Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Oct.14 / Trend, D. Azizov /
USAID will allocate $33 million to implement programs to improve living standards in Uzbekistan in 2011-2014, USAID Senior Deputy Assistant Administrator Denise Rollinstold journalists on Thursday.
"In 2011, the agency approved a portfolio worth $33 million for Uzbekistan. These funds will be spent within four years through a health, agriculture and combating human trafficking program," Rollins said.
USAID said the agency plans to intensify cooperation with Uzbekistan in the energy sector, agriculture, water resources management system and in the sphere of information technology.
In particular, in late September, USAID launched a new program worth $12.1 million for agricultural development, providing advisory services, implementation of innovative methods of growing new crops in Uzbekistan. The program is designed for four years.