BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 10. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) supports Turkmenistan in the development of animal husbandry, Sub-Regional Coordinator for Central Asia at FAO, Viorel Gutu told Trend.
He stressed that on December 11, 2021, FAO and Turkmenistan signed an agreement in the area of small ruminants production.
"Targeting the countries of Central Asia, Azerbaijan and Türkiye, the project aims to increase capacities to analyze and improve the efficiency of small ruminant production systems in each participating country and the Central Asian subregion as a whole," Gutu said.
Gutu noted that the project will also establish innovative approaches to knowledge transfer for livestock holders such as Farmers Field Schools and direct coaching of farmers by national and international experts.
"In accordance with the priority areas identified in the Country Programming Framework and beyond, FAO will maximize its efforts to provide technical support to Turkmenistan through the realization of Technical Cooperation Programme (TCP) projects in the domains of fisheries, animal health and pasture management, land tenure and climate change," he added.