BAKU, Azerbaijan, July 29. Uzbekistan's
Ministry of Agriculture, the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (EBRD) and the National Committee on Ecology and
Climate Change held an online partners' meeting to discuss the
implementation of the ANORA (Agrifood Investment Opportunities for
Resilient Agriculture) platform, aimed at mobilizing investment for
sustainable agriculture.
This was reflected in the statement by the Ministry of
Agriculture of Uzbekistan.
The meeting brought together representatives of government
agencies, international financial institutions, development
partners and donor organizations to coordinate the practical
rollout of the platform and strengthen cooperation on
climate-resilient agricultural development.
"The participants discussed the formation of an investment
project portfolio under the ANORA platform, the mobilization of
financial and technical assistance, strengthening food security,
improving water resource management, and promoting
climate-resilient and sustainable agriculture," the ministry said
in a statement.
During the meeting, Nuriddin Kushnazarov, adviser to
Uzbekistan's minister of agriculture, and representatives of the
project's office presented the country's priorities for
transforming its agrifood system and outlined investment needs
across the sector.
Representatives of the EBRD and the Food and Agriculture
Organization's Investment Centre also presented the ANORA
platform's key development priorities, implementation mechanisms
and opportunities for expanding international cooperation.
The discussions included officials from Uzbekistan's Ministry of
Economy and Finance, Ministry of Investments, Industry and Trade,
Ministry of Water Resources, Agency for Agro-Industrial Development
and commercial banks, alongside representatives of the World Bank,
the Asian Development Bank, the FAO, the Global Environment
Facility (GEF), the Green Climate Fund (GCF), the Global Green
Growth Institute (GGGI), the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP), Germany's GIZ, the European Union, and more than 20
international organizations and development partners.
Participants also exchanged views on the platform's next
implementation stages, priority investment areas and mechanisms for
long-term cooperation.
According to the ministry, the meeting marked an important step
toward putting the ANORA platform into practice, mobilizing green
investment and strengthening long-term cooperation between
government institutions, international financial organizations and
development partners to support Uzbekistan's transition to a more
sustainable and climate-resilient agricultural sector.
