The families of migrants who have left Tajikistan in search of work abroad will be an important focus of a new FAO project set to get under way here soon.

The three-year project, entitled “Developing Capacity for Strengthening Food Security and Nutrition in Selected Countries of the Caucasus and Central Asia” is financed by the Russian Federation with a budget of US$ 6 million. As part of a global and regional programme, also active in Armenia and Kyrgyzstan, the project will integrate food security and nutrition governance, nutrition-sensitive social protection, nutrition education, and nutritional health into a comprehensive food and nutrition security strategy.