Cooperation with the International Fund for Agricultural Development is getting strong
Ambassador of Uzbekistan to Italy Abat Fayzullaev held a meeting with President of the International Fund for Agricultural Development Alvaro Lario.
During the dialog, the sides agreed that relations between Uzbekistan and the Fund have become more active in recent years.
It was noted with satisfaction that more than 100 thousand rural residents are interested in realization of projects with participation of the Fund's investments in the country, in particular, in the sphere of horticulture and dairy farming.
"We consider Uzbekistan our important partner in the Central Asian region. It is gratifying that the number of the fund's projects in Uzbekistan has been rapidly increasing in recent years. I am happy to state that the interaction has been brought to a new level. The opening of the Fund's representative office in Tashkent can serve as a clear evidence of this," the head of the Fund noted.
It was emphasized that the fund's country strategic program for 2023-2027 corresponds to the large-scale reforms defined in the Strategy "Uzbekistan-2030", and will contribute to its implementation, in particular, will help double farmers' incomes.
The sides discussed issues of wider utilization of the fund's potential in attracting foreign investments in agriculture of the country in the future.
The UN International Fund for Agricultural Development is an international financial institution specializing in financing agricultural development projects in developing countries, supporting farmers and small farmers, poverty reduction. Uzbekistan has been a member of the fund since 2011.