The President of Uzbekistan adopted a resolution “On measures to further accelerate the organization of the introduction of water-saving technologies in agriculture”.
According to the resolution, the rate of implementation of drip and sprinkler irrigation systems, as well as a discrete method of irrigation with leveling the ground using laser equipment will be increased five times.
Based on this, in 2021, water-saving technologies will be introduced on 430 thousand hectares of land in the republic.
Of these, by aligning with laser equipment on the irrigated 200 thousand hectares, the efficiency of water use will be increased.
From 2021, the state will provide subsidies to agricultural producers to cover part of the costs of introducing water-saving technologies in the cultivation of agricultural products.
Agricultural manufacturers who have purchased automated land-planning units with a laser installation produced by domestic manufacturers are covered by 30 percent of their cost from the State budget.
Subsidies are allocated with the condition that the introduced water-saving technologies are applied for at least 5 years, and land areas on which water-saving technologies are introduced are not subject to optimization for at least 5 years.
Until 1 December 2021, a unified electronic information system will be launched, keeping records of the consumption of electric energy and the volume of discharged water in the republic at the operating 1,688 pumping stations of the Ministry of Water Resources.
Also, starting from the 2021/2022 academic year, a system of training, retraining and advanced training of specialists (consultants) for the implementation and application of water-saving technologies in professional educational institutions will be introduced.
