00:04From modern farming technologies to new investment opportunities, Uzbekistan is
00:10reshaping its agricultural sector, aiming to increase productivity, expand exports and
00:16strengthen food security. This is Business Line Uzbekistan. Hello and welcome. Agriculture remains
00:23a key part of Uzbekistan's economy, but the sector is changing. New investment is going into half
00:29food is grown, processed and brought to market, while the country is also looking to increase
00:35exports and strengthen its own food security. Uzbek agricultural products are now exported
00:41to 92 markets worldwide. In recent years, trade turnover in the sector has approached 13.3 billion
00:49euros, while exports of fruit and vegetables, processed goods and other food products have
00:56reached around 3.1 billion euros. The target is to increase food exports to 8.9 billion
01:03euros by 2030. Investment in intensive orchards, vineyards and greenhouse production is aimed
01:10at raising yields and increasing the share of higher-value products. At the same time, Uzbekistan
01:17has designated 2026-2030 as a priority period for food security, with efforts focused on increasing
01:26domestic production and reducing reliance on imports of key products, such as grain, vegetable
01:32oil and sugar. Taken together, these changes go well beyond increasing production. They affect
01:39how farms use technology, how food is processed and monitored, and how Uzbek producers compete in
01:45international markets. At this 138-hectare orchard, growers prioritize fruit quality over
01:53maximum yield.
02:12To boost investment, Uzbekistan plants 172,000 hectares of new commercial orchards by 2028 supported
02:22by loans and subsidies digital tools and agricultural drones are being introduced
02:45while water scarcity creates demand for more efficient irrigation
02:49ebrd has recently launched with the minister of agriculture the agri-food investment opportunities
02:56platform which is short name is anora platform which aims at mobilizing investments at around
03:041.5 billion u.s dollars aimed at mainly increasing the agri-food system capabilities in uzbekistan
03:16according to the ebrd irrigation consumers around the fifth of uzbekistan's electricity
03:21modernizing pumping systems could reduce costs and save water joining us now is shamshat ergiashev
03:29head of the secretariat of the minister of agriculture mr ergiashev how is uzbekistan
03:34modernizing its agricultural system and what role will technology play in increasing productivity
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