TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, October 24. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in cooperation with Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Agriculture are implementing the project of preparing the foundations for the digital transformation of agriculture, Trend reports.
Within the framework of the project, FAO will develop a national comprehensive action program for the development of digital agriculture in Uzbekistan.
FAO Digital Agriculture Analyst Veronika Sherova noted that digitalization of agriculture in Uzbekistan is not only a challenge, but also a huge opportunity.
"Involvement of stakeholders at the stage of strategy formation is the first step towards creating an effective platform for the introduction of modern technologies in the agro-industrial sector. It is important that each participant in this process is aware of their role and responsibility, and together we will be able to make digital agriculture in Uzbekistan a successful and innovative example for the entire region,” she said.
FAO representative stated that further digitalization of the agri-food sector will greatly facilitate the hard and routine work of farmers, save time and resources, as well as make optimal decisions in agriculture.
Earlier this month, FAO provided farmers in the Kamashinsky district of Uzbekistan’s Kashkadarya region with a mobile seed cleaning plant.
It is expected that the new equipment will not only increase productivity but also significantly save time and resources, as well as increase farmers' incomes. The machine is said to be suitable for processing seeds of crops such as wheat, coffee, mash, rice, corn, safflower, etc.
Support was provided within the framework of the FAO’s regional project of integrated natural resources management in drought-prone and salt-affected agricultural production landscapes in Central Asia and Türkiye.