On February 9, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev reviewed proposals for developing new lands for agriculture.
As a result of irrigation and land reclamation efforts over the past five years, 826.5 thousand hectares of land have been brought into agricultural circulation. Of these, 409 thousand hectares were irrigated lands, while a further 418 thousand hectares were developed through the use of groundwater in rainfed and pasture areas, as well as the cultivation of low-water-consumption crops.
The meeting outlined plans for the development and improvement of another 938 thousand hectares of pastureland by 2030.
During 2026-2027, it is planned to restore 620 thousand hectares of pastures. In particular, fodder crops will be planted on 300 thousand hectares, and water wells will be installed on 130 thousand hectares. As a result, grazing capacity for 960 thousand head of small livestock will be created, along with increased production of meat and wool.
Last year, intensive and industrialized orchards and vineyards were established on 44 thousand hectares of inefficient land, which created 37 thousand jobs.
These orchards and vineyards are expected to begin yielding harvests from 2027, enabling annual exports of fruit and vegetable products worth $660 million.
It was noted that as a continuation of this work, it is necessary to create 25.5 thousand hectares of fruit orchards and 5 thousand hectares of vineyards in 2026.
Each year, saplings worth 60 million dollars are imported into the country. It was noted that the necessary conditions are in place for their local production to European standards.
