The Effect of Water Shortage on the Aral Sea on the Productivity of Agricultural Crops

Abstract

According to statistical data, the water supply for the Republic of Karakalpakstan was 39-41% in 1999-2001, 50-55% in 2007-2010, and 54-58% in recent years, and no water came to the island at all. According to the analysis of world experts, by the 2050s, the water shortage will decrease by 5 times from its current state, and the water shortage situation may increase with many more years of drought. In this situation, in the Republic of Karakalpakstan, which is located on the coast of the island, solving the issues of agricultural specialization, replacing the water-intensive crops such as rice, sorghum, cotton and other crops that require a lot of water - planting of sesame, millet, sunflower, alfalfa, corn and other agricultural crops that do not require a lot of water, application and improvement of water-saving technologies, planning of development of agricultural land in the area that does not require a lot of water - animal husbandry are considered urgent issues.

As we all know, the Aral Sea rises in the old age and 16.5 million tons of dust-pollen-saline mixture per year falls on the lands of the Republic of Karakalpakstan, located in the Aral Bay, from 425-650 kilograms per hectare of salty and dusty soil and eventually reaches Antarctica, polluting the air, water, and land. is bringing.