In Uzbekistan, 180,000 hectares were planned to be allocated this year to fully cover the domestic demand for potatoes. To date, planting work has been completed on 118,000 hectares of these areas. However, in some regions, the indicators in this regard remain significantly lower than expected.
Specifically, only 41 percent of the planned areas have been planted with potatoes in Kashkadaryo region, and 44 percent in Surxondaryo region. The delay in planting has also negatively affected market prices. In March alone, potato prices rose by 12.4 percent in Surxondaryo and by 9 percent in Kashkadaryo.
Work was also found to be unsatisfactory in Khojaobod, Andijan, Kosonsoy, Chortoq, Chust, Yangikurgan, Toshlok, and Fergana districts, which specialize in potato cultivation. Instructions were given to increase the responsibility of regional governors' deputies for agriculture and district governors who have shown negligence.
President Shavkat Mirziyoyev touched upon the issue of food security, emphasizing the availability of all resources. 'I repeat: there is money, there are resources. There should be no issues with meat and potatoes,' the head of state noted.
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