Status, directions and priorities of reindeer husbandry research in Sweden
Emerging out of small-scale reindeer farming, large-scale reindeer husbandry in Sweden and Norway was developed to counteract resource scarcity caused by depleted wild reindeer numbers and human population growth above what the former subsistence economy could sustain. Current numbers of reindeer ar...
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ftjpolarres:oai:journals.openacademia.net:article/2192 2023-05-15T18:02:43+02:00 Status, directions and priorities of reindeer husbandry research in Sweden Danell, Öje 2000-01-02 application/pdf https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2192 https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v19i1.6537 eng eng Norwegian Polar Institute https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2192/5443 https://polarresearch.net/index.php/polar/article/view/2192 doi:10.3402/polar.v19i1.6537 Copyright (c) 2018 Polar Research Polar Research; Vol. 19 No. 1 (2000): Special issue: Proceedings of the Human Role in Reindeer/Caribou Systems Workshop; 111-115 1751-8369 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 2000 ftjpolarres https://doi.org/10.3402/polar.v19i1.6537 2021-11-11T19:12:09Z Emerging out of small-scale reindeer farming, large-scale reindeer husbandry in Sweden and Norway was developed to counteract resource scarcity caused by depleted wild reindeer numbers and human population growth above what the former subsistence economy could sustain. Current numbers of reindeer are likely lower and fluctuate less than before wild reindeer were depleted and reindeer husbandry started on a large scale. Productivity is about 7-8 kg of meat per head in winter stock. Current problems arise from a multitude of circumstances, some of them related to the problems of practising a subsistence type of living in close connection with a modern industrialized society. Problems include: low production, typical for harsh conditions and use of an unimproved animal stock; the inability to support a modern standard of living solely from reindeer; the collective access to grazing grounds which makes internal management difficult; unclear legal rights resulting in conflicting interests with other land users and formal owners; and the relatively low number of people directly involved in reindeer husbandry. Possible long-term consequences are marginalization and the loss of land use rights, with negative consequences for the Saami as an indigenous people. Reindeer husbandry research addresses these problems by integrating human-ecological and socio-economic aspects with traditional natural science orientated research on reindeer husbandry problems. This research is funded by a multitude of sources. Independently of this, research is conducted on Saami life and culture in relation to reindeer husbandry at various universities, especially within social sciences and arts. Article in Journal/Newspaper Polar Research reindeer husbandry saami Polar Research (E-Journal) Norway Polar Research 19 1 111 115 |
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Emerging out of small-scale reindeer farming, large-scale reindeer husbandry in Sweden and Norway was developed to counteract resource scarcity caused by depleted wild reindeer numbers and human population growth above what the former subsistence economy could sustain. Current numbers of reindeer are likely lower and fluctuate less than before wild reindeer were depleted and reindeer husbandry started on a large scale. Productivity is about 7-8 kg of meat per head in winter stock. Current problems arise from a multitude of circumstances, some of them related to the problems of practising a subsistence type of living in close connection with a modern industrialized society. Problems include: low production, typical for harsh conditions and use of an unimproved animal stock; the inability to support a modern standard of living solely from reindeer; the collective access to grazing grounds which makes internal management difficult; unclear legal rights resulting in conflicting interests with other land users and formal owners; and the relatively low number of people directly involved in reindeer husbandry. Possible long-term consequences are marginalization and the loss of land use rights, with negative consequences for the Saami as an indigenous people. Reindeer husbandry research addresses these problems by integrating human-ecological and socio-economic aspects with traditional natural science orientated research on reindeer husbandry problems. This research is funded by a multitude of sources. Independently of this, research is conducted on Saami life and culture in relation to reindeer husbandry at various universities, especially within social sciences and arts. |
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