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Blog article
Forest and rangeland restoration combats climate change in Kyrgyzstan

Forests and grasslands absorb greenhouse gases and therefore play a critical role in solving the problems associated with climate change. Taking this into account, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), with financial support from the Green Climate Fund (GCF), as well as national partners, is implementing...
Kyrgyzstan
2023 - FAO

Report
Strengthening regulatory frameworks for sustainable school food and nutrition in Kyrgyzstan

This brief examines some of the key legal considerations related to school gardens, and also explores regulatory options for strengthening the legislative environment for sustainable school food and nutrition in the country. This brief is rooted in a holistic approach to school food and nutrition and the analysis provided in...
Kyrgyzstan
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Case study
Artificial glacier helps mountain village in Kyrgyzstan meet water needs

An innovative solution helps villagers stock up water for a dry summer
Following the Kyrgyz tradition, Manzura Orolbaeva welcomes guests with homemade bread and a saucer of melted butter. The bread is made from grain grown on their farm and the butter from the livestock they keep. Agriculture is the main source of income and food for a large part of the local...
Kyrgyzstan
2023 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Report
Comprehensive analysis of the disaster risk reduction system for the agricultural sector in Kyrgyzstan

This report aims to highlight the current strengths of the institutional DRR system for agriculture in Kyrgyzstan as well as indicate existing gaps and capacity needs to further enhance it. A comprehensive assessment is conducted, which includes a general overview of the country’s agricultural sector and outlines the most frequent...
Kyrgyzstan
2022 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Case study
Cooperative development as a response to crisis: The Ishker KG Women's Cooperative in Kyrgyzstan

Women farmers continue to be at a disadvantage position with limited access to resources, financial services, and government subsidies, among other things. Aside from farm work, women take care of their children and the elderly. Thus, the multiple crises such as the pandemic, extreme weather events, and increase in agri...
Kyrgyzstan
2022 - AfA

Blog article
Investment opportunities for climate-smart agrifood tech in Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic

While food security is a renewed source of concern at the global level, the greening of agrifood systems remains a top priority to limit its impacts on climate change and natural resources. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and FAO released two new reports that explore climate-smart technical solutions...
Kazakhstan - Kyrgyzstan
2022 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Case study
Cooperative development as a response to crisis: The Ishker KG Women's Cooperative in Kyrgyzstan

Women farmers continue to be at a disadvantage position with limited access to resources, financial services, and government subsidies, among other things. Aside from farm work, women take care of their children and the elderly. Thus, the multiple crises such as the pandemic, extreme weather events, and increase in agri...
Kyrgyzstan
2022 - Ishker KG cooperative

Policy brief/paper
Traditional mountain landscapes: crucial for meeting biodiversity and climate targets

Traditional mountain landscapes governed by Indigenous Peoples and local communities (IPLCs) conserve unique wildlife and agrobiodiversity, and strongly support climate change adaptation and mitigation by protecting ecosystem services, including grasslands that store almost 50% more carbon than forests. But mountain biodiversity and the Indigenous and traditional peoples that sustain it are...
Bhutan - China - India - Kenya - Kyrgyzstan - Peru - Tajikistan
2022 - International Institute for Environment and Development IIED

Video
Turdumatova Zhazgul's Journey with the Ishker KG Cooperative

Turdumatova Zhazgul is a proud member of the Ishker KG cooperative, an initiative co-founded by eight remarkable women, herself included. Thanks to her involvement with the cooperative, she had the invaluable opportunity to partake in specialized training programs, knowledge that she expertly applied to enhance her agricultural endeavors. The newfound...
Kyrgyzstan
2022 - Asian Farmers' Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA)

Practices
Integrating social protection and agriculture to improve diets in Kyrgyzstan

Social protection has a critical role to play in reducing poverty, improving food and nutrition security, and stimulating inclusive economic growth in rural areas. However, social protection alone cannot address all the risks and challenges faced by vulnerable rural populations. Integrated interventions have shown greater impacts than stand-alone social protection...
Kyrgyzstan
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Blog article
Integrating social protection and agriculture to improve diets in Kyrgyzstan

Social protection has a critical role to play in reducing poverty, improving food and nutrition security, and stimulating inclusive economic growth in rural areas. However, social protection alone cannot address all the risks and challenges faced by vulnerable rural populations. Integrated interventions have shown greater impacts than stand-alone social protection...
Kyrgyzstan
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Blog article
Development of poultry farming helps families and schools in Kyrgyzstan

In Kyrgyzstan, where most of the population lives in rural areas, small-scale agriculture and animal husbandry is the main source of food and income. To this end, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), together with the Kyrgyz Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Regional Development, and the...
Kyrgyzstan
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Blog article
Project strengthens food safety systems in five countries of Europe and Central Asia

Unsafe food is a major threat to human health and economies globally. A new project has been kicked off to strengthen official food safety control and risk communication systems in Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Republic of Moldova, Tajikistan, and Turkey. Implemented under the FAO-Turkey Partnership Programme on Food and Agriculture, funded by Turkey,...
Azerbaijan - Kyrgyzstan - Republic of Moldova - Tajikistan - Türkiye
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Report
Understanding the role of ruminant systems on greenhouse gas emissions and soil health in selected Central Asian countries

An assessment of ruminant systems and grassland soils in Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
Like many other economies in transition, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan face the dual challenge of promoting development and reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and ruminant systems are central for achieving both goals. Given the important economic, nutritional and environmental roles that ruminant systems play in Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan,...
Kyrgyzstan - Tajikistan - Uzbekistan
2021 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Report
Smallholders and family farms in Kyrgyzstan

The background for conducting country studies on the challenges, needs and constraints of smallholders and family farms in seven countries has been a wish to further strengthen the Regional Initiative and develop the initiative towards a stronger programmatic approach at both the regional and country levels. To provide support to...
Kyrgyzstan
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations FAO

Video
#IGrowYourFood - Meet Alymov, a rural service provider from Kyrgyzstan

Meet Alymov, a rural service provider from Kyrgyzstan, for #IGrowYourFood. 🇰🇬 Hear what he has to say about why worms play an important role in organic farming.
Kyrgyzstan
2020 - IFOAM - Organics International

Report
Kyrgyzstan and FAO

Building capacities to achieve sustainable food and nutrition security
FAO has partnered with Kyrgyzstan since the republic joined the Organization in 1993. First opened in 2009, the country office was upgraded in 2012 and an FAO Representative appointed in 2014. This marked a shift from emergency to development-focused interventions, with an emphasis on policy and institutional support as well...
Kyrgyzstan
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Blog article
How social protection and agriculture help poor rural households build resilience

Dinara Eshimbetova is a wife and mother of five who lives in the south of the Kyrgyz Republic. Her eldest son has just turned 20, while her youngest child is only 3 years old. The job market is very limited in rural Kyrgyzstan, so both Dinara and her husband work as...
Kyrgyzstan
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Blog article
“There is always a way”

Samira lives in a very remote village in Kyrgyzstan with her husband and four children. They grow vegetables in a small greenhouse to feed the family. In addition, Samira works at the bakery with 10 other women – they bake bread for the local school. This might sound like “a...
Kyrgyzstan
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO

Case study
Kyrgyz farmers learn managing multiple risks in agriculture and the food system

In recent years, residents of remote areas in south Kyrgyzstan have been facing a host of challenges and difficulties, including two interrelated major issues – migration and weather extremes. Through cooperation and with knowledge from FAO, they are managing to get back on track despite devastating mudslides. Despite the hot and...
Kyrgyzstan
2020 - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
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