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TASHKENT (TCA) — The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on November 2 agreed to boost joint efforts aimed at providing food security and sustainable development for present and future generations, in the context of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, FAO reported on its website. Continue reading
NUR-SULTAN (TCA) — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the expansion of RG Brands, a Kazakhstan-based manufacturer of food and beverages, with an investment that will result in environmental benefits for the country, offer inclusion opportunities for young people and promote international standards in the food processing sector, the Bank said on July 15. Continue reading
DUSHANBE (TCA) — During a three-day workshop that began on July 1 in Dushanbe, Tajikistan becomes the first country in the Europe and Central Asia region to conduct pilot tests of a tool called the Progressive Management Pathway for antimicrobial resistance. The tool has been developed by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) to assist countries in tackling antimicrobial resistance. Continue reading
TASHKENT (TCA) — Every two years, countries of Europe and Central Asia – a vast and diverse region of more than 50 countries – come together to set the agenda for issues related to food and agriculture. With the approval of José Graziano da Silva, FAO Director-General, it has become official that the next Regional Conference for Europe (ERC) will be hosted by Uzbekistan in early 2020, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said on June 24. Continue reading
KABUL (TCA) — Almost half of all rural Afghans now face some level of food insecurity, a UN agency said on June 3, as an historic drought and deteriorating security grip the country, Afghan broadcaster TOLOnews reported. Continue reading
ASHGABAT (TCA) — Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov says that his country has become a wheat-exporting nation, according to state media, amid reports that the local population is facing severe food shortages, RFE/RL's Turkmen Service reported. Continue reading
