UCA project helps reduce malnutrition, support food security in Tajikistan
Local farmers received productive sweet potato yields in Khatlon, Tajikistan.
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Article Author: UCA project helps reduce malnutrition, support food security in Tajikistan
Media Source: Times of Central Asia (Kyrgyz Republic)
Date: 22 April 2020
The University of Central Asia (UCA)’s Mountain Societies Research Institute (MSRI) conducts research for development with the goal to improve the well-being of mountain societies in Central Asia, and to help inform and contribute to the Sustainable Mountain Development agenda in the region. Tajikistan is one of the focus…
The University of Central Asia (UCA)’s Mountain Societies Research Institute (MSRI) conducts research for development with the goal to improve the well-being of mountain societies in Central Asia, and to help inform and contribute to the Sustainable Mountain Development agenda in the region. Tajikistan is one of the focus countries for the Feed the Future Global Hunger and Food Security Initiative. MSRI has contributed through its "Potato Production Support and Research to Improve Food Security in Khatlon (Tajikistan)" project to increase the production and consumption of new potato crops, address dietary deficiencies, and to increase agricultural production for resource-poor farmers.