Agriculture is among the most risk-prone sectors in the economies of Central Asia. Production shocks from weather, pests and diseases and adverse movements in agricultural product and input prices not only impact farmers and agri-business firms, but can also strain government finances. Some of these risks are small and localized and can be managed by …
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Irrigation agriculture is critical to livelihoods in the republics of Central Asia, where it accounts for around 90% of crop production. However, in all of the Central Asian republics the vast network of irrigation and drainage (I&D) systems built during the 1960s-1980s has fallen into decay since the demise of the Soviet Union. Given the …
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The benefits of agricultural sector reform in Central Asia have yet to extend to farm mechanization. Fifteen years after reform began, most producers are still either using dilapidated, obsolete, Soviet-era machinery for crop production and harvesting; or have reverted to animal traction and manual cultivation. And as machinery replacement has been minimal, the machinery park …
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The benefits of agricultural sector reform in Central Asia have yet to extend to farm mechanization. Fifteen years after reform began, most producers are still either using dilapidated, obsolete, Soviet-era machinery for crop production and harvesting; or have reverted to animal traction and manual cultivation. And as machinery replacement has been minimal, the machinery park …
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This report addresses a fundamental question facing policymakers in Uzbekistan: are worker skills hindering employment outcomes? The main finding of the report is that, indeed, worker skills gaps are hindering employment outcomes in Uzbekistan. In fact, employers, particularly formal sector employers, seek workers who possess both cognitive and non-cognitive skills. The higher employability and higher …
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The report paints a grim picture of what that world will look like. As weather extremes become the new normal and risks to food, water and energy security increase, everyone will feel the impact—particularly the poor
The energy system of Central Asian countries with a high degree of deterioration inherited from the Soviet Union requires a huge modernization of infrastructure. It should be noted that the population growth and rapid economic development of countries, which in turn in the short term will affect the growth of energy consumption.
The Central Asian conference on climate change in 2018 was organized within the Framework of the “Climate change adaptation and mitigation programs in the Aral sea basin” and it is a continuation of the world Bank’s initiative to exchange knowledge and information on climate change in Central Asia.
The acquisition of independence by the Kyrgyz Republic not only qualitatively changed its status in the world, but also imposed certain obligations arising from this status. The main objective of the project is to develop mechanisms of interdepartmental and inter-sectoral interaction in the framework of optimizing the processes of implementation of the Central Asian sustainable …
