1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

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

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

7. The growth dynamics of milk and meat production in Uzbekistan for 2011-2015 years (thousand tons)

8. The growth dynamics of egg production in Uzbekistan for 2011-2015 years (mln.pcs)

9. The growth of cattle breeding enterprises in Uzbekistan for 2012-2015 years

10. For the past years (2006-2015), 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.

11. The number of imported cattle from European countries for 2011-2015 years (heads)

12. 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

13. 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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