Kyrgyzstan, IFAD discuss cooperation

AKIPRESS.COM - Kyrgyz Foreign Minister Chingiz Aidarbekov met with President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (UFAD) Gilbert Houngbo on 13 December 2019 in Rome as part of FM's working trip to Italy.
The parties discussed the development of cooperation between Kyrgyzstan and the Fund. Aidarbekov thanked IFAD for the implementation of projects in the Kyrgyz Republic aimed at reducing poverty, developing sustainable livestock and crop production, as well as stimulating economic growth of pasture communities.
Houngbo expressed the readiness of IFAD to assist the Kyrgyz Republic in implementing effective and sustainable management of natural resources at the global and regional levels.
As part of the discussion of IFAD project activities in the Kyrgyz Republic, the parties noted the prospects of the project "Sustainable Pasture Management" aimed at training the residents of pasture communities in sustainable management of pastures in the context of climate change.