THE LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT IN UZBEKISTAN Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources The Republic of Uzbekistan presenter: Muhammadjon Qosimov Head of Department of Economic Analysis and Forecasting of Agricultural Production Development

Livestock in Uzbekistan Livestock is one of the main sectors of Agriculture; The main sectors of livestock are the following: cattle breeding sheep breeding poultry fishery apiculture

Potential of livestock sector ■ Share of livestock sector in gross agriculture production is more than 40 % ■ Uzbekistan takes: ■ 1 st place on number of karakul sheep ■ 3 rd place on production of karakul pelts

The livestock amount growth tendency in Uzbekistan for 2011 – 2015 years (mln. heads)

The livestock amount growth tendency in Uzbekistan for 2011 – 2015 years

The growth dynamics of milk and meat production in Uzbekistan for years (thousand tons)

The growth dynamics of egg production in Uzbekistan for years (mln.pcs)

The growth of cattle breeding enterprises in Uzbekistan for years

For the past years ( ), approximately 65 thousand highly productive cattle were imported from Germany, Poland, Austria, Hungary, Ukraine and other European countries. The main breeds of imported cattle: Holstein Friesian; Black Pied; Red steppe; Simmental; others.

The number of imported cattle from European countries for years (heads)

The Institutional and Legal background for supporting Livestock Industry The livestock industry is totally owned by private sector; The livestock industry is supported by government, providing various privileges and preferences; The livestock vaccination against various epizootic diseases is fully financed by the state budget; The livestock sector of Uzbekistan has a strong scientific background

The privileges provided for Livestock Industry The import of breeding materials, components of compound feed, veterinary products, technology and equipment is exempted from customs duties; The breeding enterprises are exempted from all taxes; The cattle breeding enterprises are supported by concessional lending.

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