On 9 December, a meeting was held under the chairmanship of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev focusing on the issues of organization of clusters specializing in horticulture, improving the quality of harvesting and increasing the volume of export of fruits and vegetables.
Strategy for development of the country’s agriculture for 2020-2030 was adopted by the Presidential Decree to increase labor productivity in the agricultural sector and crop productivity. It identifies priority measures for diversifying production, creating favorable climate for agribusiness, the chain of formation of high added value, and using advanced technologies.
According to statistics, more than 21 million tons of fruits and vegetables are grown in Uzbekistan per year, of which only 1.5 million tons are exported. This is explained by the fact that the share of products in demand and able to compete in the foreign market is low in the export structure.
There is a low yield of orchards and vineyards. Other nations can sometimes obtain 70 to 100-ton yields per hectare of intensive orchards, and up to 130 tons for some types of fruits, and in Uzbekistan this figure is 10-30 tons, and 4-5 tons in traditional orchards and vineyards.
Insufficient attention to marketing and market research hinders the production of export-oriented products that meet the needs of potential customers.
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