Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan's main pastures have seen their potential for natural fodder production reduced and have become unusable; it was announced at the meeting of the Senate Committee on Agricultural and Water Management

2024 has been declared 'the year of transition to the water-saving regime' in Uzbekistan by President Mirziyoyev; due to climate change, the volume of water resources in Uzbekistan has decreased by 20% in the last three years

A new bill provides for criminal liability for driving while intoxicated or evading controls while intoxicated, whereas currently there is only administrative liability

Samarkand will host the second forum of university rectors from Uzbekistan and Turkey today and tomorrow, 13 and 14 November, with heads of the Council for Higher Education and the rectors of over 40 leading universities in the country

Gazli and Khojaabad underground gas storage facilities are 98% full; 3,445 billion cubic metres of gas out of the 3,5 billion planned have been pumped in preparation for the autumn-winter season

Last year, agriculture consumed 39 billion cubic metres of water, of which 36% was lost in canals and ditches with earthen beds; in the past two years, subsidies have been allocated to the water sector also to inroduce water-saving technologies

716.885 live births were registered by the civil registry in Uzbekistan between January and September 2023, a 5,1% uncreased compared to the same period last year

1.415 people died in Uzbekistan in road accidents in January-August 2023, 300 in August alone

Chinese Dongfeng Special Car Company intends to set up a $100m electric bus production unit in the Furkat district, with an annual production capacity of 1.000 units

74,1% of Uzbeks are very satisfied with life and current situation according to survey of public opinion research center Ijtimoiy Fikr; the social survey also found that Uzbeks are increasingly active politically and socially

On Sept. 7 and 8 - today and tomorrow - Samarkand will host the International Conference on Food Security, organized by the Government of Uzbekistan with technical support from the FAO

President Mirziyoyev signed a decree granting the country's tour operators subsidies of $20 to $100 per foreign visitor, starting 1 January 2024, to increase the number of visitors from selected countries

Authorities are aiming to halve the number of road accidents with serious consequences by 2030, according to the draft Uzbekistan-2030 strategy, which, however, does not include parameters for reducing deaths and injuries