Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry A. Ikramov met with President of OPERA SRL (Italy) Paolo de Angelis, who arrived in Uzbekistan on a working visit.
Paolo de Angelis noted that the purpose of his visit was to discuss plans for the organization of saffron plantations in Bakhmal district of Jizzakh region. A preliminary estimate of the cost of this investment project for the cultivation of saffron on a 400 ha land plot in Bakhmal district of Jizzakh region will amount to 20 million USD.
According to Uzbekistan CCI, on December 25, 2019, BMB Trade Group (Uzbekistan) and OPERA SRL (Italy) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in production and export of saffron to Italy.
Source: UzA