From Root to Fruit: Growing the Horticulture Sector in Uzbekistan

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From Root to Fruit: Growing the Horticulture Sector in Uzbekistan

dc.contributor.author	World Bank Group
dc.date.accessioned	2025-05-05T21:33:23Z
dc.date.available	2025-05-05T21:33:23Z
dc.date.issued	2025-05-05
dc.description.abstract	Of the 37 million inhabitants of Uzbekistan, 49 percent lived in rural areas in 2024 - and the rural population is growing faster than the urban population. Agriculture is a key economic sector, accounting for 27 percent of total employment in 2019. This is partly due to Uzbekistan’s prime location for agricultural production, particularly for horticulture. The climate allows for double harvesting of vegetables in most areas across the country - triple harvesting in some regions - and supports a wide variety of crops while limiting pests and diseases. However, more rapid growth in the horticulture sector is constrained by farmers’ limited knowledge of modern farming practices, a lack of mechanisms to effectively link farmers to markets, bottlenecks in the value chain, and a significant investment gap, estimated at over 1 billion dollars. Boosting productivity and increasing lending can help Uzbekistan’s agribusinesses accelerate growth, leverage the country’s strong comparative advantage, and provide the growing rural population with the jobs and skills they need for improved wellbeing.	en
dc.identifier	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099641404222535170
dc.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1596/43160
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/43160
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
dc.rights	CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
dc.subject	ECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subject	AGRIBUSINESS
dc.subject	HORTICULTURE
dc.subject	MODERN FARMING PRACTICES
dc.title	From Root to Fruit	en
dc.title.subtitle	Growing the Horticulture Sector in Uzbekistan	en
dc.type	Brief
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okr.date.disclosure	2025-05-05
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-05-07T03:04:58.593531Z
okr.date.lastmodified	2025-04-25T19:04:53Z	en
okr.doctype	Brief
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.docurl	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099641404222535170
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okr.identifier.externaldocumentum	40008281
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okr.identifier.report	200705
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okr.pdfurl	https://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099641404222535170/pdf/IDU-d13211d9-3bce-41d8-b46c-ad80a9323ff0.pdf	en
okr.region.administrative	Europe and Central Asia
okr.region.country	Uzbekistan
okr.topic	Agriculture::Agribusiness
okr.topic	Agriculture::Agriculture & Farming Systems
okr.topic	Rural Development::Agricultural Growth and Rural Development
okr.unit	Outcomes (SMDOC)