In January-March 2022, Uzbekistan imported 92.6 thousand tons of flour with a total value of 28.8 million US dollars, according to the data of the State Committee.
A few days ago, Uzbek exporters began shipping cherries of the new crop to foreign markets. The export of fresh cherries from Uzbekistan in 2022 started literally from the first days of May this year - 4-5 days earlier than last year, and according to EastFruit analysts, from May 1 to May 4, 2022, about 350-400 tons of these products have already been shipped to foreign markets.
In the decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On measures to increase soil fertility and yield, support the introduction of new irrigation technologies in cotton areas", there is a clause on the provision of tax benefits for carrying out measures to increase soil fertility and protect against erosion.
About ten days ago, shipments for export of the first batches of fresh apricots of the new crop began from the Termez district of Surkhandarya region.
In early April 2022, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the Ministry of Innovative Development of Uzbekistan, announced the start of accepting conceptual applications from entrepreneurs and private enterprises of Uzbekistan for joint financing of innovative products and services in the fields of agribusiness and agrotourism.
The Center for Variety Testing of agricultural Crops under the Ministry of Agriculture of Uzbekistan has almost a century of history, it consists of nine departments for different categories of agricultural crops, as well as a specialized technological laboratory for cotton growing.
Nabil Ganji, Deputy Regional Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for Europe and Central Asia, held meetings with representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan during the visit of the Tashkent International Investment Forum and got acquainted with the progress of projects in various fields.
The Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan "On measures to increase soil fertility and yield, support the introduction of new irrigation technologies in cotton areas" (PP No. 179 of 03/25/2022) was adopted.
In Uzbekistan, great importance is paid to ensuring the food security of the population, growing products in high demand on the domestic market, and forming the necessary reserves.
Employees of the Consulate General of Uzbekistan in Istanbul visited the production sites of the flower company "YK Flowers", located in the Tavshanli district of Yalova province.