A new regional project of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) “Support in the preparation of national strategies to promote the export of selected agricultural products in Azerbaijan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan” was presented in Tashkent. In Uzbekistan, the project is being implemented jointly with the Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The new project aims to support the government and the private sector in achieving the goals for increasing the export of agricultural products by analyzing potential export markets in terms of demand and regulating access to them (tariff and non-tariff barriers), as well as assessing production, the supply chain and export capacity. Following the analysis, a draft national export promotion strategy will be developed.

As reported by the Press Service of the Ministry of Agriculture, the project will focus on two selected products and three or four potential markets for each of them. Products will be selected based on the needs of the country and their potential for effectively engaging small farmers.

Source: UzA