FAO promotes use of climate-friendly farming methods in Turkmenistan
By Trend
FAO’s main intervention in Turkmenistan currently focuses on integrated natural resources management (INRM) in drought-prone and salt-affected agricultural production landscapes, Giorgi Kvinikadze, Statistician, FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia told Trend.
"In this context, we aim to promote climate-smart agriculture
practices and INRM technologies for local communities in
challenging contexts, such as desert or mountainous, as well as
salinized areas. The project provides practical training on new
technologies to local communities in combating soil salinization in
drought conditions," said Kvinikadze.
Furthermore, Kvinikadze noted that the other FAO interventions in
the subregion with Turkmenistan’s involvement focus on
strengthening national capacities on locust management through the
delivery of training sessions on locust surveys, control, and
pesticide risk reduction, as well as related equipment.
"The intervention also supports regional cooperation, which is key
to successfully manage such transboundary plant pests through
information and experience exchange with the neighboring countries.
This is in the context of severe damages caused by locust outbreaks
in the subregion jeopardizing food security, economy, and rural
livelihoods," added Kvinikadze.
Besides these two fields, FAO also aims to strengthen cooperation
with Turkmenistan on fisheries and aquaculture, and land
administration, including land cadastres.
"In addition, a number of promising areas for further cooperation
between Turkmenistan and FAO are emerging today, where work can be
identified to achieve the SDGs under FAO custodianship. For
example, Turkmenistan can use our organization’s rich experience in
various fields of agriculture, considering the climate change
trends and the COVID-19 outbreaks. This cooperation could be widely
developed in livestock, given that this agricultural sector of the
country is currently facing privatization. Huge opportunities for
bilateral cooperation in the application of agriculture focused on
digital technologies, including precise landing, use of digital
approaches, and innovations in the agricultural production sector,
the food processing sector, including food loss index, and in other
vital areas of agriculture," concluded Kvinikadze.
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