Uzbekistan plans to establish poultry cluster worth US$100 million

Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has signed a decree under which the government would facilitate the establishment of a poultry cluster in the country for US$100 million. The decree titled ‘On measures to further support the poultry industry, introduce modern genetic technologies, and promote cooperative systems’ envisages that the authorities will allocate 400 ha of agricultural land in 6 regions for the construction of poultry farms, hatcheries and feed production capacities. As indicated in the decree, US$40 million is due to be invested by international financial institutions, US$35 million by the Fund for Reconstruction and Development of Uzbekistan, and the remaining US$25 million by an unnamed ‘project initiator’. In the first stage, the authorities plan to establish poultry farms with an annual capacity of 100,000 heads each in the Zaamin, Bakhmal, Bulungur, and Gallaaral regions. After that, 2 more farms will be built in the Akhangaran and Parkent for 135,000 heads of ...