Royal Academies
The Royal Academies are independent organisations, founded on Royal command, that act to promote the arts, culture, and science in Sweden. The Swedish Academy and Academy of Sciences are also responsible for the selection of Nobel Prize laureates in Literature, Physics, Chemistry, and the Prize in...
in Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. 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 society.
See also
- ExperimentalfältetExperimentalfältetExperimentalfältet was an area in Frescati in northern Stockholm, used by the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry from the early 19th Century until the 1960s, when it was replaced at the site by the new campus of Stockholm University...
- List of members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry
- :Category:Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry