Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
cilt.7, sa.1, ss.110-124, 2024 (Hakemli Dergi)
The Agricultural Sector is one of the sectors that cause the most
significant greenhouse gas emissions due to using fertilizers,
agricultural mechanization, paddy cultivation, and especially animal
husbandry. Although the agricultural sector causes climate change, it is
one of the sectors most affected by climate change. Reducing
greenhouse gas emissions from agricultural production is essential for
the sustainability of agriculture and the food security of people. This
study analyzes long and short-term cointegration between agricultural
greenhouse gas emissions and livestock activities in Türkiye using data
covering 1990-2019. According to the analysis results, using the
Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bound testing method, a
positive and statistically significant relationship was found between the
number of cattle, bovine animals, poultry, and CO2 emissions. In the
long run, a 1% increase in the number of bovine animals (BA), sheep
and goats (SG), and poultry (P) in Türkiye will increase CO2 emissions
by 0.87, 0.09, and 0.09%, respectively. In the short term, only a
positive and significant relationship was found between the number of
bovine animals and CO2 emissions. These results reveal that
policymakers should evaluate people’s efforts to increase animal
production to ensure food security and policies to reduce greenhouse
gas emissions