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Food security has become a top priority for the governments of NATO’s partner countries in Central Asia. NATO is assisting Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan to develop strategies and build the capacity to implement these strategies. A NATO-funded advanced training course was organised in Antalya from 31 March to 2 April 2011, under NATO’s Science for Peace and Security (SPS) Programme to facilitate the transfer of experience and knowledge needed in the development of adequate food security policy in the region.
There is a direct link between development challenges and food security, poverty alleviation and natural resource degradation. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are seeking to move from centrally planned to more market-oriented economies. Yet, as they transition, economic instability, incomplete reforms and insufficient foreign reserves continue to hamper progress on food security and the efficient use of natural resources for food production.
The most pressing need is for skilled personnel – policy makers, analysts, scientists, inspectors, processors and producers – with the appropriate knowledge and capacities to manage these challenges. Implementation of effective food security strategies requires scientifically based food safety regulations; monitoring and enforcement of food safety standards; training; and infrastructure development (storage, transportation, inspection, etc).
The training course focused on methods for identifying food security issues and challenges; policies to increase food security; strategic analysis of food security in similar developing countries; and applied methodologies in poverty alleviation, efficient use of natural resources and stabilisation of food supplies.
The workshop formed part of a series of SPS solutions aimed at “Countering other threats to security”.