Does the Agricultural Ecosystem Cause Environmental Pollution in Azerbaijan?

• 영문명: Does the Agricultural Ecosystem Cause Environmental Pollution in Azerbaijan?
• 발행기관: 대한자원환경지질학회
• 저자명: Elcin Nesirov Mehman Karimov Elay Zwynalli
• 간행물 정보: 『자원환경지질』55권 6호, 617~632쪽, 전체 16쪽
• 주제분류: 자연과학 > 지질학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2022.12.31

영문 초록

In recent years, environmental pollution and determining the main factors causing this pollution have become an important issue. This study investigates the relationship between the agricultural sector and environmental pollution in Azerbaijan for 1992-2018. The dependent variable in the study is the agricultural greenhouse gas emissions (CO2 equivalent). Eight variables were selected as explanatory variables: four agricultural inputs and four agricultural macro indicators. Unit root tests, ARDL boundary test, FMOLS, DOLS and CCR long-term estimators, Granger causality analysis, and variance decomposition analyses were used to investigate the effect of these variables on agricultural emissions. The results show that chemical fertilizer consumption, livestock number, and pesticide use positively and statistically significantly affect agricultural emissions from agricultural input variables. In contrast, agricultural energy consumption has a negative and significant effect. From agricultural macro indicator variables, it was found that the crop and animal production index had a positive and significant effect on agricultural emissions. According to the Granger causality test results, it was concluded that there are a causality relationship from chemical fertilizer consumption, livestock number, crop and livestock production index variables towards agricultural emissions. Considering all the results obtained, it is seen that the variables that have the most effect on the increase in agricultural emissions in Azerbaijan are the number of livestock, the consumption of chemical fertilizers, and the use of pesticides, respectively. The results from the research will contribute to the information on agricultural greenhouse gas emissions and will play an enlightening role for policymakers and the general public.

목차

1. Introduction

2. Literature Review

3. Material and Method

4. Findings

5. Conclusion

References

키워드

Azerbaijan agriculture environment greenhouse gases ARDL bound test Granger causality