Baku, Azerbaijan, Dec. 19
By Fikret Dolukhanov – Trend:
The Dutch company Lely is planning to create an agricultural technology center in Uzbekistan in the near future, Trend reports on Dec. 19 referring to the Foreign Ministry of Uzbekistan.
A full-cycle cluster will operate in the center with technical assistance from companies from the Netherlands. Modern world and, in particular, Dutch technologies for the cultivation of land, agricultural production, animal husbandry, as well as manure processing and storage of agricultural products and the production of finished dairy products (Dutch cheese) will be introduced here.
Ambassador of Uzbekistan in the Benelux countries Dilyor Khakimov presented the project participants detailed information on the latest changes in the field of agro-industrial policy of the country.
In recent years, the volume of agricultural production has increased more than two-fold as a whole, leading to increase in per capita meat consumption by 1.3 times, milk and dairy products – by 1.7 times, potatoes – seven times, vegetables – more than twice, and fruits – almost four-fold.
“Experts estimate the export potential of the agricultural sector of Uzbekistan at more than $5 billion. The country is gradually becoming one of the major exporters of high-quality and competitive horticultural and dairy products,” the Foreign Ministry noted.
The parties will begin to implement the project in early 2019.
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