Kyrgyzstan and FAO

Kyrgyzstan and FAO

Building capacities to achieve sustainable food and nutrition security

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) FAO has partnered with Kyrgyzstan since the Republic joined the Organization in 1993. A country office was first opened in 2009, which generally marked a shift from predominantly emergency interventions to development-focused cooperation, with an emphasis on policy and institutional support as well as resource mobilization. FAO assistance spans the agriculture sector, including crop, livestock and fisheries projects and support to sustainable land and forest management in the face of climate change.

Language English

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