The European Union is committed to cooperation in agriculture with Central Asia, among other things

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Published Apr 5, 2023

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The European Union is serious about strengthening ties with Central Asia. Several Brussels leaders recently visited Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan as a strong political signal that the EU is committed to the region and that it wants to strengthen ties and strengthen interregional cooperation. The Netherlands is also committed to this and is developing economic cooperation in many areas, particularly agriculture.

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There are also opportunities in that direction, writes Agromessages Abroad. In Kazakhstan, the government wants to move from an oil and gas economy to agriculture as a central sector. In Uzbekistan it is all about switching from old water-guzzling cotton cultivation to water-efficient crops such as horticulture. The Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality is responding to this by stationing an agricultural council for the region at the Dutch embassy in Astana from this summer. Photo Agromessages Abroad: Members of the consortium at the demo garden in Almaty Demo orchard in AlmatyFrom the fruit sector, several initiatives have already been developed in the region. In Kazakhstan, a consortium is active through the Partners for International Business (PIB) scheme that has set up a demo orchard near Almaty with apples, pears, cherries and plums. All links of the chain participate in the project. In mid-March, talks were held at the Kazakh National Agrarian University in ...

Source: AGF