Kazakhstan Agricultural Sector Risk Assessment

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World Bank, Washington, DC

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Agriculture is among the most risk-prone sectors in the economies of Central Asia. Production shocks from weather, pests and diseases and adverse movements in agricultural product and input prices not only impact farmers and agri-business firms, but can also strain government finances. Some of these risks are small and localized and can be managed by producers. Others are the result of more severe, exogenous shocks outside agriculture that require a broader response. Failure to respond adequately to these more severe risks leads to a perpetual cycle of ‘shock-recovery-shock’ which reinforces poverty traps and compromises long-term growth. A broad-based program to improve livestock productivity is recommended to strengthen the resilience of livestock production systems and rangeland use in Kazakhstan. Proposed interventions include measures to: (i) reverse degradation of water, soil and vegetation cover; (ii) safeguard the long-term viability of rangeland ecosystems, while ensuring sustainable access to grazing land; and (iii) strengthen livestock services (veterinary, animal health, feed and fodder supply, destocking, water and grazing access, and weather and market information). These measures will enable farmers to manage their resources better, to respond to climate and market signals and to protect their resource base in times of drought. The recommendations developed under these three solution areas continue the underlying emphasis on mitigation as the foundation for risk management. They also highlight the mutually reinforcing benefits of measures to improve crop and livestock productivity for both risk management and sector growth.

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AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, VEGETABLE CROP, GOAT POX, ORGANIC MATTER, CARBON DIOXIDE, ORGANIC FARMING, PEST CONTROL, PLANT GROWTH, SOIL CONSERVATION, AGRICULTURAL SECTORS, ROOTS, DRY PEAS, LARGE FARMS, CAPACITY BUILDING, AGRONOMY, TRITICALE, GERMPLASM, DURUM WHEAT, HIGH-VALUE PRODUCTS, GREENHOUSE GAS, PESTICIDES, AUDITS, FERTILIZERS, ANIMAL HEALTH, CROP PRODUCTION, CEREALS, YIELD INDEX, TRAINING, NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEM, WHEAT YIELDS, SHEEP, SEEDS, MONOCULTURE, SOYBEANS, GLOBAL WARMING, CROP ROTATION, BREAD WHEAT, BIODIVERSITY, MARKETS, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SYSTEM, VEGETABLES, HIGH YIELDS, INDICATORS, LEPTOSPIROSIS, FARMERS, BARLEY, GRAIN ELEVATORS, UNEP, CROPS, COMMODITY PRICE, INFRASTRUCTURE, FORAGE PRODUCTION, SOIL MANAGEMENT, USAID, DAIRY PRODUCTS, CROP YIELDS, FARMER PARTICIPATION, FARMLAND, WHEAT CROPS, AUJESZKYS’ DISEASE, INSECTS, CROP, SEEDLINGS, SCIENCE, RUMINANTS, AGRICULTURAL INVESTMENT, SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE, REPORTS, BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, AGRICULTURE, FAO, MALNUTRITION, PEST MANAGEMENT, EGGS, POPULATIONS, SMALL RUMINANTS, GRAIN QUALITY, DISEASE RESISTANCE, NATIONAL RESEARCH, PLANT HEALTH, IRRIGATION, OILSEED CROPS, AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGIES, ORGANIC AGRICULTURE, LOSS OF CROP, FOOD SAFETY, FOOD SUPPLY, OILSEEDS, FEED, DOMESTIC LIVESTOCK, SOIL TILLAGE, AVERAGE YIELDS, GRAIN LEGUMES, POPULATION, AGRICULTURAL DIVERSIFICATION, CLASSES OF WHEAT, SLAUGHTER, SOIL FERTILITY, AGRICULTURAL CROP, COMMODITIES, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT, GOATS, COMMODITY PRICES, SEASONS, GRAIN, CEREAL CROPS, POTATO, HARVEST, FORAGE CROPS, SALINIZATION, TARIFFS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCERS, NITROGEN FERTILIZER, OVERGRAZING, POULTRY, MANURE, OILSEED CROP, AGRICULTURAL ZONE, WHEAT PRODUCERS, BIOSAFETY, GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, NEMATODES, MILK, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION, INSECT PESTS, LEGUMES, UNITED NATIONS, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, CROPPING SYSTEM, ANIMALS, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE, ICARDA, VEGETABLE CROPS, CIMMYT, PLANNING, CROP VARIETIES, PLANT DISEASES, WATER RESOURCES, AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION, UPOV, GRAIN PRODUCERS, LANDS, PLANS, MAIZE, CROP INSURANCE, AGRICULTURAL RESOURCE, ARABLE LAND, PATHOGENS, DISEASES, AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES, LIVE WEIGHT, OILSEED, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS, SOIL EROSION, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES, UNION FOR THE PROTECTION OF NEW VARIETIES OF PLANTS, INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT, CROP DIVERSIFICATION, LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS, CERTIFIED SEED, UNITED NATIONS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME, NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, HERBICIDES, WIND EROSION, CROP PROTECTION, BRUCELLOSIS, NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH, AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY, LIVESTOCK FEED, RESEARCH, CATTLE NUMBERS, AVERAGE YIELD, LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS, FARMING, LIVESTOCK, MEAT PRODUCTION, POULTRY PRODUCTION, PLANT VARIETIES, RABIES, AGRICULTURAL AREA, FOOD PRODUCTION, AGRICULTURAL POLICY, HIGHER PROTEIN, TECHNOLOGY, UNDP, BEEF, RESEARCH CENTERS, AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES, FOOD SECURITY, MICROCLIMATE, CLIMATE CHANGE, AGRICULTURAL CROPS, AGRIBUSINESS, ANIMAL IDENTIFICATION, PESTS, SOIL NUTRIENTS, ORGANIC FOODS, HERBICIDE, CREDIT, BUDGETS, MUTTON, ANIMAL FEED, TUBERS, MILLET, FORESTS, CROPPING, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, FEED GRAINS, SOIL MOISTURE, AGRICULTURAL LAND, CATTLE, MEAT PRICES, LENTILS, AGRICULTURAL SYSTEMS, VETERINARY SERVICE, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, PORK, YIELD LOSSES, CROP ROTATIONS, COTTON, ACCESS TO CREDIT, FOOD GRAINS, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, MOA, POTATOES, QUARANTINE, DESERTIFICATION, GRAIN STORAGE, ANTHRAX, BEEF PRODUCTION, DISEASE CONTROL, CONTAGIOUS VIRAL DISEASE, INVESTMENT, HARMFUL INSECTS, BREEDING, WILD ANIMALS, FARMS, MEAT, CHICKPEAS, HARD RED SPRING, WHEAT, SOILS, RICE, PASTURES, RESISTANT VARIETIES, FARMING SYSTEMS, AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY, LIVESTOCK COMMODITIES, WINTER WHEAT

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