Sustainability | |
Sustainable Agriculture and Climate Change: Producing Potatoes ( |
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Christine D. Barbeau3  Maren Oelbermann3  Jim D. Karagatzides2  Leonard J. S. Tsuji1  | |
[1] Health Studies Program, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, ON M1C 1A4, Canada; E-Mail:;School of Environmental Studies, Georgian College, Barrie, ON L4M 3X9, Canada; E-Mail:;Department of Environment and Resource Studies, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON N2L 3G1, Canada; E-Mail: | |
关键词: food security; aboriginal; sustainable food production; arctic; subarctic; agroforestry; | |
DOI : 10.3390/su7055664 | |
来源: mdpi | |
【 摘 要 】
Aboriginal people in Canada experience disproportionately high rates of diet-related illnesses, such as obesity and diabetes. Food insecurity has been identified as a contributing factor to these illnesses along with a loss of traditional lifestyle. Current food systems within northern subarctic and arctic regions of Canada rely heavily on imported foods that are expensive (when available), and are environmentally unsustainable. A warming subarctic and arctic climate present challenges, but also offers the opportunity for local agricultural production that can increase food security and promote a more sustainable food system. In this study the feasibility of sustainably growing potatoes (
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CC BY
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