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KABUL (TCA) — The department of agriculture in Afghanistan’s Helmand province says they have begun to develop pistachio gardens as an alternative to poppy cultivation in the region, and so far the plan is working well, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported.
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DUSHANBE (TCA) — A government-owned weekly Tajik newspaper published its latest edition on December 24 with a blank front page in protest of not having the ability to access “objective information” because local officials refuse to speak to or inform journalists, RFE/RL’s Tajik Service reported.
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NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — Today in Kazakhstan, there are a little more than 7.1 million heads of cattle, including cattle of milk productivity — 4.7 million heads and of meat productivity — 2.3 million heads. The annual increase in the domestic cattle stock is 5%. The country has 113 feedlots for 279 thousand cattle places of one-time feeding. This was said at a meeting on the development of beef cattle breeding held at the Ministry of Agriculture on December 25 and chaired by Prime Minister Askar Mamin, his press service reported.
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BISHKEK (TCA) — In Central Asia, a vast region that includes Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, natural disasters can come in many forms – from persistent floods and droughts to rapid-onset events such as earthquakes, avalanches, and landslides. To support Central Asian countries in enhancing regional collaboration in disaster risk reduction, the World Bank and its partners recently brought together scientists and government officials for the first scientific and technical council meeting on emergency situations and disaster risk reduction, reads an article posted on the World Bank website.
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TEHRAN (TCA) — Iran and India have agreed to speed up the development of Chabahar port which New Delhi views as a gateway to access Afghanistan and Central Asia, Iran’s PressTV news agency reported.
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NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — The signing of an investment agreement between KazAvtoZhol National Company, the Far Eastern Electronic Toll Collection Co., LTD Consortium Company, and Computer Vision Technologies LLP took place on December 24 in the presence of Kazakhstan Prime Minister Askar Mamin in Nur-Sultan, the prime minister’s press service reported.
