Land degradation by agricultural activities in Central Asia

Feminization of Agriculture and Its Impact on Sustainable Development

“…During the Soviet period, the agricultural sector underwent a dramatic shift (Lerman and Sedik 2018), bringing each country to specialize in certain agricultural strategies according to its agroclimatic and soil conditions, with production distributed through the Soviet trade system. Agriculture was one of the major economic sectors and accounted for 10-45% of countries' GDP, employing 20-50% of the labour force (Qushimov et al 2007). Since 1992, the large corporate farms, kolkhoz and sovkhoz (collective and state farms), have been transformed to individual or family small farms (Lerman and Sedik 2018).…”

Problems of Sustainable Use and Management of Water and Land Resources in Uzbekistan

“…The policy issues of agricultural and rural development of Uzbekistan as well as the environmental and soil problems have been studied and described [5,6]. The authors highlighted a land degradation problems among Central Asian countries but did not provide a thorough explanation of effects, such as soil degradation (loss of fertility, salinization, water logging), degradation of pastures, degradation of forests, and erosion [7]. Most of the researches were made on the effects of agricultural activities on soil quality and other environmental factors focused mainly on the Aral Sea region [7].…”

“…The authors highlighted a land degradation problems among Central Asian countries but did not provide a thorough explanation of effects, such as soil degradation (loss of fertility, salinization, water logging), degradation of pastures, degradation of forests, and erosion [7]. Most of the researches were made on the effects of agricultural activities on soil quality and other environmental factors focused mainly on the Aral Sea region [7]. In fact, explanation of soil degradation problems and their impacts on agricultural development within boundaries of each country will help to understand specific circumstances of soil degradation processes.…”

“…In fact, explanation of soil degradation problems and their impacts on agricultural development within boundaries of each country will help to understand specific circumstances of soil degradation processes. The most serious environmental problems threatening the country's natural resources are incremental water deficiency and contamination, soil degradation, salinization, wind and water erosion, overgrazing, deforestation and loss of biodiversity, and the reduction of productivity of arable lands [4][5][6][7]. It is important to note that climate change is being observed in all Aral Sea basin countries, including the territory of Uzbekistan.…”