Nuclear Pep Talk: 10 Questions about Nuclear Agriculture
Channel: NUCLEAR PEP TALK
Date: 2022-05-21

I am Ksenia Pirnavskaia - your local guide into a nuclear world. Nuclear Pep Talk is a platform where we break myths and fears about everything NUCLEAR. In each episode, I ask 10 questions to experts, scientists, activists, politicians, and youth that deal with nuclear issues on professional and personal levels to learn and explore rather than fear and further ignorance.

Abira Kuandyk is a former intern at the Vienna Center for Disarmamament and Non-Proliferation and now she is working as an analyst at Kleffmann Kazakhstan that is doing market research in agriculture. She is passionate about disarmament, security and development nexus. She is fan of sustainable agriculture 👨‍🌾 and food 🍱. She will tell us about her research about use of nuclear science and technology in agriculture in her homeland - Kazakhstan. Watch to learn how ionizing radiation helps to increase crop production, prolong shelf life of the products, enhance livestock, and improve overall food security in Kazakhstan and globally.

Useful sources:
1) The Safe, Secure and Sustainable Application of Nuclear Technology in Industry and Agriculture by VCDNP (Ingrid Kirsten, Noah Mayhew, Anthony Stott) - https://vcdnp.org/case-industry-agriculture/
2) Seven examples of nuclear technology improving food and agriculture by FAO - https://www.fao.org/zhc/detail-events/en/c/1039633/#:~:text=Nuclear%20applications%20in%20agriculture%20rely,authenticity%2C%20and%20increase%20livestock%20production.
3) Nuclear Technology and Applications in Food and Agricluture by IAEA - https://www.iaea.org/topics/food-and-agriculture
4) Panel Discussion at the VCDNP on Contribution of Nuclear Applications to Food Security in a Changing Climate - https://vcdnp.org/case-industry-agriculture/
5) The Contribution of Innovative Nuclear Technology to Sustainable Agriculture, case-study by VCDNP (Ingrid Kirsten) - https://vcdnp.org/the-contribution-of-innovative-nuclear-technology-to-sustainable-agriculture/

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Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
02:13 How can nuclear science & technology be used in agriculture?
03:33 Isn't it dangerous to use ionizing radiation in agriculture?
07:07 Why is nuclear agriculture important for Kazakhstan?
09:19 How well is nuclear agriculture developed in Kazakhstan? Any challenges?
11:27 What is public perception of nuclear technology use in agriculture?
15:47 Coffee Break + Personal motivation to study nuclear agriculture
16:57 How does Kazakhstan use nuclear technology in food processing?
18:48 How does Kazakhstan use nuclear technology to increase crop production?
20:22 How does Kazakhstan use nuclear technology to enhance livestock?
21:34 What are the prospects of nuclear agriculture in Kazakhstan and globally?
24:43 How are disarmament and development linked?
28:00 Nuclear Acronym of the Day - SIT

Thanks for watching!