Agriculture and land use in the North of Russia: Case study of Karelia and Yakutia

Naumov, A.; Akimova, V.; Sidorova, D.; Topnikov, M.

Авторы: Naumov Alexey, Akimova Varvara, Sidorova Daria, Topnikov Mikhail
Журнал: Open Geosciences
Номер: 12
Год издания: 2020
Первая страница: 1497
Последняя страница: 1511
DOI: 10.1515/geo-2020-0210
Аннотация: Despite harsh climate, agriculture on thenorthern margins of Russia still remains the backbone of food security. Historically, in both regions studied in this article – the Republic of Karelia and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) – agricultural activities as dairy farming and even cropping were well adapted to local conditions including traditional activities such as horsebreeding typical for Yakutia. Using three different sources of information – official statistics, expert interviews, and field observations – allowed us to draw a conclusion that there are both similarities and differences in agricultural development and land use of thesetwo studied regions. The differences arise from agro-climate conditions, settlement history, specialization, and spatial pattern of economy. In both regions, farming is concentrated within the areas with most suitable natural conditions. Yet, even there, agricultural land use is shrinking, especially in Karelia. Both regions are prone to being affected by seasonality, but vary in thedegree of its influence. Geographical location plays special role, and weaknesses caused by remoteness to some extent become advantage as in Yakutia. Proximity effect is controversial. In Karelia, impact of neighboring Finland is insignificant compared with the nearby secondRussian city – Saint Petersburg.
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