Murat Temirzhanov, chairman of the Committee for Land Resources Management at Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Agriculture, met with a delegation from Germany’s Independent Institute for Environmental Issues (UfU).
The sides discussed prospects for carbon farming in Kazakhstan, preserving soil fertility and introducing sustainable practices for managing agricultural land. The German delegation included Sami Çeltikoglu, deputy head of the institute’s department for regenerative land use and climate resilience, and Aliya Musina, head of its Central Asia office.
The meeting focused on opportunities to develop carbon farming as a promising area for sustainable growth in the agricultural sector. Participants also discussed the rational use of agricultural land and the restoration of degraded areas.
Other topics included the legal framework for carbon projects, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, increasing organic carbon stocks in soil and adopting modern approaches to sustainable land management.
The sides discussed applying international experience while taking Kazakhstan’s climatic and agricultural characteristics into account, as well as developing research cooperation and practical mechanisms for carbon-farming initiatives.
The possibility of using the scientific capacity of the state-owned enterprise GIPROZem as a platform for practical implementation was also considered. Its research capabilities and experience studying land resources could support joint initiatives, the meeting noted.
The participants expressed interest in strengthening cooperation on carbon farming, sustainable land management and improving soil quality.
