2021 development issues of innovative economy in the agricultural sector

 
 
“DEVELOPMENT ISSUES OF INNOVATIVE ECONOMY IN THE 
AGRICULTURAL SECTOR”
 
International scientific-practical conference on March 25-26, 2021. 
Web: 
http://conference.sbtsue.uz/uz
 
1. Introduction 
The demand for water is increasing day by day due to the increase in the world population, 
environmental pollution and global climate change. There is an inequality in the distribution of water 
around the world and it is available in different amounts in different countries. When considered from a 
sectoral point of view, the fact that the need groups using it are much dispersed and their desire to use 
water in a very different way makes it difficult to solve water problems (Molden, 2007; Aküzüm et al., 
2010). 
There is 1.4 billion km3 of water on the earth. It consists of 97.4% salty and 2.6% fresh water. 
According to a report announced by the United Nations, World Water Commission; Groundwater, lakes 
and streams, which are developable water resources; with its consumption, pollution and waste increasing 
day by day, it poses a great danger to humanity. The report predicts that water use will increase by 40% 
and water needs by 20%, with the world's population reaching 8 billion by 2025, with cities becoming 
enormous and the number of industrial factories booming. In this context, the world's water-rich countries 
are l
isted as Canada, Brazil, Norway and Sweden (Erdem and Şener, 2021: 4
-7). 
As confirmed once again during the Covid-19 epidemic process, which started in Wuhan 
province of Hubei province of China in late 2019, the agricultural sector has a strategic importance for all 
countries. Considering the climate change and drought issues, where discussions have intensified after the 
2000s, policy recommendations for the agricultural sector should be developed. On the other hand, issues 
such as meeting the food need of the increasing world population, ensuring food security and protecting 
natural resources increase the importance of the agricultural sector. This feature of the agricultural sector 
makes it necessary to guarantee agricultural supply security. This obligation requires that the agricultural 
sector be accepted by the state as a priority sector and supported by appropriate policies (Tokatlıoğlu et 
al., 2018).
The aim of this study is to analyze sustainable water management in the agricultural sector within 
the framework of climate change. Analysis in the context of Turkey's agricultural production, which has a 
significant share in many products Konya closed basin is taken into consideration. Policy 
recommendations were tried to be developed in the context of analysis results.