Agriculture in boreal and Arctic regions requires an integrated global approach for research and policy
Agriculture in boreal and Arctic regions requires an integrated global approach for research and policy
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DOI：
10.1007/s13593-021-00676-1
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发表时间：
2021-04-01
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7.3
通讯作者：
Unc, Adrian
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作者：
Altdorff, Daniel;Borchard, Nils;Unc, Adrian
在粮食安全担忧和全球变暖加速的情况下，北部地区正在成为新的农业前沿。虽然不同的地区、国家和地方政策支持北方农业通过土地利用转换集约和扩张，但北方农业的范围和环境后果尚未得到充分了解。由于北方农业准备增加其在当地和全球粮食生产中的作用，其可持续增长取决于对机遇和挑战的全面了解。为了评估目前人们对北方农业研究现状的看法，以及在多大程度上需要协调发展，我们开发了一项在线发布的有针对性的调查。这些问题的目的是揭示人们对北方农业的认识上的相似之处和不同之处，并就全球同步研究和开发的必要性获得反馈。在309名受访者中，238名受访者的精选数据集被用于分析。这包括在北方和/或北极农业(41%)、温带和/或高山农业(37%)和其他受访者(22%)方面拥有知识和专业知识的受访者。大多数涉及农业(60%)或应用环境科学(23.5%)。结果显示，在北方地区工作的科学家对气候变化驱动的北方农业扩张持谨慎乐观态度，同时也对环境可持续农业系统的必要性持现实态度。对北方农业敞口有限的受访者对其扩张更为悲观。令人惊讶的是，对专注于北方农业研究的现有网络和研究实体的知识有限且不一致。尽管如此，各方达成了一个强烈的共识，即多学科和跨全球区域的协调一致的方法将有利于北方农业及其持续增长。这项调查的结果首次表明，在气候变化下，需要更好地协调和更多地重视北方农业。
Under food security concerns and accelerated global warming, northern regions are becoming new agricultural frontiers. While diverse regional, national, and local policies support northern agricultural intensification and expansion through land use conversion, the scope and environmental consequences of northern agriculture are yet to be fully understood. As northern agriculture is poised to increase its role in both the local and global food production, its sustainable growth depends on a comprehensive understanding of opportunities and challenges. To evaluate the current perception of the status of northern agricultural research and the extent to which there is a need for a coordinated approach to its growth, we developed a targeted survey delivered online. Questions are aimed at revealing similarities and discrepancies in the awareness of northern agriculture and obtaining feedback on the need for a global synchronization of research and development. Out of 309 respondents, a curated dataset of 238 respondents was employed for analysis. This included respondents with knowledge and expertise in boreal and/or Arctic agriculture (41%), of temperate and/or alpine agriculture (37%), and other respondents (22%). Most are involved in agricultural (60%) or applied environmental (23.5%) sciences. Results revealed that scientists working in the northern regions are cautiously optimistic about climate change-driven expansion of northern agriculture while also realistic about the need for environmentally sustainable agricultural systems. Respondents with limited exposure to northern agriculture were more pessimistic about its expansion. Surprisingly, there was a limited and inconsistent knowledge of extant networks and research entities focusing on northern agriculture research. Nevertheless, there was a strong consensus that a concerted approach among multiple disciplines and across global regions would benefit northern agriculture and its ongoing growth. The survey's results illuminate for the very first time the need for better coordination and a greater emphasis on northern agriculture under climate change.