BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 6. Uzbekistan aims to
increase agricultural production to $60 billion per year and
transition to a human-centered agricultural model, Uzbek
Agriculture Minister Ibrahim Abdurakhmanov said today in Baku on
the second day of the 19th Azerbaijan International Agriculture
Exhibition and Forum, Trend reports.
"Last year, Uzbekistan's agricultural production volume amounted
to approximately $40 billion; this year, our goal is to increase
this volume to $45 billion. In the coming years, we have an agenda
to increase this figure to $60 billion.
This year, we plan to harvest at least 4.5 million tons of
cotton (last year, 4 million tons). Uzbekistan produces
approximately 10 million tons of wheat and 4.5 million tons of
potatoes. Average annual growth in agriculture was 3.8%," the
minister said.
He noted that given current geopolitical challenges and food
security concerns, Uzbekistan has set a new goal of achieving 6%
growth by the end of this year.
"This is a significant step. Already at the end of the first
quarter, we achieved 5.1% growth over three months, and that's
something to be proud of. Agriculture has enormous potential,
especially if we seek out new, untapped resources," he
concluded.
