Tajikistan’s Almosi Valley has been recognized as the first Central Asian addition to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) network. This milestone brings the total number of designated systems to 99 across 29 countries, with the network expected to surpass 100 by the FAO’s 80th anniversary … [Read more...]
Central Asia – Agriculture Afresh – Part One
Tariq Saeedi and Elvira Kadyrova “Despite all our accomplishments, we owe our existence to a six-inch layer of topsoil and the fact it rains,” said the U.S. radio broadcaster, Paul Harvey in 1978. Yes, just six inches of soil. This is the thin layer between our existence and non-existence. The inspiring British film ‘Six Inches of Soil’ is a story of courage, vision … [Read more...]