Natural and Anthropogenic Determinants of Productivity, Emission Intensity and Environmental Efficiency of Central Asian Countries Against a Worldwide Background
Altyn Shayakhmetova,
Dmitriy Il,
Anargul Belgibayeva,
Arkadiusz Sadowski,
Natalia Genstwa-Namysł,
Jagoda Zmyślona,
Aigul Timurbekova,
Ainagul Kaliyeva,
Shynar Arynova,
Irina Chidunchi,
Kulbaram Bayazitova,
Galiya Tumenova,
Yerzhan Sagatbayev,
Sergey Pashkov
Affiliations
Altyn Shayakhmetova
Agrotechnological Faculty, M. Kozybayev North Kazakhstan University, Petropavlovsk 150000, Kazakhstan
Dmitriy Il
Department of Food Security, M. Kozybayev North Kazakhstan University, Petropavlovsk 150000, Kazakhstan
Anargul Belgibayeva
Department of Business and Services, Sh. Ualikhanov Kokshetau University, Kokshetau 020000, Kazakhstan
Arkadiusz Sadowski
Faculty of Economics, Department of Economics and Economic Policy in Agribusiness, Poznan University of Life Sciences, 60-637 Poznan, Poland
Natalia Genstwa-Namysł
Faculty of Economics, Department of Economics and Economic Policy in Agribusiness, Poznan University of Life Sciences, 60-637 Poznan, Poland
Jagoda Zmyślona
Faculty of Economics, Department of Economics and Economic Policy in Agribusiness, Poznan University of Life Sciences, 60-637 Poznan, Poland
Aigul Timurbekova
Department of Food Technology and Safety, Kazakh National Agrarian Research University, Almaty 05000, Kazakhstan
Ainagul Kaliyeva
Department of Biology and Ecology, Toraighyrov University, Pavlodar 140008, Kazakhstan
Shynar Arynova
Department of Biology and Ecology, Toraighyrov University, Pavlodar 140008, Kazakhstan
Irina Chidunchi
Department of Biology and Ecology, Toraighyrov University, Pavlodar 140008, Kazakhstan
Kulbaram Bayazitova
Department of Food Security, M. Kozybayev North Kazakhstan University, Petropavlovsk 150000, Kazakhstan
Galiya Tumenova
Department of Food Security, M. Kozybayev North Kazakhstan University, Petropavlovsk 150000, Kazakhstan
Yerzhan Sagatbayev
Higher School of Natural Sciences, Astana International University, Astana 010000, Kazakhstan
Sergey Pashkov
Department of Geography and Ecology, M. Kozybayev North Kazakhstan University, Petropavlovsk 150000, Kazakhstan
The study is devoted to determining the factors affecting the volume of agricultural production, the ability to meet the food needs of populations, as well as the environmental efficiency of production, defined as the ratio of the number of kilocalories produced by the agricultural sector to the amount of greenhouse gasses it emits. Central Asian countries (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) were chosen as an example. They are characterized by similar natural conditions (mainly dry, continental climate, and the dominant role of permanent grassland in agricultural land use), as well as a common economic history (as former republics of the USSR). As shown in this study, land productivity and environmental efficiency of production depend on natural factors, while the actual ability to meet each nation’s food needs depends on human activity, including primary measures taken to improve environmental efficiency within natural limits.
