Socio‐economic survey of the Shurkul Lake’s area, Kushkupir, Khorezm, Uzbekistan
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Inna Rudenko, Davran Niyazmetov. (12/11/2013). Socio‐economic survey of the Shurkul Lake’s area, Kushkupir, Khorezm, Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan: Khorezm Rural Advisory Support Service (KRASS).
Abstract
Socio economic survey of the selected village/mahalla was undertaken in the framework of the
ICBA project entitled “Utilization of low quality water for halophytic forage and renewable
energy production” supported by USAID and NSF, Science Partnerships for Enhanced
Engagement in Research (PEER) AID-OAA-A-11-00012, and carried out in collaboration with
the International Center of Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA), Regional Office
for Central Asia and the Caucasus (ICARDA-CAC).
The survey was conducted stepwise and included data collection (structured interviews); data
arrangement (cleaning/entry); data processing (statistical and graphical analyses); and
description of findings.
In total 27 households living in the immediate vicinity to the lake have been randomly selected
during transect walks and interviewed. The report summarizes the main findings of the socioeconomic survey with regards to general information about the surveyed households; livestock
practices; opinion on access and availability of fodder; household’s sources of fuel for heating
and cooking; access to fuel sources; crop cultivation practices; perception of households on the
vegetation around the lake; household income structure; household expenditure structure.
