Saparov Abdulla Saparovich Doctor of Agricultural Sciences (1997), Professor (1998), Academician of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2009), Vice-President of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2017), Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2017), Academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2020) Honorary Doctor of Sciences SB RAS (2009), Chairman NGO "Society of Soil Scientists, Agrochemists and Ecologists" (2008), one of the founders of agrochemistry in Kazakhstan. 

Saparov Abdulla was born on May 21, 1949 in a peasant family in the village of Kakpak (Kyzyl-tan collective farm), Leninsky district (now Kazygurt) of Shymkent (now Turkestan) region of the Kazakh SSR (now the Republic of Kazakhstan). In 1966 he graduated from secondary school No. 17 named after M. Auezov in Chirchik, Tashkent region of the Uzbek SSR. He began his career as an apprentice turner at the Chirchik Transformer Plant, a tool shop mechanic, then continued his work as a stockman at the Kyzyl-tan collective farm. 

In 1972 he graduated from the Kazakh State Agricultural Institute (now Kazakh National Agrarian University), Faculty of Agrochemistry and Soil Science.  

Saparov Abdulla Saparovich passed the path of a scientist - from a junior researcher of the Research Institute to the general director of the Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the Kazakh Research Institute of Soil Science and Agrochemistry named after U.U. Uspanov.

Scientific research is devoted to the issues of the system of application of fertilizers, increasing soil fertility and productivity of agricultural crops. He has developed more effective methods for optimizing nitrogen and phosphorus nutrition of vegetable crops on foothill irrigated dark chestnut soils of the south-east of Kazakhstan.

Based on the data of many years of scientific research, Abdulla Saparovich defended his PhD (Moscow) in 1985 and his doctoral dissertation (Almaty) in 1997. In 1990 he was awarded the title of senior researcher (06.01.04 – agrochemistry) and in 1998 – professor (06.01.00 - agronomy).

Under the leadership of Saparov A.S., fundamental and applied research was carried out in the field of rational use of soil resources and agricultural lands, to study the patterns of soil formation and changes in soil processes and the current state of soil cover, with the compilation of soil maps based on GIS technologies; monitoring and evaluation of soil-reclamation and soil-ecological state of soils and agrochemical agricultural land surveys; on the development and implementation of innovative technologies to increase soil fertility and crop productivity. 

The Institute intensively developed international relations with the countries of the near and far abroad.  He managed to establish mutually beneficial cooperation with research institutes of the near and far abroad (ICARDA, China, Poland, Germany, Japan, USA, Turkey, Serbia, Russia, FAO, ISTC and many research institutes and universities of the CIS). Annually, under his leadership, international and republican scientific and practical conferences, seminars, meetings, field days, round tables on the rational use of natural and land resources, conservation and reproduction of soil fertility were held.

For more than 20 years Saparov A.S. was a member of the editorial board of the journals "Bulletin of Agricultural Science of Kazakhstan", "Zharshy", "News of science of Kazakhstan", "Problems of agrochemistry and agroecology", "Agriculture", "Fertility", "Izvestia NAS RK, agricultural sector", "Bulletin of Omsk State University", etc.;  member of the section of Agriculture, Crop production and Forestry of the NTS of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan, member of the NTS "Center for Biological Research" of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, NTC NAO "National Agrarian Scientific and Educational Center", independent expert, Deputy Chairman of the National Scientific Council, national coordinator of Projects of the Republic of Kazakhstan "Management of social conditions in rural areas through effective management of water resources and soil fertility in production conditions in Central Asia" (ICARDA); "Research on Sustainable Land Management in Central Asia" (CACILM–ICARDA). Deputy Chairman of the NTS of JSC "National Center for State Scientific and Technical Expertise" on priority - "Rational use of natural resources, processing of raw materials and products" (2014 - 2017), NTS in the priority direction "Sustainable development of the Agroindustrial complex of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the safety of agricultural products" (since 2018), editor-in-chief of the journal "Soil Science and Agrochemistry" (since 2008), chairman of the public association "Society of Soil Science, Agrochemistry and Ecology" (since 2008), member of the Presidium of "Agrochemecosruzhestvo" Moscow (since 2006), Co-chairman of the International Society of Soil Scientists of the countries: Turkey, Russia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan (since 2010), member of the Society of Soil Scientists of Azerbaijan (since 2012), member of the Eurasian Soil Partnership, Moscow (since 2013),  Member of the FAO Global Soil Partnership, member of the ICARDA Steering Committee (since 2014).

Based on the results of many years of research, Saparov Abdulla has published more than 500 scientific papers, including 130 foreign publications, 20 monographs, books and textbooks (8 published abroad), 25 recommendation proposals, 27 innovative patents and copyright certificates.

Under the leadership of Saparov A.S., 5 doctors, 7 candidates of sciences, 2 PhD doctors and 10 masters were trained.

Saparov A. has received government and public Awards: The Order "glory of Kazakhstan" (2013), the order "Kurmet" (2014), the winner of the Tien Shan (Suar) Award (2014), the Postal veteran of the Agricultural Council of the OO (2015), medals: "veteran of Labor "(2016)," 25 years of independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan "(2016)," honorary veteran "(2016), the order" Postal citizen of the Eurasian Union of States "(2016), The Fellowship" State Scientific fellows for students and specialists, who came out in the development of Science and Technology (2000-2001), Laureate of the premium im.  A. I. Barayeva in the region of Agricultural Science (2001), postal certificate of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2008), Postal certificate of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2015, 2016), photographed with red symbols in the Kremlin (Moscow, 1976). Diploma of the 1st step of the VDNKh of the Kazakh SSR (1976), Diploma of achievement of the national leadership of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1978). Medal " Postal agrochemist of the Russian scientific and Research Institute of agrochemistry named after D. N. Pryanishnikova "(2007), memorable medal "academician A. I. 100 years of youth" (2008), medal "10 years of International Agricultural Research in rural regions of Central Asia and Transcaucasia" (2009), honorary citizen of the USU-Nur region (Mongolia) (2010). Znak "veteran of Water Management" (2014), Academician of the Academy Mitcherlich, Germany (2017), Certificate of scientific center of the NC SF agrobiotechnologies ran (2017).

Akhanov Zhakhan Ualisherovich Doctor of Agricultural Sciences (1987), corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1989), Professor (1993), academician of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan (2003), laureate of the State Prize of Kazakhstan (1984).

Zhakhan Ualisherovich was born on January 12, 1936 in the village of Yanykurgan, Zhanakorgan district, Kyzylorda region. In 1955, he entered the Biology and Soil Faculty of the Kazakh State University named after S. M. Kirov (now Al-Farabi Kazakh National University), graduated in 1960 with a degree in Soil Science.

Akhanov Zh.U. worked at the Institute of Soil Science of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR since 1960, consistently holding the positions of junior researcher and head of the Chui reference point (1960-1967), Scientific Secretary of the Institute of Soil Science (1967-1969), head of the Laboratory of Irrigated Soil Reclamation since 1969 and Deputy Director for Scientific Work (1972-1984) Director from 1984 - 1994 and 1997 - 2001 G. Order of the Red Banner of Labor of the Uspanov Institute of Soil Science. From February 1994 to January 1997 – Member of the Presidium and Academician - Secretary of the Department of Biological Sciences of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan. According to the results of scientific research in 1968, the candidate 's thesis on the topic was successfully defended: "Water-salt regime of the soils of the lower reaches of the Chu River on the example of the Ulanbel spills" and in 1987 a doctoral dissertation on: "Modern processes of soil formation in the deltas of the rivers of Southern Kazakhstan" (Moscow). In 1993 he was awarded the title of professor, and in 1994 he was elected a corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Zh.U.Akhanov is a prominent scientist in the field of soil science, one of the founders of reclamation soil science in Kazakhstan. The range of scientific research covers fundamental and applied problems of the genesis and reclamation of low-yielding soils, the processes of delta soil formation under conditions of anthropogenic aridization and man-made pollution, land reclamation assessment and zoning of the territory, the development of technology of reclamation and scientific justification of soil fertility restoration.

Under the leadership of Zh.U.Akhanov, the justification of land reclamation assessment was carried out and measures for the rational use and protection of soil resources of Kazakhstan were developed. In the 2-volume monograph "Soil-reclamation conditions of the Volga-Ural interfluve" and "Volga-Ural interfluve as an object of irrigation, the basic laws of the formation of soil-reclamation conditions are substantiated and, on this basis, the prospects for irrigation development are assessed and effective methods of reclamation of the vast territory of the Caspian lowland are developed.

Zh.U.Akhanov has carried out a large volume of fundamental, soil, soil-halogeochemical and reclamation studies in the south of Kazakhstan. Since the 70s, under his leadership, soil reclamation research has been aimed at developing effective technologies for reclamation of soda-saline highly alkaline and saline soils, as well as studying the degree of anthropogenic transformation of the soil cover of the delta plains of Southern Kazakhstan. On the basis of long-term regional and stationary studies, modern processes of delta soil formation, genesis, properties and processes of evolution of delta soils of the Chu River are determined. During many years of research, he established fundamentally new patterns and developed a concept of the genesis and evolution of soils of alluvial plains, based on the genetic and geochemical analysis of the processes of transformation of alluvial soil formation and soil development in conditions of a sharp reduction in river flow, sporadic and continuous aridization of alluvial-delta plains of the desert zone.

He analyzed the specifics of halogeo-chemical processes, the features of humus formation and the humus state of alluvial soils and the issues of complex soil-reclamation zoning of delta plains, which were reflected in fundamental monographs: "Soils of the Chu River Valley" (1871); "Regulation of the water-salt regime of the soils of the Tash-Utkel irrigation massif (1982); "Soil formation in the delta plains of Southern Kazakhstan" (1987).

Under his leadership and with his direct participation, a major theoretical generalization of the results of long-term soil reclamation studies in Kazakhstan was carried out. A map has been compiled, a monograph in 2 parts "Natural reclamation zoning of lowland Kazakhstan" (1993) has been published, in which new concepts of zoning and a comprehensive assessment of natural soil reclamation conditions of the territory have been developed, optimal ways of using soil resources have been substantiated. This work proved the expediency of the development of grain-livestock agriculture on dark chestnut soils and grain on chernozems.

In modern conditions of ecological destabilization of the vast territory of Kazakhstan, the concept of development of soil science in Kazakhstan developed under the leadership of Zh., U.Akhanov is very important. In this regard, under the scientific supervision of Akhanov Zh.U., research work on the fundamental research programs of the Institute was carried out not only from the position of a utilitarian, but also a global basis with the development of specific measures to restore soil fertility. Under his leadership, a comprehensive program of fundamental research "Theoretical and methodological foundations of soil fertility reproduction, their rational use and protection of soil resources" was developed for the Institute. It provides for the solution of very urgent tasks, the solution of those priorities that take place in the long-term development program of the country until 2030.

According to the results of many years of research, Zhakhan Ualesherovich published more than 220 scientific papers, including 9 monographs, received 5 copyright certificates, 2 patents.

Under the leadership of Akhanov Zh.U., 12 candidate's and 4 doctoral dissertations were defended.

For a series of monographic works "Scientific foundations of reclamation assessment of soils to substantiate the development of irrigation in Kazakhstan", published in 1971-1981, J.U.Akhanov, as part of a team of authors, was awarded the State Prize of the Kazakh SSR in the field of science and technology in 1984.

Zhakhan Ualesherovich gave numerous interviews to journalists, both in the periodical press and on Kazakh radio and television, as well as to Japanese documentary filmmakers who shot a multi-part film in Kazakhstan about the soils of the world, about the state and problems of the soils of Kazakhstan. He was a member of a number of government commissions on soil and ecology problems of the Republic of Kazakhstan, a member of international delegations from Kazakhstan to many countries of the world.

Borovsky Vladimir Mikhailovich Doctor of Agricultural Sciences (1956), Professor, Honored Scientist of the Kazakh SSR (1961), Professor (1958), corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR (1962), Academician of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR (1983), laureate of the State Prize of the Kazakh SSR (1984).

Vladimir Mikhailovich Borovsky was born in St. Petersburg, in the family of a professor of agronomy. In 1930, he entered the Leningrad State University at the Faculty of Geology, Soil Geography, from which he graduated in 1934 with a degree in soil science.

In 1933, as a last-year student at LSU, he was enrolled as a researcher at the V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences. The talent and great organizational skills of Borovsky V.M. were noticed. In 1934-1937 together with N.A. Kachinsky, V.A. Kovda, A.F. Bolshakov, etc. under the guidance of academician B.B. Polynov, he studied the soils of the salt complex, rocks, groundwater and microrelief at the Janybek hospital (West Kazakhstan, now Ural region) in the conditions of the semi-desert of the Caspian Sea. Later, the works of this period are published without mentioning the names of Borovsky and Bolshakov, who were arrested in 1937 together with B.B. Polynov, director of the V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Institute of the USSR Academy of Sciences. Arrested on April 29, 1937. He was charged under article 58, paragraphs 2, 10 and 11 of the Criminal Code of the RSFSR. Sentenced by a Special meeting of the NKVD of the USSR on December 17, 1939 to exile for 5 years in Kazakhstan. Rehabilitated on April 28, 1989.

Since 1940, Vladimir Mikhailovich has connected his scientific activity with Kazakhstan, since that period he has devoted more than 40 years of his fruitful scientific activity to the study of the soil cover of Kazakhstan: senior soil engineer of the Regional Water Farm and teacher of the Kyzyl-Orda Pedagogical Institute (1940-1945), director of the Kyzyl-Orda Research Base of the Kazakh SSR Academy of Sciences (1945-1954), Head of the “Kazgiprovodelektro” Department (1949-1954), head of the department (1954-1957), Deputy director (1957-1968), Director of the Institute of Soil Science of the Kazakh SSR Academy of Sciences (1968-1984).

In 1945 Vladimir Mikhailovich successfully defended his PhD thesis on the topic: "Syrdarya hollows", and in 1956 - a dissertation for the degree of Doctor of Agricultural Sciences on the topic "Soils of the ancient delta of Syrdarya and ways of their agricultural development".

Vladimir Mikhailovich's scientific research is devoted to the issues of reclamation soil science, geomorphology, geochemistry, agrochemistry, quaternary geology, theory of soil-geochemical problems of arid territories.

Borovsky V.M. created a scientific school of reclamation soil science in Kazakhstan, explored vast territories of river valleys for the purpose of their development and irrigation development in the republic; developed a theoretical position on the general laws of delta soil formation, water-salt regime, the genesis of saline soils, determined the land resources of Kazakhstan for reclamation development, proposed various methods of reclamation of saline soils.

Of particular theoretical and practical interest are the studies of the lower reaches of the Syr Darya, presented in the 2-volume monograph "The ancient Delta of the Syr Darya and the Northern Kyzyl-Kums". They developed a theory of the genesis of the delta plains, the evolution of soils in connection with the development of irrigation, determined the pace, nature and direction of water-salt exchange in the soil-groundwater system, clarified the nature of a single process of "litho-morphopedogenesis". This is the largest scientific monograph on delta soils. 

His fundamental works were the scientific basis for the extensive development of irrigation in the valleys of the Syr Darya, or, Chu, Talas rivers.

The theory of the unity of litho-morphopedogenesis developed by him reveals the essence of not only the delta soil formation of the southern rivers of Kazakhstan, but also, in general, the conditions of soil formation of irrigation areas of arid territories of the world. Violation of this unity inevitably leads to degradation and development of irrigation desertification processes.

The development of the ideas of his teacher, the largest Soviet soil geochemist academician B.B. Polynov about geochemical landscapes, allowed him to zone the southern part of Kazakhstan according to soil and geochemical indicators and distinguish three provinces by types of salt accumulation: chloride in the Caspian, sulfate in the Aral Sea and sulfate-soda in the Balkhash region.

Based on the results of many years of research, Vladimir Mikhailovich has published 230 scientific papers, including 8 monographs. Under his leadership, a world map of saline soils of Kazakhstan was compiled as an independent part of the corresponding world map, carried out under a UNESCO project within the framework of international coordination. He considered in detail the problem of irrigation efficiency of different zones and districts of the USSR. It is established that the maximum return on irrigation costs can potentially be obtained in Kazakhstan and the republics of Central Asia. Under the direct influence of Vladimir Mikhailovich, along with the successful solution of the theory and practice of reclamation of saline soils, the creation of schools of soil reclamation scientists, the study of the nature of saline soils of the republic was further developed, various methods of their improvement were proposed. The scientific evidence of the reclamation of saline lands served as the basis for the adoption of the resolution of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the Council of Ministers of the USSR and at the same time the Central Committee of the CPSU of the Kazakh SSR, the Council of Ministers of the Kazakh SSR (1980) on the settlement of saline lands.

V.M. Borovsky was an active participant and organizer of many (more than 30) Union, republican and international forums, congresses, congresses, conferences and meetings on irrigation, land reclamation, cartography and practical development of the country's land funds. His creative and organizational abilities were most fully manifested during the IV All-Union Congress of Soil Scientists in Alma-Ata (1971), the fifth round of the scientific excursion of the X International Congress of Soil Scientists in Northern Kazakhstan on the ecology of arid territories (1974), international courses for specialists of developing countries (Asia, Africa and Latin America in Alma-Ata (1979).

V.M. Borovsky was a good popularizer of science, he often spoke on radio, television, and in newspapers with interesting messages. Vladimir Mikhailovich devoted a lot of effort and energy to social work. He was Chairman of the Scientific Council "Problems of Soil Science and Soil Reclamation" of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR, Deputy Chairman of the Scientific Council of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, member of the Presidium of the Central Council of the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, Chairman of the Commission of the Presidium of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR on the problems of the Aral Sea and Balkhash, and many others.

Under the guidance of Borovsky V.M., 40 of his students defended their candidate and doctoral dissertations, who continued the teacher's initiatives.

For his great services to Soviet science, V.M. Borovsky was awarded the honorary title of Honored Worker of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR (1961), awarded the Order of the Red Banner of Labor (1976), the Order of Friendship of  Nations (1979), medals "For Valiant Labor in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 (1946), "For Valiant Labor in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of V.I.Lenin" (1970), "30 years of Victory in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 (1975), "For the development of virgin lands (1956), "Veteran of Labor" (1975) and a Certificate of Honor of the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh SSR (1961). In 1984, he was posthumously awarded the title of laureate of the State Prize of the Kazakh SSR. 

Umirbek Uspanovich Uspanov Candidate of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences (1937), Corresponding Member of the National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1962), Honored Scientist of the Republic of Kazakhstan (1961). The founder of the national school of soil scientists.

U.U. Uspanov was born on August 10, 1906 in the family of a poor shepherd in the village of Toguzak in the Saroy parish of the Kustanay district of the Turgay region. Currently, it is a “Novoshum” rural okrug of “Fedorov” district, Kostanay region. After the death of his father (1919), a heavy burden of everyday worries fell on the shoulders of his 13-year-old son, it was necessary to feed the family. For a bag of flour and a cup of salt, I had to bend my back in the workers. But he spoke confidently. "I want to become an assistant to the earth, I want bread to grow instead of gray wormwood, trees to bloom." And he achieved his goal.

After graduating from the three-year primary school in Toguzak village of the Kustanai district and the four-grade Russian-Kazakh school in the city of Kustanai in 1922. He is on the ticket of the Kostanay Komsomol “gubkom” and “gubpolitpros” with a group of peers going to the Saratov boarding school. Having successfully graduated from school in 1925, he continued his education at the “Orenburg Rabfak”, and in 1927-1931 at the Faculty of Agrochemistry and Soil Science of the Timiryazev Agricultural Academy in Leningrad and then Moscow. Here he listens to lectures by outstanding Russian soil scientists.

In 1931, Umirbek Uspanovich was the first among Kazakh youth to receive a higher professional education in the specialty of an agronomist-soil scientist. In 1931, he entered graduate school at the All-Union Institute of Fertilizers and Agro-Soil Science, and in 1932, in accordance with the decision of the kazakh district committee of the CPSU(b) and the Presidium of the USSR Academy of Sciences on training personnel for the Kazakh base of the USSR Academy of Sciences, he was sent to a special postgraduate course at the V.V. Dokuchaev Soil Institute. In very difficult economic conditions of the country, with limited material resources, Umirbek Uspanovich goes on an expedition to the inaccessible areas of the “Kunya Urgench takyrs” in the lower reaches of the Amu Darya River of Turkmenistan.

In May 1937 U.U. Uspanov successfully defended his dissertation for the degree of Candidate of Geological and mineralogical sciences on the topic "Genesis and reclamation of takyrs". The author puts forward and successfully defends the soil-geological theory of the genesis of “takyrs”, offers scientifically based methods of their reclamation. Scientific supervisors E.N. Ivanova and I.P. Gerasimov and official opponents L.I. Prasolov and B.B. Polynov highly appreciated Uspanov's dissertation work as "... a major and original contribution to the special literature on the soils of Central Asia". In 1940 "Genesis and Reclamation of Takyrs" was published as a separate book, awarded the prize of the Komsomol Central Committee and the certificate of honor of the LKSM Central Committee of Kazakhstan. This work is still relevant today.

In 1936, after returning to Alma-Ata, U.U. Uspanov began active scientific and scientific-organizational work in the Kazakh base of the USSR Academy of Sciences. On brown saline soils near the town of Dzhezkazgan on the right bank of the Kengir River, he organizes an experimental station for reclamation of desert soils. The methods of soil development developed here have made it possible to successfully grow many varieties of vegetable crops, shrubs and forage grasses. During the three-year pilot tests, 70 varieties of woody, shrub, fruit and berry and medicinal plants were bred, characterized by high frost, drought and salt resistance, suitable for widespread development in the arid desert of Central Kazakhstan. 

In addition to experimental work at the Dzhezkazgan station, U.U. Uspanov conducts extensive soil-geographical and soil-reclamation studies in the desert and desert-steppe regions of Central Kazakhstan: Dzhezkazgan-Ulutau. Torgaisk. Shalkar-Aral, Betpakdalinsky, Western Balkhash, the valleys of the Ishim, Nura, Sarysu, Tokrau rivers, etc. The scientific results of these studies were published in scientific articles by U.U. Uspanov: "On the soil conditions of subsidiary farms of Greater Dzhezkazgan" (1940), "Development of deserts of Central Kazakhstan" (1943), "On the evolution of views on brown soils" (1947), "On the development of water and land resources of Dzhezkazgan district" (1949), "Soils of the Dzhezkazgan industrial district" (1954) and many others.

In 1939, on the initiative of U.U. Uspanov, as part of Kazakh branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences organized the soil sector with further organizations on its basis in 1943 of the Soil-Botanical Institute of the Kazakh branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences. Since the foundation of the Soil-Botanical Institute, Uspanov U.U. productively headed it for almost 25 years, and subsequently, with retirement, until 1993, he headed the Department of Geography and Cartography of soils and was a scientific consultant to the Institute of Soil Science.

During this period, the talent of U.U. Uspanov as a major organizer of science and scientific research in the Republic is most clearly manifested. A comprehensively thought-out strategy of scientific search in accordance with the requests of the national economy, a skillful concentration of scientific forces and material resources in crucial areas of soil science, a good creative climate in the team will allow Umirbek Uspanovich to bring the Institute of Soil Science of the Academy of Sciences of the Kazakh SSR to a number of the largest scientific centers on the Eurasian continent. In a short time, about 100 million people were examined. 22.6 million hectares of the best quality chernozems and dark chestnut soils are recommended for priority development in the northern regions of Kazakhstan. These works largely contributed to the progress of agricultural production, the transformation of Kazakhstan into the country's largest granary for the production of high-quality commercial grain of hard and strong varieties. 

Under his leadership and direct participation, major soil-geographical and soil-reclamation studies were carried out, soil maps of all regions of Kazakhstan and a multicolored Soil map of the republic M 1:2500000 (1976) were compiled. This map is part of the global map, released later by the Soil Institute. Dokuchaeva V.V. Developed the scientific basis of classification, diagnostics and agricultural grouping of soils, identified the quantitative and qualitative composition of soil resources and reserves of arable land for their agricultural development. Edited by U.U. Uspanov published issues of the serial monograph "Soils of the Kazakh SSR" (1960-1983).

Umirbek Uspanovich was awarded the orders of "Badge of Honor", "Red Banner of Labor" and "V.I.Lenin" for the development of virgin and fallow lands for his achievements in the field of soil science and the development of issues of the development of land resources of Kazakhstan. As well as medals: "For valiant labor during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945"; "For labor valor"; "For the development of virgin lands"; "Great Gold Medal of the VSHV"; "Participant of the VSHV"; "For valiant labor" to the 100th anniversary of the birth of V.I.Lenin; "VDNH Gold Medal"; "To the participant of the labor Front" in commemoration of the XXX anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War; "Veteran of Labor"; "Forty years of victory in the Great Patriotic War.

Under the leadership of U.U. Uspanov, 9 of his students, well-known soil scientists, doctors of sciences and academicians defended their PhD theses.

Andrey Bezsonov (Bessonov) Ivanovich soil scientist-geographer, doctor of agricultural sciences (1936), professor (1926), corresponding member of the Kazakh SUR Academy of Sciences (1946), honored worker of science and technology of the Kazakh SUR (1945). The first researcher of soils of Kazakhstan and one of the organizers of the Institute of Soil Science of the Kazakh SUR Academy of Sciences. The last contemporary of the founder of soil science V.V. Dokuchaev. Dokuchaev. Indefatigable chairman of Kazakh branch of the All-Union Society of Soil Scientists. Author of schemes of vertical zonation of soils of Zailiyskiy and Dzungarskiy Alatau. 

Bezsonov A.I. was born in Nizhniy Novgorod, Russia. He graduated from the Faculty of Physics and Mathematics of St. Petersburg University (1898). He worked in Samara provincial zemstvo (1899-1907). In 1907, together with S.S. Neustruyev, he began to research the soil of Kazakhstan along the projected line of the Turkestan-Siberian railway Semipalatinsk-Sergiol-Verny (now Almaty). 1908-1914 - directly participated in the soil research of the territory of Kazakhstan, organized by the Resettlement Administration under the leadership of K.D. Glinka. 1915-1917 - headed Semirechenskaya soil-botanical expedition. 1921-1938 - Head of the Department of Soil Science of Samara Agricultural Institute, a researcher in the organizations of the Volga region.

In 1939, the Kazakh branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences under the leadership of A.I. Bezsonov was established soil sector, consisting of 8 soil scientists, which became the main center of soil research in the country. Soil research carried out by young Kazakh scientists provided a scientific basis for farming and thus made an important contribution to the formation of soil science.

Under the leadership of A.I. Bezsonov in the summer of 1939 the first soil expedition, which made a soil map of the Kengir River basin in Dzhezkazgan district of Karaganda region was carried out by the staff of the sector.

He was the first researcher of soils of Kazakhstan and Samara province, large territories of Semipalatinsk, Vernyi, Dzharkent and Vernyi districts, covering mountain systems of Zaili and Dzungarian Alatau, Iliisky depression. Conducted soil-geographical description of these territories, characterized soils and their classification position, revealed important laws of formation of soil cover, for the first time gave the scheme of vertical zonation of soils. He systematized and generalized data on soils of Semirechenskaya region, made soil maps for a significant part of many counties of the former Semipalatinsk region. He established that the zonal type of foothill desert-steppe zone is grey soil, a common soil type for Semirechye and Central Asia. 

His name was given to the peak (3900 m) and the glacier of the northern slope of Dzungarian Alatau. According to the Catalogue of Glaciers of the USSR, the glacier is not located in the basin of the Kora River (a tributary of the Karatal). It is the largest in this basin. Its coordinates are 44053′nl, 79026′el. The glacier was named Bezsonov in recognition of the merits of Bezsonov for describing and taking the first measurements of it in 1909. The glacier was named in 1950 by Palgov N.N. - geographer, glaciologist, and Academician of the Kazakh SSR Academy of Sciences.

A.I. Bezsonov is the author of about 100 publications. The main ones are: "Soils along the projected line of the railroad Semipalatinsk - Vernyi" (1908); "Materials for the assessment of lands in Samara province". (1910); "Soils of parts of Dzharkent and Vernyi uyezds of Semirechenskaya oblast". (1910); "Soil cover of Djetysuyskaya oblast. Alma-Ata" (1925); "Study of soils in the field" (1931).

For services in the field of soil science, he was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor, medals, the Certificate of Honor of the Supreme Soviet of the Kazakh SSR, and the Certificate of Honor of the Presidium of the USSR Academy of Sciences.

Education: KazSWPU, bachelor in Geography (1997-2001); Al-Farabi 
KazNU, Master in Geography, MA (2002-2004); and PhD Kazakh National 
Agrarian University, majoring in Soil Science and Agrochemistry, (2015-2018)
Participation in research projects (for the last five years) 
Scientific and technical program "Problems of irrigated saline soils of the 
Turkestan region and their solution based on the use of innovative technology to 
improve soil fertility and productivity" (2018-2020) according to BP 267 
"Improving the availability of knowledge and scientific research", subprogram 101 
"Program-targeted financing of scientific research and activities”;
STP "Scientific and technological support for the conservation and 
reproduction of the fertility of agricultural land" (2021-2023) under BP 267 
"Improving the availability of knowledge and scientific research", subprogram 101 
"Program-targeted financing of scientific research and activities"
Number of publications: Number of publications: 30 in total, 10 of them in 
recommended publications of the Committee for Quality Assurance in Education 
and Science of MES RK, 2 recommendations for production, 3 articles in peer-
reviewed journals based on Web of Science and Scopus, co-author 1 of the 
copyright.
Main scientific papers/publications: (no more than 5)
1. Suska-Malawska Małgorzata*, Vyrakhmanova Assem, Ibraeva Mariya, 
Poshanov Maxat, Sulwiński Marcin, Toderich Kristina, Mętrak Monika. Spatial 
and In-Depth Distribution of Soil Salinity and Heavy Metals (Pb, Zn, Cd, Ni, Cu) 
in Arable Irrigated Soils in Southern Kazakhstan.// OnLine Journal Agronomy 
(Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Agronomy and Crop Science). 
https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/12/5/1207  
2. Maksat Nurbaiuly Poshanov, Shakhislam Uzakbaevich Laiskhanov, 
Zhassulan Maratovich Smanov, Serik Barmenbekovich Kenenbayev, Duman 
Toktarovich Aliaskarov, Yerzhan Rakhimkeldievich Abikbayev, Assem 
Sabitkanovna Vyrakhmanova and Aigerim Askanbek. The Effects of the Degree of 
Soil Salinity and the Biopreparation on Productivity of Maize in the Shaulder 
Irrigated Massif.// OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, 2022, 22 (1):58.67, р. 
58-67. DOI: 10.3844/ojbsci.2022.58.67
3. А.C. Вырахманова, А. Отаров, М.О. Полатова. Содержание тяжелых 
металлов в орошаемых почвах древнеаллювиальной террасовой части 
Шаульдерского массива орошения. //Журнал Почвоведение и агрохимия, 
2017, №4, с. 48-59.  
4. A.S. Vyrakhmanova, A. Otarov, A.S. Saparov, M. Suska-Malavska, S.N. 
Duisekov, M.N. Poshanov, S.I. Tanirbergenov The ecological status of irrigated 
saline soils of the Shaulder massif of the Turkestan region.// EurAsian Journal of 
BioSciences, 2020, р. 347-354.
5. Отаров А., Ибраева М.А., Устемирова А.М., Вырахманова А.С. 
Экологическое состояние орошаемых почв и повышение 
конкурентоспособности продукции сельского хозяйства (научное 
произведение). Cвидетельство о государственной регистрации прав на объект 
авторского права. №1564, 28 декабря 2011 г.
Government and public awards: Letter of appreciation, NAO "National 
Agrarian Science and Education Centre" (2022)