http://www.fao.org/globalsoilpartnership/en/ This presentation was presented during the Eurasian Soil Partnership workshop that was held on 29 February - 02 March 2016 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

1. Evaluation of the barriers and shortcomings that hinder the SMS
practices in Kazakhstan
The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan
State Institution «Republican scientific-methodical center of
agrochemical service»

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 The Republic of Kazakhstan occupies the territory on two continents in the center
of the Eurasian continent, an area of 272.5 million hectares. Part of the territory​​
of the republic is in Europe, the majority - in Asia. By land area Kazakhstan is
among the top ten countries in the world, and the level of land provision per
capita ranked third in the world after Australia and Canada. Republic of
Kazakhstan has a population of 17.1 million man.
 Republic of Kazakhstan Land Fund in accordance with the intended purpose is
divided into the following categories:
 1) agricultural land - 98.6 million hectares (36.2%).
 2) land settlements (cities, towns and villages) - 23.8 million hectares (8.7%).
 3) lands of industry, transport, communications, for the needs of space activities,
defense, national security and other non-agricultural land - 23.9 (8.8%);
 4) land of specially protected natural areas, land recreation, recreational,
historical and cultural purposes - 5.9 million ha (2.2%).
 5) of forest land - 14.6 million hectares (5.3%).
 6) water fund lands - 3.3 million ha (1.3%).
 7) reserve land - 102.4 million hectares (37.5%).
A brief overview of the Republic of
Kazakhstan

3. Main problems and current condition of soil
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- Involvement into agricultural land the state reserve.
- Determination of reserves phasing of their development, which on a
competitive basis will be provided an effective agricultural producers.
- Making programs (projects), and to involve the development of reserve land
for agricultural and other purposes.
- Completion of optimization of arable land, the withdrawal from the market
low productivity of its parts, the development of measures to further the use
of fallow land.
- Continuation of work on the creation of a model multipurpose cadastre with a
new approach to the use of land in a market economy, its translation into
automated technology and the creation of land information system, which is
both an integral part of the national information systems included in the "e-
government".

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The humus content in the soil of the Republic of
Kazakhstan, % of the arable land area
low
72,0%
medium
26,4%
high
1,6%
low
98,1%
medium
1,9%
rainfed on the irrigation

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low
57,1%
medium
21,9%
high
21,0%
The content of hydrolyzable nitrogen in the soil of the
Republic of Kazakhstan, % of the arable land area
low
88,3%
medium
3,4 %
high
8,3%
rainfed on the irrigation

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low
46,9%
medium
37,1%
high
16,0%
The content of available phosphorus in the soil of the
Republic of Kazakhstan, % of the arable land area
rainfed
low
20,2%
medium
51,7%
high
28,1%
on the irrigation

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low
0,6%
medium
4,1%
high
95,3%
Exchangeable potassium content in the soil of the
Republic of Kazakhstan, % of the arable land area
low
5,7%
medium
22,2%
high
72,1%
rainfed on the irrigation

8. Current status of the implementation and adaptation
of SMS practices in Kazakhstan
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 The main focus of land policy at this stage is:
 - Implementation of the provisions of the Land Code of the Republic of
Kazakhstan.
 - Implementation of measures of public and industry programs aimed at
improving land management.
 - Regulation of land relations.
 - Ensuring the rational use of land, soil conservation and protection of land
resources.
 Of paramount importance in improving the use of agricultural land are:
 - The implementation of innovative projects of territory organization, improving
the culture of agriculture, implementation of anti-erosion and other
environmental measures.
 - The creation of mechanisms of economic encourage the sustainable use of
agricultural land, conservation and restoration of soil fertility
 - Development schemes and projects for the development of land with
investment attractiveness
 - Drafting agroformations farm organization of the territory based on landscape-
ecological approach, the introduction and development of zonal moisture
resource-saving farming systems and research-based crop rotations;
 - Development of technical projects to improve the use of irrigated lands, to
combat salinity. wind and water erosion.

9. Recommendations for adaptation SMS practices at
national and regional level
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 - A significant amount of work on the study of the state of lands, carrying soil,
geo-botanical surveys, grading and other soil surveys.
 - Increase the volume of annual surveys to standard indicators, to create a
national database of soils and vegetation, primarily for agricultural land.
 - To analyze the condition and use of land through the use of modern information
and geoinformation technologies, to predict the development of negative
processes and to develop measures to prevent the disposal of agricultural land
out of circulation.
 - Meet the needs of the State, including enforcement authorities, businesses and
individuals with reliable information on the quality status and the actual use of
land in a timely manner to carry out bid for the land and cadastral works.
 - To strengthen state control over the use and protection of land resources,
implementation of land laws, the correctness of the land register, the
implementation of measures for the rational use and protection of land especially
in the regions.

10. Thank you for
attention!
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