Cultivating the land and raising livestock means survival and even life for millions of people living in rural areas of Central Asia. Today, the agricultural ministers of Central Asian countries expressed their commitment to ensure more sustainability in agriculture through improved natural resource management.

The virtual meeting, organized by FAO and Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection, helped Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan to better understand how integrated natural resource management contributes to agricultural sustainability. The participating ministers discussed this concept to find a common understanding and learn about FAO tools, initiatives, and projects that support its realization.