Strengthening cooperation between Tajikistan and the Food and Agriculture Organization discussed in Rome

On 22 September in Rome, Italy, the issue of strengthening bilateral cooperation between the Republic of Tajikistan and the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in the field of food security was discussed during a meeting between Muhammadsaid Fayzullozoda, Chairman of the Food Security Committee under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, and Thanawat Thiensin, FAO Deputy Director-General and Director of the Animal Production and Health Division.

The meeting covered agricultural production, livestock, cooperation between the health, environmental, agricultural and veterinary sectors, information exchange, prevention of animal diseases and the implementation of the One Health principles. Muhammadsaid Fayzullozoda outlined the state of food security, livestock and animal health in Tajikistan.

Also on 22 September, he met Yurdi Yasmi, Director of the FAO Plant Production and Protection Division. The sides discussed cooperation on plant protection, plant quarantine, food security and digitalisation of the sector, and expressed readiness to strengthen technical cooperation.