Turkmenistan is advancing large-scale digitization in the land management sector. The country has established a network of stationary automated complexes designed for geodetic and cadastral measurements, topographic surveys, and the creation of a multilayered electronic land use map. These stations operate fully autonomously, managed via the internet and satellite … [Read more...]
FAO, Supported by GEF, Launches Projects to Transform Central Asian Agriculture
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has greenlighted 48 FAO-led projects worth about $2.9 billion –$294 million in project financing and $2.6 billion in co-financing– that will play a pivotal role in fostering a sustainable agrifood systems transformation to end hunger and conserve the environment. Five Central Asian countries – Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, … [Read more...]