Regional Developments
Central Asia
Kamiljon Akramov, Isabel Lambrecht, and Sarah Pechtl
Obstacles to improving diet quality and nutrition include the high cost of a healthy diet, inadequate nutrition knowledge, unhealthy consumption habits, and domestic and regional policies
Food systems in Central Asia face serious challenges related to diet quality and nutrition, which are compounded by the growing effects of climate change, unstable commodity markets, and a heavy reliance on remittances and undiversified trade flows. Several policy interventions have potential to transform food systems in the region: improving policy responses to crises; enhancing trade openness and diversity in trading partners; implementing flour fortification; and promoting crop diversity, school meal programs, and policies to improve the food environment.
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