Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- On 11 August, Ambassador of Uzbekistan Kadambay Sultanov met with GLOBAL G.A.P. Technical Key Account Manager for Central Asia, Latvia and Russia Edite Strazdina, Dunyo news agency reported.

The parties discussed important aspects of joint work in the implementation of internationally recognized standards in agriculture of Uzbekistan, online and offline certification systems, auditing and mentoring. The sides exchanged views on the prospects of increasing the number of holders of GLOBAL G.A.P. certificates of conformity and the creation of local certifying structures in the country, the development of standardization in agriculture, animal husbandry, fish farming and others.

It was noted that in recent years Uzbekistan has made significant progress in the production of goods that meet the requirements of ORGANIC and GLOBAL G.A.P. standards. The main attention is paid to improving the safety and quality of agricultural products. The government's decisions in expanding the geography of exports, as well as the full use of the potential of organic production, were positively evaluated.

An agreement was reached to organize Edite Strazdina’s visit to Uzbekistan on August 16-27 to conduct trainings in Tashkent and Samarkand, meetings in relevant ministries and agencies of the country for a substantive discussion of the issues of increasing the holders of GLOBAL G.A.P. certificates of conformity and the number of accredited national auditors.