Kyrgyzstan prioritizes agriculture development
BISHKEK (TCA) — The government of Kyrgyzstan will focus on agriculture development, Prime Minister Temir Sariyev said in the Kyrgyz parliament on February 11. Continue reading
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Kyrgyzstan’s industrial policy and the need to change strategy
BISHKEK (TCA) — Official statistics and overall public opinion tell that foreign direct investment in Kyrgyzstan is declining and there is no investment at all in small and medium enterprises (SME). Kyrgyzstan has to react and the Government should understand that due to different factors such as international crisis, currency problems, cashless Russia, and Eurasian Economic Union membership, the country needs a new industrial approach with income from the China trade being replaced with local production and processing. Continue reading
UN agency supports livestock farmers in Tajikistan
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Tajikistan and the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) last week signed an agreement to finance the Livestock and Pasture Development Project II (LPDP), an initiative that aims to reduce the vulnerability of pastoral communities to climate change threats. Continue reading
World Bank survey measures economic slowdown impact on Tajik households
DUSHANBE (TCA) — The results of the high frequency survey Listening to Tajikistan covering the period of September to November 2015 were published on February 8 on the World Bank Tajikistan website. The survey aimed at measuring the impact of the economic slowdown in 2015 on households in Tajikistan was initiated by the World Bank in May 2015, with the opening of the high season for many workers from Tajikistan working abroad. Continue reading
Uzbekistan to start producing potato chips
TASHKENT (TCA) — This year Uzbekistan will start production of potato chips. The project will be implemented at East West Invest enterprise in Tashkent, Novosti Uzbekistana reported. Continue reading
FAO recommends transition to conservation agriculture in Central Asia
BISHKEK (TCA) — A new book by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) calls for a transition across Central Asia to conservation agriculture, a key recommendation of the Organization's "Save and Grow" model of sustainable crop production. It suggests that governments learn from the example of Kazakhstan, where conservation agriculture practices - zero-tillage, retention of crop residues and crop rotations - have helped wheat farmers achieve high yields even during severe droughts, the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia said. Continue reading
