Closed-Loop Agricultural Production and Its Environmental Efficiency: A Case Study of Sheep Wool Production in Northwestern Kyrgyzstan
Makaleler > Tam Makale · 2022
Yazarlar: Monika Komorowska, Marcin Niemiec, Jakub Sikora, Anna Szelag-Sikora, Zofia Grodek-Szostak, Pavol Findura, Hatice GÜRGÜLÜ YÖNLÜ, Joanna Stuglik, Maciej Chowaniak, Atilgan Atilgan
Energies, SCI Expanded İndekslerine Giren Dergi, Uluslararası, Wos, 2022, cilt 15, ss 6358-6358
DOI: 10.3390/en15176358
Özet
As a country with not only significant production potential but also fragmented land ownership, the Kyrgyz Republic struggles with environmental efficiency, which is a strategic element of environmental management in agricultural production. The objective of this study was to assess the environmental efficiency of sheep’s wool when used as a fertilizer in bean production in northern Kyrgyzstan. In this study, the efficiency indicator was taken to be GHG emissions per functional unit of product, using a proprietary methodology for calculating GHG emissions to determine the true value of this material as a source of soil nutrients and organic matter. Two experimental factors were used in the experiment: fertilizer type and fertilizer rate. Fertilization with sheep wool resulted in a 15% higher bean yield compared to when fertilized with mineral fertilizers at a comparable rate, converted to pure nitrogen. By using sheep wool as a source of mineral nutrients for the plants, the carbon footprint was reduced by almost 10% compared to a facility with mineral fertilization. Therefore, the use of sheep wool as a source of plant nutrients is environmentally justified.