BAKU, Azerbaijan, Apr. 11
By Ilkin Seyfaddini – Trend:
As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Uzbekistan's flour imports fell by almost 50 percent and grain imports by 31 percent over the past three months, compared to the same period of 2019, Trend reports citing Uzbek media.
The increase in government procurement prices for grain last year, eventually resulting in stable domestic prices.
This season, it is planned to carry out additional measures to obtain at least 70 quintals of harvest per hectare, the report said.
It is planned to plant potatoes, carrots, onions, garlic, salad, peas, mash, beans, tomatoes, cucumbers, sweet pepper, melon crops between the rows of new gardens of 10,000 hectares and vineyards of 9,000 hectares.
On April 3, 2020, President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a decree "On additional measures to support the population, industries and business entities during the coronavirus pandemic".
The outbreak of the coronavirus began in the Chinese city of Wuhan (an international transport hub), at a fish market in late December 2019. The number of people killed by the disease has surpassed 102,000. Over 1.6 million people have been confirmed as infected. Meanwhile, over 376,000 people have reportedly recovered.
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11. Some sources claim the coronavirus outbreak started as early as November 2019.
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