A POLICY BACKGROUND PAPER ON CENTRAL ASIA’S FOOD INSECURITY FOOD AND NUTRITION SECURITY FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Abstract
Food insecurity is a significant threat to many developing nations and comprises the nations’ inability to afford or access quality food for their dietary needs. This situation is rampant in the nations of the Central Asian region, including Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan. The adversity facing the citizens in these countries has since proved the urgency of exploring the situation through detailed research to propose an appropriate remedial strategy to mitigate the challenge. In this regard, this study endeavored to explore the potential solution to the widespread food insecurity by illustrating the relationship between the effects of hunger and malnutrition in the region and the respective causes to help in future planning and further research. Hence, the research examines three specific objectives: to examine food security in Central Asia’s selected five countries: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan; to determine the rationale for persistent food insecurity in Central Asia, to recommend effective remedial measures to Central Asia’s food insecurity.
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