Circumpolar Agricultural Association

It was decided at the 10th Circumpolar Agricultural Conference held in Rovaniemi in Finland back in 2019 that, the upcoming 11th Circumpolar Agricultural Conference would be arranged in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, in 2022.

Unfortunately, this plan had to be postponed until further notice due to the geopolitical turmoil which arose last year.

It is therefore with great pleasure that we now can announce the resumption of the 11th Circumpolar Agricultural Conference!

The next triennial conference, the 11th Circumpolar Agricultural Conference, will be arranged by Búnaðarstovan – Agricultural Agency of the Faroe Islands – and will take place during the days of September 5th to 7th 2023 in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands.

The conference venue will be located at the renowned Nordic House in Tórshavn (Norðurlandahúsið í Føroyum www.nlh.fo).

The conference will embrace 2 days of indoor meetings and a 1 day field excursion. The conference language will be English.

The main theme for the 11th Circumpolar Agricultural Conference (#CAC2023) will be held under this headline:

“Farming in the High North – Contributions to a sustainable local Bioeconomy and secure Food Systems.”

• Day #1 Arranged as a plenum session under the main theme.
• Day #2: Arranged as until four parallel sessions selected from these respective headlines:
  • Arable plants for the High North; potentials within plant breeding and the gain from Crop Wild Relatives.
  • Future farming options in the High North as a consequence of the predicted land releases due to climate change
  • Contributions from farming and affiliated economic activities to more resilient local communities and stronger local economy in the High North
  • Digitization as a motorway for wider market access for the products and services deriving from resources in the High North
  • Gender equality and demographic distribution in the High North region, prospects, challenges and remedies.
• Day # 3: A field excursion.

The reason for this rather wide theme for the 11th Circumpolar Agricultural Conference (CAC2023), but yet of so topical interest, has its foundation in e.g. the Nordic perspectives on the future, as described in the Vision 2030 Programme [a most sustainable and integrated region; i.e. green, competitive and socially sustainable], as well in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG). No other sector, like Agriculture in its broadest sense, might interact with as many of these prioritised topics. The present geopolitical turmoil and the aftermaths of the pandemic have only underlined calls regarding the vulnerability of our modern supply chains, and on the need for e.g. rethinking the schemes for local food production. Prosperity for the citizens of the Arctic is a cornerstone for making the region attractive to the younger generations and thus being vibrant communities.

The predicted effects of climate change will probably over time reveal huge areas of both land and sea in the Arctic, where the citizens of the region might have their option to contribute to the FAO call on increased future global food production.

The theme is also meant to be a prolonged debate from the 10th. conference in 2019.

Further details for the CAC2023 will be available later this summer.

For more information, please visit the CAA homepage https://circumpolaragriculture.com/ as well as the CAA’s Facebook site https://www.facebook.com/groups/2069668989966001/.

Best regards from the steering committee, Tróndur G. Leivsson, President of the Circumpolar Agricultural Association

Dear colleagues and friends of the Circumpolar Agricultural Association (CAA).

It is with great regret that we have to inform You, that the 11^th. Circumpolar Agricultural Conference (CAC 2022), which was planned to be arranged in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, in July this year, unfortunately has been postponed until further notice; presumably and hopefully just until the summer of 2023.

The reason for postponing the 11^th. Circumpolar Agricultural Conference (CAC 2022) is the turmoil following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and the unanimous and firm boycotts of Russia. Due to the preliminary suspension of the external Nordic economic support, a successful conference would not have been a realistic option, since this contribution was of paramount importance to keep the conference fee at an affordable price level, as well as to make it possible for the hosts to invite speakers from outside.

Therefore, the board members of the Circumpolar Agricultural Association (CAA) have now decided to postpone the 11^th. Circumpolar Agricultural Conference (CAC 2022) until further notice.

We might just hope to resume normal activities again within a not too far time span.

Best regards, Tróndur G. Leivsson, President of the board.

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The 10th Circumpolar Agriculture Conference was successfully held 13-15 March, 2019 in Rovaniemi, Finland. Totally 170 international delegates including researchers, practitioners, managers, educators and students from 12  different countries and all over the Arctic participated in the event. The conference received many thanks for its arrangements and inspiring atmosphere.

The conference discussed topical challenges and opportunities of  local agriculture, food production and rural development in the northern areas. Arctic foods, their local profitability and business opportunities were also addressed, similarly as implications of climate change and land use, food security and other questions. The two-day conference included nine oral sessions, two poster sessions and a finalizing panel discussion.  

Third conference day was dedicated to an excursion to North East Finland for familiarization with local agriculture, reindeer herding and utilization of natural products.

The local organiser of the conference was the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland in cooperation with Natural Resources Institute Finland and several local institutions in Lapland. The conference was one of the events organised during the Finnish Chairmanship of the Arctic Council.

Further information: CAC2019 homepage. 

The next CAC will be held in Faroe Islands in 2022.

 

 

 

 

Welcome to 10th Circumpolar Agriculture Conference on 13-15 March 2019 to Rovaniemi, Finland!

The program is now published! We will have 51 interesting oral presentations and 47 poster presentations from various fields of Arctic agriculture and food production based on natural resources. There will be also many attractive side events.

Researchers, practitioners and managers from different parts of the Arctic get together.

– Don’t miss this opportunity! – More information: www.ulapland.fi/CAC2019

The Circumpolar Agriculture Association wishes you:

Merry Christmas and A Happy New Year!

Welcome next year to Lapland to the 10th Circumpolar Agriculture Conference!

www.ulapland.fi/CAC2019

Photo: Lapin materiaalipankki, Rayann Elzein

A two-year Post-doctoral Fellowship, Determinants of FEW Technology Adoption in the Arctic

University of Saskatchewan, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, Canada

Closing date: Applications will be accepted until a suitable candidate is identified.

Start date: As soon as position is filled.

More information: david.natcher(at)usask.ca

The call of abstracts for the 10th Circumpolar Agriculture Conference has been extended! The new deadline is 29^th October, 2018. The link for submission of abstracts is in the conference website.

Please note that conference presenters have the possibility to publish in the Open Agriculture, in Special Issue of the Conference.

The deadline for submissions of full-length papers is 31st March 2019.