food security
In the last 70 years, Kyrgyzstan has lost 16 per cent of its glaciers. It poses a food insecurity risk not only to the country, but also at the regional level.
Scientists in Tajikistan are concerned about the disappearance of many varieties of vegetables and fruits. Despite the fact that new varieties are more resistant to adverse climatic conditions, the disappearance of traditional sorts for this area has a negative impact on the preservation of the country’s biodiversity, they say.
Starting 2022, prices of some staple foods have jumped up to 15 per cent, which has caused a commotion among Kyrgyzstanis. This fact has been reinforced by a variety of factors, including global crisis, military conflict between Russia and Ukraine, rise in the American currency. (more…)
Food security has almost always been one of the main narratives of the Turkmen authorities, but the authorities have meant different things by it during the period of independence of Turkmenistan.
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The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has not affected Kazakhstan directly, but the citizens already feel economic consequences of the war.
The Central Asian agri-food sector and consumers are experiencing the negative consequences of quarantine restrictions, trade barriers and other factors. (more…)
«The current epidemiological situation in Kyrgyzstan associated with the outbreak of coronavirus exposed numerous problems in terms of ensuring national security, among which the most acute are the problems of ensuring uninterrupted food supplies, socio-economic stability and public health», – mentioned political analyst Arsen Usenov, in an article written specifically for CABAR.asia.