On November 12, 2025, the State Institution "Agriculture Entrepreneurship Development" held a roundtable discussion at the Green Wood House Hotel in Hisor town on "Review of Nutrition Issues within the Framework of Subcomponent 3.4 of the "Strengthening Resilience of the Agriculture Sector Project” in the Area of Health and Nutrition" with Ms. Mohini Kak, the World Bank Senior Health Specialist participation.
At the event, representatives of the public organizations "Mashvarati rasonavi," "Amon," "Agro-Service Consulting" and "Avesto" presented reliable and detailed information on the results of their six-month activities.
They noted that to raise public awareness on the topic "Proper Nutrition is the Foundation of a Healthy Lifestyle," 190 trainings were held across the country, attended by 5,340 people.
The purpose of such trainings is to raise awareness on the problem of malnutrition, on reducing the deficiency of essential micronutrients among the population, especially children and women of childbearing age, and expand access to high-quality food products.
It was also noted that, to ensure broad and general public awareness on healthy nutrition in Tajikistan, four television programs, four informational videos and 18 newspaper articles were broadcast in the media; besides, the informational materials, booklets, leaflets and banners promoting proper nutrition and a healthy lifestyle were advertised on the website www.pressa.tj and Facebook pages.
Afterwards, the public organization "Avesto" provided specific information on the results of its six-month activities in the presentation covering various areas of activity, particularly the distribution of micronutrients and vitamins for children aged 6 to 59 months, pregnant women and women with anemia.
At the end of the event, Ms. Mohini Kak assessed the activities of the public organizations as satisfactory and proposed including relevant issues in the future action plan. A meeting was also held with female heads of dehkan farms to discuss their activities and achievements.
