The Ministry of Agriculture in Russia explained the proposal to transfer land to Uzbek farmers

In Uzbekistan, they want to lease up to 1 million hectares of Russian fields in order to grow crops on them for their own consumption. The country has little of its own land, in addition, Uzbekistan has problems with water resources The Ministry of Agriculture discussed with colleagues from Uzbekistan how foreigners can lease Russian land for growing agricultural plants. This was reported by the press service of the Russian department. The press service of the Ministry of Agriculture of Uzbekistan previously reported that the country wants to lease Russian fields in order to grow crops on them for its own consumption. The issue was discussed at the beginning of October by videoconference by the Minister of Agriculture of Uzbekistan Jamshid Khodjaev and the Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Russia Sergey Levin. Khodjayev proposed to start leasing 35 thousand hectares from Russia "to establish contacts and mechanisms of interaction, as well as their practical development with the ...