Uzbekistan's Karakalpakstan to boost livestock with imports
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Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of Uzbekistan, announced plans to import at least 5,000 sheep and goats from Mongolia, Türkiye, China, and Australia to Karakalpakstan, a region in Uzbekistan.
He stated the region possesses 2.5 million hectares of unused pastureland suitable for expanding livestock farming and increasing incomes. Beruniy Agrostar is currently reclaiming 2,000 hectares for fodder crops and intends to expand this to 5,000 hectares next year.
Mirziyoyev also detailed financial support for livestock breeders, including a 10% subsidy, capped at 4 million soums per animal, for air transport costs. The Asian Development Bank will provide a $60 million loan and an $8 million grant specifically for livestock development in Karakalpakstan. Additionally, Uzbekistan sent over 200 farmers, including 26 from Karakalpakstan, to Egypt to learn modern farming techniques, which will be implemented across 20,000 hectares.
The government has already allocated 1.6 trillion soums to increase livestock numbers in the region.
