Food security is a concern in some parts of Central Asia. In Turkmenistan, food rationing and shortages have been reported regularly since at least 2017. In Tajikistan, 1/3 of the total population is currently estimated to be food-insecure, and the majority of the population spends between 70% and 80% of its income on food.
Focusing on these two case studies of Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, renowned specialists will discuss the challenges to food security posed by the impacts of the covid-19 pandemic, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and climate change.
IFPRI Participant
- Suresh Babu, Senior Research Fellow / Head of Capacity Strengthening, IFPRI