nCa Report Introduction In the previous report, we looked at the potential Stevia-based sweeteners to help replace about 30% of the total sugar imports of Central Asia. This report is continuation of the search for alternatives to enable Central Asia to reduce its dependence on the imported sugar. Both of these are accompanying extensions to the main report – … [Read more...]
Stevia as a Partial Alternative to Sugar: Enhancing Food Security in Central Asia
nCa Report Introduction Central Asia faces significant food security challenges, particularly with vulnerabilities in key commodities like sugar, cooking oil, and tea. Sugar, in particular, relies heavily on imports due to limited domestic production in countries such as Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan. While stevia (Stevia … [Read more...]