Farmers’ Perspective on Agriculture and Environmental Change in the Circumpolar North of Europe and America

Poeplau, C.; Schroeder, J.; Gregorich, E.; Kurganova, I.

Авторы: Poeplau Christopher, Schroeder Julia, Gregorich Ed, Kurganova Irina
Журнал: LAND
Том: 8
Номер: 12
Год издания: 2019
Первая страница: 190
Последняя страница: 190
DOI: 10.3390/land8120190
Аннотация: Climate change may increase the importance of agriculture in the global Circumpolar Northwith potentially critical implications for pristine northern ecosystems and global biogeochemicalcycles. With this in mind, a global online survey was conducted to understand northern agricultureand farmers’ perspective on environmental change north of 60 N. In the obtained dataset with 67valid answers, Alaska and the Canadian territories were dominated by small-scale vegetable, herbs,hay, and flower farms; the Atlantic Islands were dominated by sheep farms; and Fennoscandia wasdominated by cereal farming. In Alaska and Canada, farmers hadmostly immigrated with hardly anybackground in farming, while farmers in Fennoscandia and on the Atlantic Islands mostly continuedfamily traditions. Accordingly, the average time since conversion from native land was 28 28and 25 12 years in Alaska and Canada, respectively, but 301 291 and 255 155 years on theAtlantic Islands and in Fennoscandia, respectively, revealing that American northern agriculture isexpanding. Climate change was observed by 84% of all farmers, of which 67% have already startedadapting their farming practices, by introducing new varieties or altering timings. Fourteen farmersreported permafrost on their land, with 50% observing more shallow permafrost on uncultivatedland than on cultivated land. Cultivation might thus accelerate permafrost thawing, potentially withassociated consequences for biogeochemical cycles and greenhouse gas emissions. About 87% of thesurveyed farmers produced for the local market, reducing emissions of food transport. The dynamicsof northern land-use change and agriculture with associated environmental changes should be closelymonitored. The dataset is available for further investigations
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