Greenhouse Agriculture in the Icelandic Food System
Greenhouse Agriculture in the Icelandic Food System
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DOI：
10.2478/euco-2018-0039
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发表时间：
2018-12
影响因子：
1.6
通讯作者：
Gina M. Butrico;David H. Kaplan
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作者：
Gina M. Butrico;David H. Kaplan
摘要 温室是冰岛乡村景观的常见特征，也是冰岛食物系统的组成部分。冰岛丰富的地热能资源为延长原本短暂的生长季节提供了机会。这促进了可持续性，提高了粮食安全，并使消费者受益。本文探讨了冰岛温室部门的相对优势——结合统计、观察和访谈来了解温室农业的资源需求，以及温室如何缓解部分粮食不安全并提供当地粮食。报告最后审视了用于维持温室农业发展的补贴减少所产生的影响，并引发了这样一个问题：失去冰岛大部分农业部门和当地食品是否值得为此付出社会和政治成本。
Abstract Greenhouses are a frequent feature on the Icelandic rural landscape and an integral part of Iceland’s food system. Iceland’s reserves of geothermal energy present an opportunity to extend an otherwise short growing season. This promotes sustainability, increases food security, and benefits consumers. This article examines the relative strengths of Iceland’s greenhouse sector - using a combination of statistics, observations, and interviews to understand the resource demands of greenhouse agriculture, how well greenhouses can allay some food insecurity and provide local foods. It ends with an examination of how the reduction of subsidies used to keep greenhouse agriculture going, has had an effect and forces the question of whether losing much of Iceland’s agricultural sector and locally sourced food is worth the social and political costs.