DUSHANBE, September 24, 2014, Asia-Plus – The second capacity building session on food safety/НАССР (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) and marketing took place in conference room of the Association of Microfinance Organizations of Tajikistan (AMFOT) in Dushanbe from September 22 to September 24 in the framework of the project, Development of Fruit and Vegetable (F&V) Processing Sector in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

According to the Delegation of the European Union to Tajikistan, the project is aimed at the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) involved in F&V processing sector in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, and on strengthening the capacity of the Business Intermediate Organizations (BIOs) providing consulting services to these enterprises, in order to strengthen their positions in the national, regional and international markets.

Organized by the National Association of Small and Medium Business of Tajikistan  (NASMB, the  Project Partner)  together with non-governmental organization British Expertise (UK, the Applicant) and  the  Association of  Food Industry Enterprises of Kyrgyzstan  (The  Project Partner) with the financial support of the European Union within the Central Asia Invest (CAI) III Program, this capacity building program reportedly brought together representatives of SMEs, consulting companies, academic and governmental institutions  involved in F&V processing sector generally and in food safety control in particular.

Trainings on food safety/НАССР and marketing are carried out within this and next year (quarterly).