Uzbekistan project aims to employ people with disabilities in agriculture
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In Uzbekistan, officials launched a 24-month project to help people with disabilities find work by adapting greenhouses for agricultural use.
Anvar Tuychiev, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agricultural, Water Management and Environmental Issues, attended the launch event. The National Agency for Social Protection and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) are working with Uzbekistan to involve people with disabilities in farming, increasing opportunities for income and social inclusion.
The project will focus on six specialized educational institutions in Tashkent, Tashkent Region, Almalyk, Ferghana and Samarkand, providing practical skills and employment assistance to participants. Organizers intend to create a model for adapting greenhouses and agricultural education that can be expanded to other areas of Uzbekistan. More than 845,000 people with disabilities live in Uzbekistan, including over 532,000 in rural communities, and officials hope this initiative will improve their economic activity and professional skills.
Project leaders discussed cooperation and timely implementation of tasks to ensure the project’s success.
