{"id":12680,"date":"2025-11-18T15:10:48","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T10:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/frank.uz\/bez-kategorii\/uzbekistan-is-set-to-establish-an-agricultural-payments-agency-aimed-at-consolidating-75-existing-subsidies\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T15:10:48","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T10:10:48","slug":"uzbekistan-is-set-to-establish-an-agricultural-payments-agency-aimed-at-consolidating-75-existing-subsidies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frank.uz\/en\/news-en\/uzbekistan-is-set-to-establish-an-agricultural-payments-agency-aimed-at-consolidating-75-existing-subsidies\/","title":{"rendered":"Uzbekistan is set to establish an Agricultural Payments Agency aimed at consolidating 75 existing subsidies"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Why is this important<\/h3>\n<p>The agricultural sector is 20% of GDP, 467 trillion in production, 3.5 million workers, and a third of exports are key sectors. 75 subsidies from various agencies \u2014 bureaucracy, red tape for farmers. The Agency will simplify access to state support. Insurance of the harvest with 50% coverage \u2014 protection from risks (drought, pests, hail). Mentorship is the increase in the yield of low-yielding crops.    <\/p>\n<h3>What happened<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Payments Agency will combine 75 subsidies into a single platform;<\/li>\n<li>From 2026, crop insurance with 50% premium coverage;<\/li>\n<li>Mentorship: &gt;60 c\/ha teach &lt;30 c\/ha, remuneration 5 million;<\/li>\n<li>Dual education of agronomists \u2014 internships, scholarships;<\/li>\n<li>Fitotron, greenhouses for breeding \u2014 time reduction by 2.5 times.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Payments Agency<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The goal<\/strong> is to combine 75 types of subsidies from various agencies (Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Finance, local khokimiyats) into a single platform.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Why:<\/strong> reduce bureaucracy, red tape \u2014 farmers will receive subsidies faster, more transparently.<\/li>\n<li><strong>75 subsidies:<\/strong> for fertilizers, seeds, machinery, irrigation, export, processing, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Harvest insurance<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Starting from 2026:<\/strong> voluntary insurance of cotton, grain, fruit, and leguminous crops.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coverage:<\/strong> 50% of the insurance premium from the budget \u2014 the farmer pays 50%, the state \u2014 50%.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Protection:<\/strong> from drought, pests, hail, diseases \u2014 compensation for crop losses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Mentorship<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Experienced farmers:<\/strong> yield &gt;60 c\/ha (centners per hectare) will become mentors for low-yielding farmers (&lt;30 c\/ha).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Retraining:<\/strong> mentors will take courses at the Advanced Training Institute and receive certificates.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reward:<\/strong> 5 million soums to the mentor if the pupil reaches 50 centners per hectare.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> to increase the yield of low-yielding (30% of farmers &lt;30 c\/ha) to 50 c\/ha.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Dual education of agronomists<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mechanism:<\/strong> graduates of the Agrarian University and universities will undergo a two-year internship in leading clusters and farms.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Scholarships:<\/strong> to students during internships.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Incentive payments:<\/strong> to specialists who have trained students.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Purpose:<\/strong> training practically oriented agronomists.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cotton selection<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Fitotron and greenhouses:<\/strong> construction at the Genomics Center, Cotton Research Institute for local variety selection.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Result:<\/strong> the time to develop a new variety will be reduced by 2.5 times (from 10-12 years to 4-5 years), and the need for imported seeds will disappear.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Other measures<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Film-based technology:<\/strong> increasing the scale of cotton cultivation under film \u2014 increasing yields, protecting against frost.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Agrodrons:<\/strong> expanding their use for spraying, field monitoring, and training specialists.<\/li>\n<li><strong>AI and digitalization:<\/strong> introducing artificial intelligence to predict yields, diseases, training personnel with foreign companies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Agricultural sector<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>20% of GDP:<\/strong> a key sector of the economy.<\/li>\n<li><strong>467 trillion production: <\/strong>per year.<\/li>\n<li><strong>3.5 million workers:<\/strong> employment.<\/li>\n<li><strong>One-third of exports:<\/strong> fresh, processed agricultural goods (cotton, fruits, vegetables).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Yield problem<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>30% of farmers:<\/strong> yield &lt;30 c\/ha \u2014 low productivity due to backward technology, weak agronomy, lack of knowledge.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objective:<\/strong> to grow up to 50 centners per hectare through mentorship, training, and advanced technologies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Context<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>75 subsidies:<\/strong> various agencies create bureaucracy, red tape \u2014 farmers waste time collecting documents, waiting. The agency will simplify access. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Harvest insurance:<\/strong> protection from risks (drought, pests, hail) \u2014 compensation in case of harvest loss, income stability.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mentorship: <\/strong>30% of farmers &lt; 30 c\/ha \u2014 low yields hinder the industry. Experienced farmers (&gt;60 c\/ha) train, with a reward of 5 million soums for growth up to 50 c\/ha. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Dual education: <\/strong>university graduates are often not ready for practical training \u2014 internships in clusters will improve their qualifications.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cotton breeding:<\/strong> local varieties are adapted to the climate, resistant to diseases. Fitotron, greenhouses will reduce the time by 2.5 times, reduce dependence on imports. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Agency will integrate 75 subsidy programs into a unified system aimed at reducing administrative bureaucracy. 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