Foro Global sobre Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutrición (Foro FSN)

Yrysbek Abdurasulov

Association of producers and processors of meat Kyrgyz Republic - "Kyrgyz-Et"
Kyrgyzstan
The contents of this e-conference on sustainable agriculture for food security and the role of livestock at the present stage of human development on the scale of the international community is essential. A mountainous countries, which include Kyrgyzstan is of paramount importance. Because, firstly, in terms of food security Kyrgyzstan belongs to the group of risky countries, secondly, livestock is the only source of income for residents of mountainous communities, livestock production is the main source of food for people highland communities. In addition, the increase in livestock population and intensive use of high-altitude pasture resources, degraded rangeland resources, disrupt the fragile mountain ecosystems, shrinking forests, glaciers are shrinking, and to reduce the country's water resources, which can have disastrous consequences for the entire Central Asian region. Taking into account climate change, backward economy, extensive agriculture, hidden large migration flows and drug trafficking, cross-border issues, and many other factors constraining the sustainable development of agriculture, food security and the role of livestock in it are overarching objectives for Kyrgyzstan, so and for other countries of Central Asia.
 
Y. Abdurasulov, Professor, President of the Association of producers and processors of meat Kyrgyz Republic - "Kyrgyz-Et"