AUTHOR=Yang Jiamiao , Wang Yanwen , Zhang Hao , Su Yuming , Wu Xiaoyang , Yan Shuqi , Yang Shuwang 

TITLE=Impact of socio-economic and environmental factors on livestock production in Kyrgyzstan

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Environmental Science

VOLUME=Volume 10 - 2022

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/environmental-science/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.1049187

DOI=10.3389/fenvs.2022.1049187

ISSN=2296-665X

ABSTRACT=Livestock husbandry is a key indicator of economic development, environmental protection and food security in the world, which is vulnerable to environmental changes and economic shocks. In our study of Kyrgyzstan, we quantified the effects of socio-economic and environmental factors on dynamics of livestock sales, self-consumption, and inventory from 2006 to 2020 by two-period livestock production model and spatial panel model. The results showed that from 2006 to 2020, more than 50% livestock were stocked annually, which means herders in Kyrgyzstan preferred to preserve their animals as assets to deal with unknown risks. Additionally, to gain greater profit, Kyrgyz herdsmen would expand or downsize their livestock business, tailor the self-consumption and manage inventory based on the livestock market price, non-herding income and its current stock. Our study found the development of animal husbandry in seven oblasts of Kyrgyzstan had spatial spillover effects, which indicated the dynamics of animal husbandry market and environment not only affected the scale of local animal husbandry, but also had important impacts on adjacent oblasts. Our research contributes to ensuring the income for herdsmen and the sustainable development of animal husbandry, thereby promoting high-quality economic development in developing countries with animal husbandry as a pillar industry.