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November, 2013
This monthly electronic newsletter provides a snapshot of some of the current work of the Regional Program for Sustainable Agricultural Development in Central Asia and the Caucasus, supported by the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). The Program aims at reducing poverty and hunger, improving human health and nutrition, and enhance ecosystem resilience through high-quality international research, partnership and leadership in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) and the Caucasus (Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia).

Contacts

CGIAR Program Facilitation Unit for Central Asia and the Caucasus
c/o International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
P.O. Box 4375
Tashkent 100000
Uzbekistan

Tel.:
(998-71) 237-21-30/69/04; 234-82-16; 234-83-57; 237-47-19

E-mail:
pfu-tashkent@cgiar.org

Web site:
www.cac-program.org

Many rural women in Tajikistan, most of whom are stay-at-home mothers, make homemade knitwear and woven products for sale at local markets and occasionally abroad. Photo by Liba Brent. / Ìíîãèå ñåëüñêèå æåíùèíû â Òàäæèêèñòàíå, áîëüøèíñòâî èç êîòîðûõ ÿâëÿþòñÿ äîìîõîçÿéêàìè, çàíèìàþòñÿ èçãîòîâëåíèåì èçäåëèé èç òðèêîòàæà è òêàíåé äëÿ ïðîäàæè íà ìåñòíûõ ðûíêàõ, à èíîãäà çà ðóáåæîì. Ôîòî Ëèáû Áðåíò.

Empowering women in Central Asia

Date: November 21, 2013

Working women are a boon for the economy. As studies by the United Nations, World Bank, and International Monetary Fund show, their economic integration has many long-term benefits for the labor force and job creation.

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Расширяя возможности для женщин в Центральной Азии

Дата: November 21, 2013

Женщины, занимающиеся трудовой деятельностью, вносят значительный вклад в экономику. Как показывают результаты исследований Организации Объединенных Наций, Всемирного банка и Международного валютного фонда, экономическая интеграция женщин имеет различные долгосрочные положительные стороны, как в вопросах трудовых ресурсов, так и в создании рабочих мест.

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Uzbekistan is well-known for luscious fruits like this local pomegranate variety. Photo by Mikhail Djavakyantc. / Óçáåêèñòàí èçâåñòåí ñâîèìè ñî÷íûìè ôðóêòàìè òàêèìè, êàê, íàïðèìåð, ýòîò ìåñòíûé ñîðò ãðàíàòà. Ôîòî Ìèõàèëà Äæàâàêÿíöà.

Adopting marketing standards in Uzbekistan to aid agricultural exports, say experts

Date: November 20, 2013

Fruit and vegetable production is an important source of income for small farmers in Uzbekistan. Local growers supply fruits and vegetables to the domestic markets and abroad.

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Совершенствование маркетинговых стандартов будет способствовать увеличению экспорта сельскохозяйственной продукции

Дата: November 20, 2013

Производство фруктов и овощей является важным источником дохода для мелких фермерских хозяйств в Узбекистане.

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