TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, February 3. Uzbekistan
will create a dedicated council for the development of dehkan farms
(small-scale family farms, focused on subsistence agriculture and
local markets) and household agriculture, Trend reports.
The news comes on the heels of a meeting led by the president of
Uzbekistan regarding the new approach to cultivating
income-generating crops on homestead lands and leased plots.
The new council will oversee public training, the supply of
seeds and seedlings, as well as the processing and export of
agricultural products. Under its management, the UzAgroStar holding
will be established, with nine state banks launching 15 specialized
companies focused on fruit and vegetable cultivation.
Each company will receive 20 billion soums ($1.5 million) from
the state budget, while banks will additionally allocate $10
million per company. A special fund with 260 billion soums ($20
million) in capital and a 1.2 trillion soums ($92.6 million) credit
portfolio will be created to provide financial support to residents
of specialized mahallas (traditional neighborhood communities).
Meanwhile, the volume of agricultural production in Uzbekistan
reached 444.6 trillion soums ($34.2 billion) in 2024. This included
218.8 trillion soums ($16.8 billion) in crop production (up by 2.2
percent) and 225.8 trillion soums ($17.4 billion) in livestock
production (up by 4 percent).
