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In 2020, Uzbekistan has imported double the amount of seed potatoes from the previous year, totaling € 89 million over the past two years. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has identified the need for more cooperation between science and cultivation, and has called the current state of creating climate-suitable potato varieties and cultivating high-quality seed potatoes unsatisfactory. To address this, he has urged for the establishment of private seed potato companies in regions and the importing of commercial varieties. The Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Innovative Development have been tasked with organizing and promoting the cultivation of a new generation of seed potatoes.
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In 2020, Uzbekistan will have doubled the import of seed potatoes compared to last year. In total, seed potatoes worth € 89 million have been imported over the past two years, the nuz.uz portal reports. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev himself indicated that the country has not done enough so far to ensure cooperation between science and cultivation and the assignment of scientific institutions. At the same time, there remains a demand for developments aimed at increasing horticultural productivity, the effective specialization of certain areas and the creation of fresh products with a high added value. The state of the art of creating varieties suitable for the climate of the different regions of the country and the cultivation of high-quality seed potatoes is called unsatisfactory, according to potatosystem.ru. The president stressed the need to ...
Source: AGF
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