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October, 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

Winter wheat, a staple food in the region, is particularly vulnerable during flowering. Photo by Tulkun Yuldashev. / Îçèìàÿ ïøåíèöà, áóäó÷è îäíîé èç îñíîâíûõ ïðîäîâîëüñòâåííûõ êóëüòóð â ðåãèîíå, îñîáåííî óÿçâèìà âî âðåìÿ öâåòåíèÿ. Ôîòî Òóëêóíà Þëäàøåâà.

Climate change makes heat tolerance a must-have trait for wheat in Central Asia

Date: October 10, 2013

Heat stress is a major worry for farmers in large parts of Central Asia, and Uzbekistan in particular. After all, agricultural production is affected.

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Жаростойкость - необходимый признак пшеницы во время изменения климата в Центральной Азии

Дата: October 10, 2013

Тепловой стресс является основной причиной беспокойства большинства фермеров в Центральной Азии, в частности в Узбекистане. В конечном итоге, этот фактор влияет на сельскохозяйственное производство.

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The IFPRI team visits a farmer on his land in the Kyrgyz Republic. Photo by Kamiljon Akramov. / Â ðàìêàõ âèçèòà, ìèññèÿ ÈÔÏÐÈ òàêæå ïîñåòèëà ôåðìåðñêîå õîçÿéñòâî â Êûðãûçñêîé Ðåñïóáëèêå. Ôîòî Êàìèëäæîíà Àêðàìîâà.

International food policy think-thank team tours Central Asia on scoping mission

Date: October 20, 2013

A team of researchers from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) in Washington, DC, traveled to Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan from 7 to 19 October 2013.

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Миссия международного научно-исследовательского института продовольственной политики посетила Центральную Азию

Дата: October 20, 2013

Команда ученых из Международного научно-исследовательского института исследований продовольственной политики (ИФПРИ) из Вашингтона, округ Колумбия, с 7 по 19 октября 2013 года посетила Кыргызстан, Таджикистан и Узбекистан.

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