Expanding Subarctic Agriculture Social, Political and Economic Aspects in Alaska
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11936093 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Carol E Lewis (Division of Human Resource Management, corresponding author), Wayne C Thomas (University of Alaska Fairbanks) |
| Year | 1982 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 178-187 |
| Publication date | 1982-09-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Interdisciplinary Science Reviews (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0308-0188 • E-ISSN: 1743-2790 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1179/isr.1982.7.3.178 |
| OpenAlex | W2019899131 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 3 |
Agriculture in Alaska is beginning to expand. The approach used to facilitate this expansion may serve as an example for other regions where the pressure for development stems from public interest groups. Alaskan agricultural development is tied to the disposal of government-owned land. If agriculture is to develop according to the United States farm production model, then large quantities of agricultural land must be sold to private citizens. Past federal policy in Alaska has not led to this outcome and thus the present-day development efforts spring from state government leadership. This has led to the recent undertaking of three state agricultural projects which have in common low cost land, low cost financing, and planning by people trained in agricultural disciplines. The pivotal aspect of agricultural development efforts in the state of Alaska is the successful transfer of research and technology to private sector farmers. If this can be accomplished, then Alaskan agriculture is likely to flourish
Agricultural economics · Agricultural land · Agriculture · Archaeology · Business · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental planning · Geography · Government (linguistics · Natural resource economics · Political science · Politics · Private sector · State (computer science · Subarctic climate · Indigenous Studies and Ecology
| Citations per year | 0.08 |
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| Citation span | 1987 - 2014 (28) |
| Highly cited | No |