USAID, Ministry of Agriculture and International Agriculture University Commemorate Earth Day 2023

April 26, 2023, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) jointly with the Ministry of Agriculture and the International Agriculture University (IAU) hosted an event to commemorate Earth Day 2023. The U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan Jonathan Henick and USAID Mission Director Mikaela Meredith visited the campus of IAU to award the …

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USAID Announces $1 Million Fertilizer Development Fund, Calls for Concept Papers

November 1, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the launch of the Fertilizer Development Fund to increase fertilizer production and sales in Uzbekistan. The fund will support agribusinesses, and help keep food affordable. Through the fund, selected private fertilizer production companies will receive new technologies and/or customized …

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USAID Launches Agribusiness Support Program with Call for Proposals

October 24, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) announced the Private Sector Extension Support Program, which will provide support to agriculture extension and advisory service providers in Uzbekistan. The program will provide up to 200 million soums in training and equipment to each finalist to help extension providers meet the …

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USAID, Ministry of Agriculture and Tashkent State Agrarian University Commemorate Earth Day 2022

April 22, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) jointly with the Ministry of Agriculture and the Tashkent State Agrarian University (TSAU) hosted an event to commemorate Earth Day. U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan Daniel Rosenblum and USAID Mission Director Mikaela Meredith joined TSAU Deputy Rector Alisher Khasanov and Advisor …

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USAID, Ministry of Innovative Development Join Forces to Boost Uzbekistan’s Agribusiness and Agritourism Sectors

April 1, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with the Ministry of Innovative Development of Uzbekistan, announced a call for concept papers from entrepreneurs and private domestic enterprises to co-finance innovative products and services in the agribusiness and agritourism sectors. GPS agriculture, satellite and drone imagery, automated …

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USAID Supported Uzbek Exporters Reach a Deal to Sell Over $1 Million of Dried Fruits to the U.S.

March 1, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – With support from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID),  Uzbekistani companies enter into negotiations with U.S. importers. With funding from USAID, three large Uzbekistani horticulture exporters and the Export Promotion Agency of Uzbekistan attended  the annual World Ag Expo  in Tulare, California from February 8-10, 2022.  This was the first time any Uzbekistani fruit …

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USAID to Fund Applied Research to Support Agribusiness Growth in Uzbekistan

January 25, 2022, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Agribusiness Development activity announced a call for applications from researchers and research teams within its Applied Research Initiatives Support Program. USAID plans to support Uzbekistan’s academic research community to conduct practical research in order to provide solutions to challenges faced by …

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USAID to Empower Rural Women Through Co-Financing Private Enterprises of Craftswomen in Uzbekistan

January 14, 2022 Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Agribusiness Development activity established a “Gender Development Fund” and announced a request for concept papers to co-invest with craft enterprises and individual craftswomen. The funds will be used to add value to products and services allowing rural women entrepreneurs to …

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The Fruits of Jahongir’s Labor

The Fruits of Jahongir’s Labor Boosting Uzbek entrepreneurs’ competitiveness — and livelihoods Seven years ago on a trip in Japan — far away from his home region of Tashkent, Uzbekistan — Jahongir Giyasov, 45, tried a dried mango for the first time. “I couldn’t believe how delicious it was,” he recalled. “It made me think about fruits from Uzbekistan that …

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USA-Uzbekistan: A Partnership that Delivers

U.S. government assistance to Uzbekistan has increased 400% since 2016, reflecting the United States’ unstinting support for the ambitious efforts of the government and people of Uzbekistan to transform their country into a modern, just, and prosperous society.  What follows are some highlights of our programming in Uzbekistan: Saving Uzbekistani Lives and Improving Health USAID …

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USAID Rehabilitates Yomonjar Canal to Improve Water Management

September 10, 2020, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – Today, U.S. Ambassador to Uzbekistan Daniel Rosenblum, together with the Minister of Water Resources, Shavkat Khamraev, opened a virtual event in Tashkent to celebrate the renovation of the Yomonjar irrigation system in Bukhara province. The rehabilitation was funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) through its Smart Waters …

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USAID Launches a New Activity to Strengthen Agribusiness Development in Uzbekistan

Today, the U.S. Agency for International Development(USAID) announced the launch of the new $18.9 million USAID Agribusiness Development Activity that will support private sector-led growth in agriculture and related sectors in Uzbekistan. The USAID Agribusiness Development Activity will capitalize on previous USAID investments and advancements in the sector by increasing the quantity, quality, and diversity of agricultural goods and …

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USAID Publishes a Comprehensive GLOBALG.A.P. Manual for Uzbekistan’s Farmers

May 4, 2020, Tashkent, Uzbekistan – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in cooperation with the Standardization, Metrology and Certification Agency of Uzbekistan (UzStandard) published a comprehensive manual for Uzbekistan’s farmers and agri-firms that will help them compete in international markets by adopting good agricultural practices in line with the international GLOBALG.A.P. standard. GLOBALG.A.P. is the world’s largest agriculture certification program, setting criteria …

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USAID Hosts the Ninth Annual Central Asia Trade Forum in Shymkent, Kazakhstan

November 12, 2019, Shymkent, Kazakhstan – The Central Asia Trade Forum, the region’s flagship international event for companies and exporters, opened today in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. Over 500 leaders from government, business and civil society from Central and South Asia, Europe, and the United States gathered to explore investment and innovation in horticulture across the region. …

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United States Supports Green Business Start-ups

August 6, 2019 Two Uzbek start-ups were selected to pitch at the Global Climate Launchpad 2019, to be held in Amsterdam in November.  The winner of the national final is the team “VIOM” that pitched a startup on production of water-soluble and biodegradable film for agricultural use. The runner up is team “Proteus” that has …

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Smart Waters Program Opens Regional Summer School for Water Management Students

June 10, 2019 – The United States Government through USAID’s Smart Waters Regional activity launched its annual two weeks Summer School Education Program with the Tashkent Institute of Irrigation and Agricultural Mechanization Engineers (TIIAME).  Eight students from the Integrated Water Resources Management Principles Masters (IWRM MA) Program of Kazakh-German University and seven TIIAME students will …

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Hands-on Agricultural Research Site Opens in Andijan

April 23–At an event today in Andijan, Gary Robbins, United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Uzbekistan Country Director and Dr. Abduaziz Abduvasikov, Rector of the Andijan Branch of Tashkent State Agrarian University (TSAU) opened a new orchard and drip irrigation demonstration site, established with the support of USAID’s Agricultural Value Chains (AVC) project.  TSAU …

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United States Supports Contest for Best Grapes in Uzbekistan at Annual Grape Festival

The United States Government and the Ministry of Agriculture of Uzbekistan held a contest for the best varieties of grapes at a Tashkent State Agrarian University (TSAU) Grape Festival on September 12, 2018. This annual event, supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), brings grape growers from across Uzbekistan to showcase the best …

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United States Launches Intensive Orchard In Tashkent Region

The United States Government, through the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture today launched a demonstration apple orchard at the Ministry’s Agroinnovation Center. The U.S. Charge d’Affairs ad interim in Uzbekistan Lesslie Viguerie joined Uzbek Ministry of Agriculture Head of Investments and Monitoring Department Abdumalik Namazov at the …

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USAID Supports International Collaboration For Sustainable Water and Land Resources Management in Central Asia

On 11-13 December, 2017, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) in partnership with the Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan and development partners convened a three-day international workshop on “Innovations in Marginal Water Resource for Resilient Agriculture and Food Security.” The main purpose of this workshop was to …

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USAID Hosts the Seventh Annual Central Asia Trade Forum “Future Growth: Trade, Transport & Horticulture”

Almaty, Kazakhstan, August 29, 2017 – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID Competitiveness, Trade, and Jobs Activity in Central Asia) will host one of the region’s major international business events, the Seventh Annual Central Asia Trade Forum, Future Growth: Trade, Transport & Horticulture, at the Rixos Almaty Hotel, Kazakhstan, on October 18-19, 2017. Over …

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USAID Helps Link Uzbek Farmers with the World

During the 2017 cherry season in Uzbekistan, USAID partnered with Uzbek cherry entrepreneurs to open new export markets in Europe and South Asia.  This year, 110 metric tons of sweet cherries worth $350,000 were sold to customers in London and Singapore. Uzbekistan now boasts an annual average 100,000 metric ton harvest, ranking fifth in the …

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Annual Uzbek Cherry Variety Contest

On June 8, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Agricultural Value Chains (AVC) Project, in close cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan, held its annual Cherry Variety Contest at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Tashkent. USAID Uzbekistan Country Director, John Riordan delivered the opening remarks before an audience …

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Uzbek Agriculture Students Match Wits at University Horticulture Bowl

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), in close cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan, held the finals of the Horticulture Knowledge Bowl at Tashkent State Agrarian University on June 2. For the past year, the Horticulture Knowledge Bowl, which was developed under USAID’s Agricultural Value Chains (AVC) program, has …

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Uzbekistan hosts regional study tour to improve collaboration on water management

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan, and the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia combined financial and technical resources to bring 24 representatives from the five Central Asian countries and Afghanistan to Tashkent from May 2 to 4, 2017 for a study tour under the …

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USAID is Promoting Horticulture Export to Boost Economic Growth in Central Asia

Preliminary results of the first day of the business-to-business event indicated that over $35 million in letters of intent to conduct future trade deals had been signed. Samarkand, Uzbekistan, April 27, 2017 – The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the Government of Uzbekistan, and GIZ held a business forum today in Samarkand, Uzbekistan to …

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Ambassador Pamela L. Spratlen’s Remarks

USAID-funded Smart Waters Inauguration Event As Delivered Monday, April 17, 2017 9:15am Windham Hotel, Tashkent   Good morning! Ассалом Алейкум! Доброе Утро! Mr. Abdullaev, distinguished guests, I have been told that there is an Uzbek proverb that says “Ер – хазина, сув – гавҳар.” More or less in English, it means something that was said …

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Smart Waters Project launched

The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID); the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan; and the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia, launched “Smart Waters,” a new five-year water management project on April 17, 2017 in Tashkent.  U.S. Ambassador, Pamela Spratlen, provided opening remarks at the event, which brought together over fifty representatives …

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Join us at WorldFood Uzbekistan 2017!

The U.S. Embassy will be staffing a booth at the upcoming WorldFood Uzbekistan expo, to take place March 29-31 at the Uzexpocentre in Tashkent.  Visitors to the booth can learn about the U.S. Embassy’s economic and commercial services, upcoming trade shows in the United States, and activities of some of our partners, such as the …

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As Delivered Remarks of U.S. Ambassador Pamela L. Spratlen

USAID Agricultural Value Chains (AVC) Project: Seminar on Cold Storage in Horticulture: Current State and Perspectives February, 16, 2017 09:00 a.m. Ассалом Алейкум!  Доброе Утро!  Good morning to all of you!  It’s my great pleasure and honor to be here to welcome you to the opening of this wonderful event recognizing what’s happening in horticulture …

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Cold Storage in Horticulture: Current State and Perspectives in Uzbekistan

On Thursday, February 16, 2017, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Agricultural Value Chains (AVC) program, in close cooperation with the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan, convened a workshop on “Cold Storage in Horticulture: Current State and Perspectives in Uzbekistan.” U.S. Ambassador Pamela Spratlen provided opening remarks at the event, which brought together …

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Project “Smart Waters”

On Wednesday, February 1, 2017: The Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources of Uzbekistan and the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia signed a cooperative agreement to implement a five year water management project “Smart Waters”. This is a regional program of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) aimed to improve water management training system …

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USAID Agricultural Value Chains Activity Launched at Opening Ceremony in Tashkent

On Thursday, September 15, 2016, United States Ambassador to Uzbekistan, Pamela Spratlen, announced the launch of the new U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) five-year, $14 million Agricultural Value Chains (AVC) program. Approximately 50 representatives from the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tashkent Agrarian University, Mirzaev Horticulture Institute, farmers, and …

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