SDG2 logo and credti
The SDGs aim to end all forms of hunger and malnutrition by 2030, making sure all people – especially children – have access to sufficient and nutritious food all year round.
In Central Asian countries, wheat provides more than 60% of daily calories, and a significant portion
of that wheat is imported from Kazakhstan (the world’s ninth largest producer and seventh largest exporter). Spikes in food prices have been one of the major sources of food insecurity in other Central Asian Republics, and Kazakhstan’s wheat sector was found to be highly vulnerable to climate change. In response, a UNDP/USAID project ‘Improving Climate Resilience of Kazakhstan Wheat and Central Asian Food Security’ was started in 2012 jointly with Kazhydromet – Kazakhstan’s National Hydrometeorological Agency - with the aim of improving forecasting capacities to help improve crop yields in the region.
Thanks to new software, meteorologists can issue climate forecasts for the whole season in a few seconds; over 600 farmers have been actively co-operating with Kazhydromet in order to get up-to-date weather and climate forecasts. Participating farmers have reported 20 per cent higher wheat yields on average.
SDG2 logo and credti
The SDGs aim to end all forms of hunger and malnutrition by 2030, making sure all people – especially children – have access to sufficient and nutritious food all year round.
In Central Asian countries, wheat provides more than 60% of daily calories, and a significant portion
of that wheat is imported from Kazakhstan (the world’s ninth largest producer and seventh largest exporter). Spikes in food prices have been one of the major sources of food insecurity in other Central Asian Republics, and Kazakhstan’s wheat sector was found to be highly vulnerable to climate change. In response, a UNDP/USAID project ‘Improving Climate Resilience of Kazakhstan Wheat and Central Asian Food Security’ was started in 2012 jointly with Kazhydromet – Kazakhstan’s National Hydrometeorological Agency - with the aim of improving forecasting capacities to help improve crop yields in the region.
Thanks to new software, meteorologists can issue climate forecasts for the whole season in a few seconds; over 600 farmers have been actively co-operating with Kazhydromet in order to get up-to-date weather and climate forecasts. Participating farmers have reported 20 per cent higher wheat yields on average.