Digital Agriculture: Challenges and Prospects in Kazakhstan

@inproceedings{64094,
   author = {ABDRAZAKOVA, Ainur and Majerová, Ingrid and ABDILDIN, Nurlan},
   address = {Silesian University},
   editor = {Kotlánová, E. and Gajdová, K.},
   keywords = {Agriculture; Digitalization; Kazakhstan; Intelligent technologies},
   howpublished = {tištěná verze "print"},
   language = {eng},
   location = {Silesian University},
   isbn = {978-80-7510-527-1},
   pages = {1-15},
   publisher = {Silesian University in Opava},
   title = {Digital Agriculture: Challenges and Prospects in Kazakhstan},
   url = {https://www.slu.cz/opf/cz/file/cul/9299fa9b-bdca-4e74-a5e7-956077b9df49},
   year = {2022}
}

TY  - JOUR
ID  - 64094
AU  - ABDRAZAKOVA, Ainur - Majerová, Ingrid - ABDILDIN, Nurlan
PY  - 2022
TI  - Digital Agriculture: Challenges and Prospects in Kazakhstan
PB  - Silesian University in Opava
CY  - Silesian University
SN  - 9788075105271
KW  - Agriculture
KW  - Digitalization
KW  - Kazakhstan
KW  - Intelligent technologies
UR  - https://www.slu.cz/opf/cz/file/cul/9299fa9b-bdca-4e74-a5e7-956077b9df49
N2  - Currently the agricultural sector is undergoing a period of significant changes. Agriculture stepping into the digital era being influenced by intelligent technologies. The COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the importance of the agricultural sector in the society in achieving self-sufficiency in food production. It is now time to take advantage of smart solutions to boost the agricultural sector and contribute to increased farm productivity, resource efficiency and sustainable development. This paper discusses the current challenges the agriculture sector faces in the course of industry digitalization in Kazakhstan. The methods, as the secondary data like surveys, observations, experiments, expert interviews were used. The results of this study show that the agricultural sector is facing some difficulties in the context of digital transformation. The main challenges are: weak and unstable mobile communication network and Internet in rural areas; lack of knowledge and skills in implementation of digital solutions; lack of local specialists in agriculture and IT solutions; absence of a single digital agriculture ecosystem.
ER  - 

ABDRAZAKOVA, Ainur, Ingrid MAJEROVÁ a Nurlan ABDILDIN. \textit{Digital Agriculture: Challenges and Prospects in Kazakhstan}. Silesian University: Silesian University in Opava, 2022, s.~1-15, 16 s. ISBN~978-80-7510-527-1.