On February 4, 2026, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan Idibek Kalandar held a meeting with the Representative and Country Director of the UN World Food Programme in Tajikistan Adham Musallam, the press service of the Ministry reported. The meeting was organized in connection with the
Kazakhstan is entering a new stage in the development of its agro-industrial complex. In accordance with the instructions of the Head of State, voiced in his Address of September 8, 2025, the Government, represented by the Ministry of Agriculture, is implementing a progressive agro-economic model, Kazinform reports, citing the Government
On 22 January 2026, an international conference titled “Health and nutrition in a changing climate” was held in Ashgabat, focusing on food security and the impact of climate change on public health and ecosystems. The event brought together representatives of Central Asian countries, international organizations, and the expert community. The conference
On January 26, 2026, the opening ceremony of the first “TOJIKZAMIN” brand shop (at Aini str. 42), established as part of the One Village One Product (OVOP) initiative, took place in Dushanbe. Photo: provided by JICA The OVOP “TOJIKZAMIN” shop has been established within the framework of the “Project for
Turning a desert into a forest: Otabek Nuriddinov and his struggle for the green Uzbekistan A story about Otabek Nuriddinov, an enthusiast who plants forest in Uzebkistan’s drylands. A forest will soon cover these dry hills. Photo: CABAR.asia Otabek Nuriddinov, 41, dreams about turning the hills of Andizhan oblast
The European Union supports this partnership. Photo: Courtesy of the EU Delegation to Tajikistan The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and Arvand Bank signed a grant agreement of nearly €445,000 to invest in a new initiative. The initiative aims to empower residents of rural areas of Tajikistan to transform remittances received from family
26112025 LEAP: Connecting Nature and Humanity 180 The name of the Food and Agriculture Programme (FAO)’s extensive platform, with a fund for implementing projects in relevant areas, translates as “Partnership for Assessing and Improving Environmental Performance in Livestock.” This year, faculty and students at the S.A. Niyazov Turkmen Agricultural
Kyrgyzstan hosted the seminar “Legal and technical aspects of GMO labeling in the Kyrgyz Republic in accordance with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety” in Osh on September 18–19 with the support of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Center for Standardization and Metrology (Kyrgyzstanstandard)
QAZAQ GREEN. In a bold step toward sustainable living and climate resilience, Norwegian engineers have launched a groundbreaking innovation that could redefine how we grow food and harness energy. Floating off the coast near Bergen, the newly unveiled “Ocean Bloom” is a self-sustaining, circular greenhouse island that seamlessly integrates agriculture, aquaculture,
A two-day consultative working meeting as part of the ongoing FAO/GEF project, “Implementation of the National Biosafety Mechanism in the Kyrgyz Republic in accordance with the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety” was held in Bulan-Sogottu village, Issyk-Kul Region on June 23–24, 2025. The event was organized by the Ministry of Natural
