Closed-Loop Agricultural Production and Its Environmental Efficiency: A Case Study of Sheep Wool Production in Northwestern Kyrgyzstan
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 environmenta...
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| author | Monika Komorowska Marcin Niemiec Jakub Sikora Anna Szeląg-Sikora Zofia Gródek-Szostak Pavol Findura Hatice Gurgulu Joanna Stuglik Maciej Chowaniak Atılgan Atılgan |
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| description | 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c9d64077660a482bb27f48b21685aaf72023-11-23T13:04:55ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732022-08-011517635810.3390/en15176358Closed-Loop Agricultural Production and Its Environmental Efficiency: A Case Study of Sheep Wool Production in Northwestern KyrgyzstanMonika Komorowska0Marcin Niemiec1Jakub Sikora2Anna Szeląg-Sikora3Zofia Gródek-Szostak4Pavol Findura5Hatice Gurgulu6Joanna Stuglik7Maciej Chowaniak8Atılgan Atılgan9Department of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 31-120 Krakow, PolandDepartment of Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 31-120 Krakow, PolandFaculty of Production and Power Engineering, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 30-149 Krakow, PolandFaculty of Production and Power Engineering, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 30-149 Krakow, PolandDepartment of Economics and Enterprise Organization, Cracow University of Economics, 31-510 Krakow, PolandFaculty of Engineering, Slovak University of Agriculture in Nitra, 949 76 Nitra, SlovakiaFaculty of Agriculture, Ege University, Izmir 35100, TurkeyInstitute of Management and Production Engineering, Cavalry Captain Witold Pilecki State University of Małopolska in Oświęcim, 32-600 Oswiecim, PolandDepartment of Agroecology and Crop Production, Faculty of Agriculture and Economics, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 31-120 Krakow, PolandDepartment of Biosystem Engineering, Alaaddin Keykubat University, Alanya 07450, TurkeyAs 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.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/17/6358renewable energy sourcesKyrgyzstansheep woolquality systemsmanagementsustainable development |
| spellingShingle | Monika Komorowska Marcin Niemiec Jakub Sikora Anna Szeląg-Sikora Zofia Gródek-Szostak Pavol Findura Hatice Gurgulu Joanna Stuglik Maciej Chowaniak Atılgan Atılgan Closed-Loop Agricultural Production and Its Environmental Efficiency: A Case Study of Sheep Wool Production in Northwestern Kyrgyzstan Energies renewable energy sources Kyrgyzstan sheep wool quality systems management sustainable development |
| title | Closed-Loop Agricultural Production and Its Environmental Efficiency: A Case Study of Sheep Wool Production in Northwestern Kyrgyzstan |
| title_full | Closed-Loop Agricultural Production and Its Environmental Efficiency: A Case Study of Sheep Wool Production in Northwestern Kyrgyzstan |
| title_fullStr | Closed-Loop Agricultural Production and Its Environmental Efficiency: A Case Study of Sheep Wool Production in Northwestern Kyrgyzstan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Closed-Loop Agricultural Production and Its Environmental Efficiency: A Case Study of Sheep Wool Production in Northwestern Kyrgyzstan |
| title_short | Closed-Loop Agricultural Production and Its Environmental Efficiency: A Case Study of Sheep Wool Production in Northwestern Kyrgyzstan |
| title_sort | closed loop agricultural production and its environmental efficiency a case study of sheep wool production in northwestern kyrgyzstan |
| topic | renewable energy sources Kyrgyzstan sheep wool quality systems management sustainable development |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/15/17/6358 |
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