BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov. 5
By Klavdiya Romakayeva - Trend:
Uzbekistan will import pedigree livestock for sale to farmers without high margins, Trend reports with reference to uzdaily.uz
On November 5, 2020, the Veterinary Committee of Uzbekistan and Jizzax Organic signed a memorandum of understanding. Joint efforts will be aimed at importing pedigree livestock, subsidizing farms, and improving the gene pool of animals.
“Jizzax Organic is one of the largest investors in the agricultural sector. Its experience and skills will help improve the situation in the livestock sector, including increasing the number of breeding bulls, cows and sheep, thereby increasing the production of high-quality meat and milk in the country,” said the Chairman of the State Committee for Veterinary Medicine and Development of Livestock Bahromjon Norkobilov.
The signing of the Memorandum will give a start for the import of pedigree livestock for sale to farmers without high margins, as well as subsidizing the owners of pedigree livestock in the number of subsidies is from one to two million soums (from $96 to $192) per animal.
In addition, it will be possible to advise farmers and livestock breeders by foreign experts of Jizzax Organic, as well as update the list of established veterinary drugs to the latest generation vaccines.
“Jizzax Organic national cluster has established contacts with suppliers of pedigree livestock, veterinary drugs and agricultural equipment from Europe, the US, Russia, and China. A lower starting price and government subsidies will open up access to pedigree animals not only to large farms, but also to farmers,” said director of Jizzax Organic Hikmatilla Karimov.
“We are also preparing for an experiment on insemination of local cows with foreign gobies of the Angus and Hereford breeds. If the results turn out to be positive, then we will be able to achieve an improvement in the gene pool in a short time,” he added.
In the near future, Jizzax Organic national agricultural cluster will launch a program for selling heifers to farmers with the subsequent purchase of calves at favorable market prices for further fattening and obtaining marbled beef.
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