Tajikistan: Hunger to Replace Cold and Darkness
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Tajikistan is a small country with big problems. The nation, particularly the rural population, is still suffering from energy crisis, but yet another crisis is going to embrace it very soon. This time it's about food. Neweurasia reports that Barki Tojik â" the country's electricity monopolist â" promises to solve the problem with energy by the end of this month. However, the problem with electricity is being solved naturally - a warmer season has come and now there is enough water to move the turbines and generate electricity on hydropower stations. However, this does not ease the social stress, because the food crisis seems to be harder to overcome. (more…) View original post.
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