Why is this important
The greenhouse industry plays a key role in ensuring food security and the export of agricultural products. Increasing greenhouse efficiency directly affects foreign currency inflows, rural employment, and the sustainability of the agricultural sector. The creation of a separate project office indicates the state’s transition to a more centralized and managed development of this sphere.
What happened
- The Cabinet of Ministers adopted a resolution on the creation of a project office for the development of the greenhouse sector.
- The Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan published a relevant document.
- A project office will be established under the government and will coordinate the development of a program for the development of greenhouse farms and increasing their efficiency in Uzbekistan.
Numbers and facts
- The project office has 6 employees, including the manager.
- The structure will be accountable to the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers for Investments, Exports, Trade, Agriculture and Water Management.
- The target for the export of greenhouse agricultural products is set at $3.5 billion this year and $4 billion next year.
- For greenhouse farms, the social tax rate has been reduced to 1% and will be in effect until the end of 2028.
- It is permitted to pay tax arrears accrued as of October 1, 2025, without accruing interest.
Context
- The creation of a project office means the institutionalization of greenhouse industry management and the concentration of expertise in one center.
- The state expects to accelerate the implementation of international practices and increase the return on existing support measures. In combination with tax incentives, this creates more predictable conditions for investment and export.
- The document established a course towards increasing export revenues and structural reforms in the industry.
- The project office becomes a tool for the practical implementation of these tasks.
