The food preparedness in the North is vulnerable in case of a crisis
If the Norwegian counties Finnmark and Troms were to be isolated for a week, the food supply with be at a breaking point. In Finnmark, nobody would be able to distribute eggs, vegetables, or grain, the County Governor of Troms and Finnmark writes on their web pages.
Ola Johansen comes from a line of farmer and runs his own farm in Pasvik, Sør-Varanger on the northeastern tip of Norway. He explains that in a crisis they can deliver milk for two months tops, before his farm is unable to function.
Cannot get hold of grain
As a consequence, the County Governor of Troms and Finnmark wants more focus in food preparedness in case a crisis was to unfold over a longer period in Troms and Finnmark.
Read the whole story the County Governor's web pages (Norwegian text)
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