Kyrgyz Academia hosted a conference in preparation for for the 2021 Food Systems Summit
18 June 2021
Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan - On June 18, 2021. the scientific and practical conference on the topic of "Food and Biological Security in the Kyrgyz Republic: Challenges and Prospects for Building Resilience to External Impacts, Shocks and Stresses" took place. It was attended by academia, scientists, government bodies and UN agencies. The event is organised by Kyrgyz National Agrarian University with the support from UN system in Kyrgyz Republic.
The scientific conference is held within the framework of independent national dialogues, which are platforms where, with the help of stakeholders, a proposal is made for Kyrgyz Republic to create food systems more effective, efficient and human centered. A food system innovative which makes a good use of the most advances technology.
The Food systems in the Kyrgyz Republic, as everywhere in the world, is challenged by many theats like natural disasters also caused by the climate change, biological threats, natural disasters, misuse of natural resources, diseases and pests of crops and animals, and economic crisis.
The scientific and practical conference aims to increase the scientific awareness of graduate students, professors, and doctorates about the consequences caused by COVID-19 which together with health crysis had serious impact on country’s food security.
This independent dialogue brought together the country's leading universities and research institutes, which train qualified scientific personnel for almost all parts of the production system. Stakeholders held an open discussion, shared their scientific and professional experience in building and operating food systems, proposed for discussion ways to build a more sustainable food system in the Kyrgyz Republic, as well as opportunities for their implementation.
For Information
On World Food Day, October 16, 2019, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for a Food Systems Summit in 2021. The summit was announced following discussions with the leadership of three Rome-based UN agencies: the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the World Food Program at the High-Level Political Forum in July 2019.
The United Nations World Food Programme is the world’s largest humanitarian organization, saving lives in emergencies, building prosperity and supporting a sustainable future for people recovering from conflict, disasters and the impact of climate change.
For more information:
Aichurek Zhunusova, Communications officer for WFP in the Kyrgyz Republic, 0550 940 416, Aichurek.zhunusova@wfp.org
Nurshat Ababakirov, Communications Coordinator for UN Agencies in the Kyrgyz Republic, 0770939399, nurshat.ababakirov1@un.org
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