Uzbekistan Discusses Launch of ANORA Investment Platform
Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) — Uzbekistan's Ministry of Agriculture, together with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change, held an online meeting with partners to discuss the practical implementation of the ANORA (Agrifood Investment Opportunities for Resilient Agriculture) platform.
The meeting aimed to launch the platform into practical operation and strengthen cooperation among government agencies, international financial institutions, development partners and donor organizations.
During the meeting, Agriculture Minister's Adviser N. Kushnazarov and representatives of the project office presented priority areas for transforming Uzbekistan's agrifood system and outlined the sector's investment needs. Representatives of the EBRD and the FAO Investment Centre presented the implementation mechanisms for the ANORA platform, its key areas of focus and prospects for international cooperation.
The discussion brought together representatives of the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change, the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Water Resources, the Agency for Agribusiness Development, commercial banks, as well as the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the FAO, the Global Environment Facility, the Green Climate Fund, the Global Green Growth Institute, the United Nations Development Programme, GIZ, the European Union, Uzbekistan's embassies in Germany and the United Kingdom, and more than 20 international organizations and development partners.
Participants discussed the development of an investment project portfolio under the ANORA platform, the mobilization of financial and technical support, food security, efficient water resource management and the development of climate-resilient agriculture.
At the conclusion of the meeting, participants agreed on the next stages of the platform's implementation, its priority areas and mechanisms for future cooperation.
The organizers said the launch of the ANORA platform is expected to help attract green investment and further strengthen long-term cooperation between government agencies, international financial institutions and development partners.
