BAKU, Azerbaijan, Aug. 3. Uzbekistan and Hong
Kong-based Henderson Land Group explored investment opportunities
in sustainable agriculture, renewable energy and sustainable
aviation fuel (SAF) production during a meeting between Deputy
Agriculture Minister Alisher Shukurov and a delegation led by the
company's Chairman Peter Lee Ka-kit.
This was reflected in the statement by the Uzbekistan's Ministry
of Agriculture.
The talks focused on prospective investment projects aimed at
supporting the country's green economy agenda, including the use of
renewable energy and the production of high-value products from
agricultural biomass.
"The parties discussed prospects for implementing investment
projects in agriculture and the green economy, including the
production of sustainable aviation fuel and other value-added
products based on agricultural biomass," the ministry said in a
statement.
A key topic of the meeting was the potential development of
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) projects in Uzbekistan. The two
sides reviewed opportunities to cultivate drought-resistant oilseed
crops on 1 million to 1.5 million hectares of saline and
underutilized land in the Republic of Karakalpakstan and the
Bukhara and Navoi regions to provide feedstock for SAF
production.
The officials also discussed measures to improve the investment
climate for such projects, including tax incentives, water
subsidies and the use of carbon market mechanisms to enhance
project viability and attract private investment.
Representatives of EcoCeres, a company specializing in
decarbonization technologies, presented solutions for producing
renewable diesel (HVO), sustainable aviation fuel, bioethanol and
other biochemicals using waste vegetable oils, food industry
by-products and agricultural biomass as feedstocks.
According to the ministry, the meeting concluded with an
agreement to continue dialogue on introducing environmentally
sustainable technologies in agriculture, expanding investment
cooperation and jointly developing projects that support
Uzbekistan's transition toward a greener and more climate-resilient
agricultural sector.
