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ASTANA (TCA) — The 8th meeting of the Intergovernmental Kazakh-Italian Working Group for Industrial and Economic Cooperation and Exchange and an Italy-Kazakhstan business forum took place earlier this month in Rome, with the support of Kazakh Invest national company for investment support and promotion. The Kazakh delegation also included representatives of the agrarian sector, who studied the Italian experience of crops cultivation, discussed ways to develop joint investment projects, and visited Italian agricultural enterprises. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — Galymzhan Dugalov, Chairman of the Technical Regulation and Metrology Committee of the Kazakh Ministry of Investment and Development, spoke about the work being done to introduce halal standards in Kazakhstan at a briefing on February 6, the official website of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan reported. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — The U.S. government, through the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), has allocated over one billion Kyrgyz som to support healthy nutrition for children — the future of Kyrgyzstan — in schools and kindergartens throughout the country. The key objective of this program is to improve nutrition and literacy and primary education in the country, the U.S. Embassy in Bishkek said on February 5. Continue reading
ASHGABAT (TCA) — People in hydrocarbon-rich Turkmenistan have experienced another pinch from the country’s economic downturn as prices of gasoline have increased by 50 percent, from 1 to 1.5 manats per liter, starting from 1 February, the independent news website Chronicles of Turkmenistan reports. Continue reading
DUSHANBE (TCA) — Staff from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) on January 26 joined United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Deputy Country Director Mariko Kawabata in a visit to Balkhi district in Khatlon province to review the progress of the recently launched project for the prevention and treatment of moderate acute malnutrition in Tajikistan. The group visited a project-supported rural health center and spoke with healthcare professionals and patients receiving support, the US Embassy in Dushanbe reported. Continue reading
DUSHANBE (TCA) — For Tajikistan, diversification of agricultural crop production and shifting away from cotton monoculture is vital for improving the wellbeing of local farmers and achieving the country’s food security. We are republishing this article by Irna Hofman* on the issue, originally published by EurasiaNet.org: Continue reading
