Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan and Egypt have signed a memorandum of cooperation in agriculture covering joint initiatives in livestock farming, veterinary medicine and scientific research.
The talks took place on 24 October at a meeting between Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Economy and Finance and an Egyptian delegation led by Adel Abdelazim Abdulaziz El-Akhedar, president of the Egyptian Agricultural Research Centre.
The sides discussed strengthening ties between research institutions, exchanging best practices and cooperating on food security, water resource management and environmental protection.
Particular attention was paid to improving the efficiency of livestock farms, raising the quality of dairy and meat products, and developing sheep farming. Participants explored ways to increase animal reproduction rates and productivity, prevent veterinary diseases and supply medicines to combat them.
The sides also discussed expanding pastureland in the Kashkadarya Region and bringing unused land into agricultural use.
The Egyptian delegation was briefed on the current operations, projects and development plans of UzAgroStar Holding. Participants considered opportunities to implement mutually beneficial initiatives across various areas of agriculture.
The talks concluded with the signing of a memorandum of cooperation.
