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02/05/2020 11:12:14 am

Exhibition of low-cost agricultural technologies at CACCC 2019: Biogas

Biogas - is formed as a result of organic substrate fermentation. It is decomposed by hydrolysis, acid and methane-forming bacteria. Mixture of gases produced by bacteria is combustible, as it contains a large percentage of methane. Biogas uses a variety of waste as raw materials. Technology has moved so far that it makes it...

02/05/2020 10:44:37 am

Exhibition of low-cost agricultural technologies at CACCC 2019: Phytopesticides

Pollution of the environment with pesticides is one of the urgent problems of the modern world. In this regard, the need to develop alternative methods of protection and implementation of insecticides of plant origin is of great importance. Their advantage is the absence of harmful effects on the soil and cultivated plants with&nb...

02/05/2020 10:41:29 am

Exhibition of low-cost agricultural technologies at CACCC 2019: Fuel briquettes

Fuel briquettes are a form of preparation of various agricultural and wood wastes for use as fuel. Among the wood wastes can be used sawdust, chips, chips, among agricultural waste-straw, husks, corn), can also be used manure, peat, charcoal. At the heart of the technolo...

02/04/2020 04:41:51 pm

Exhibition of low-cost agricultural technologies at CACCC 2019: Mulching

Mulching of crops is a set of technologies to preserve moisture, improve soil fertility and health, reduce weed growth and increase the visual appeal of the area. Mulch is mostly organic in nature, using leaves, straw or hay from the field. Mulching can be combined with compost. The purpose of the te...

02/03/2020 04:52:10 pm

Can dust storms be predicted in the Aral region?

The countries of Central Asia have diverse agro-climatic zones and natural resources. If you travel on the main roads of the region or mark a red line on the geographical map, you will have to go over mountain ranges and forests, steppes and salt marsh, deserts and oases, rivers and lakes and even a sea. To be specific, several of...

02/03/2020 04:49:01 pm

Tien Shan and Pamir Glaciers in a changing climate

Only 1.5 degrees ... In October 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) published a Special Report on global warming by 1.5°C. The report reports on a number of climate change impacts that could be avoided by limiting global warming to 1.5°C compared to 2°C. Accelerated&n...

02/03/2020 04:42:13 pm

“To improve infrastructure countries not need money, but plans"

Is there a link between the quality of municipal services for waste collection and the growth of greenhouse gas emissions? What are overlap areas of the ordinary city water distribution and the increasing global climate change? Can we stop climate change by improving financing, for instance, for the city infrastructure? These are quite stra...