BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 14. China is preparing
to launch a modern logistics center in Uzbekistan's Namangan region
with the participation of Qingdao Wanlin Group, aimed at
strengthening the agricultural supply chain and expanding
opportunities for storage and exports.
This was reflected in a statement by the Uzbek Ministry of
Agriculture, following a meeting between the Agriculture Ministry
and Qingdao Wanlin Group CEO Li Yantao in the Chust district of the
Namangan region on August 12 to discuss the proposed project.
During the visit, the Uzbek side offered the Chinese company a
3-hectare site in the Namangan Free Economic Zone for the logistics
center. The proposed location has access to essential
infrastructure, including a railway network, which could facilitate
the transportation of agricultural products.
The project is designed to bring several stages of the
agricultural value chain into a single system, from production and
storage to sorting, laboratory testing, and distribution to
domestic and international markets.
The Uzbek side also presented available land in Chust district
that could be used to expand agricultural production. Chinese
representatives were briefed on Uzbekistan’s investment incentives,
the region’s agricultural potential and existing
infrastructure.
“The company’s representative said Qingdao Wanlin Group will
study the information provided, develop a feasibility study and
prepare preliminary design and cost documentation to begin work on
implementing the project,” Uzbekistan’s Agriculture Ministry
said.
The proposed logistics center is expected to strengthen the
agricultural value chain in Namangan by expanding storage capacity,
improving the preparation of products for export and introducing
modern laboratory infrastructure.
The project could also provide additional opportunities for
Uzbek agricultural producers to access international markets by
improving logistics, quality control and post-harvest
processing.
The initiative comes as Uzbekistan seeks to attract foreign
investment into agricultural infrastructure and increase the share
of value-added products in its agricultural exports.
Following the visit, the Chinese company is expected to proceed
with technical and economic assessments of the project and develop
the necessary preliminary documentation.
