Viorel Gutsu, sub-regional coordinator of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for Central Asia, while on a visit to Ashgabat to participate in the International Conference, gave an interview to the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper, which we reproduce below.

“Turkmenistan is an important partner with which FAO intends to expand cooperation in a wide range of areas of agriculture and environmental protection. Of course, the partnership will be strengthened through the implementation of the Framework Program for Cooperation between the Government of Turkmenistan and FAO for 2021-2025, which we signed.

The document will serve to search for new promising directions in the digitalization of agriculture using telematic systems, the development of precision farming using zero-tillage mechanisms, combating land degradation, forest management and preserving ecosystems, and implementing the SDG targets.

I want to firmly assure that FAO is ready to continue to provide all-round support in realizing the high potential of Turkmenistan, proposing new practices that can make an institutional, scientific, practical and technological contribution to the socio-economic development of the state. "

We remind that Viorel Gutsu visited Ashgabat to participate in the International Conference "Politics of Peace and Trust - the Basis of International Security, Stability and Development." During his visit, new agreements were signed between the Government of Turkmenistan and FAO: The Framework Program for Cooperation for 2021-2025, as well as the Agreement on the implementation of the regional project "Improving the efficiency of raising small ruminants to reduce the intensity of greenhouse gas emissions."

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