BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 2
By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend:
The United Nations Development program in Turkmenistan (UNDP) promotes innovative agricultural practices in the country, Trend reports with reference to the Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs of Turkmenistan.
The introduction of innovative methods was discussed during a videoconference of representatives of Turkmen Rysgal bank and Turkmen Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs with specialists of the UNDP and officials of the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection of Turkmenistan.
The discussion was held in order to increase the interest of Turkmen farmers in the application of innovative methods of farming, as well as the rational use of concessional lending mechanisms.
The meeting was organized as part of the preparatory work for the project " Conservation and Sustainable Management of Land Resources and High Nature Value Ecosystems in the Aral Sea Basin", which will be implemented by UNDP together with the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental protection of Turkmenistan at the expense of the Global Environment Facility.
The project about Turkmenistan’s sustainable urban development and integrated development of green cities in Ashgabat and in Avaza was also earlier signed between the Ministry of agriculture and environmental protection of Turkmenistan and the UNDP. This project is being implemented according to the Work Plan for 2020.
The goal of this project is to widely use green technologies in construction, promote ecotourism, as well as waste management and use of recyclable materials.
This project ensures the safety and environmental sustainability of Turkmenistan's populated areas.
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