Uzbkistan
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As for economic reforms, the government of Ouzbekistan's republic gives a lot of importance to land reforms. Although there are several big industries in Uzbekistan, agriculture remains the leading economic activity.
The agriculture of Uzbekistan is rich, but it needs to be modernized. Capital are necesseray to make possible the use the best technologies.
The most important goals of investment in the farming sector are :
-Increase of the production of the bovine and farm-produce products
-Increase of the productivity and improvement of irrigation systems, improvement of seeds selections.
-Development of the delivery process, warehousing, processing, packaging, grain, vegetables, fruits etc. storage.
Agricultural population (in thousands)
Total population
26 479
Agricultural population
6 626
Non agricultural population
19 853
Source : 2004, FAOSTAT
Land use
Cultivated surface area
27 259 000
Irrigated surface area
4 281 000
Number of farms
n.c.
Number of tractors
170 000
Source : 2003, FAOSTAT
Production indicators
Main crops
| Product | Production (in thousands) | Harvested surface (1000 ha) | Yield by hectare (kg/ha) |
| Wheat | 5928 | 1440 | 4117 |
| Cottonseed | 2470 | 1472 | 1678 |
| Tomatoes | 1317 | 66 | 19861 |
| Potatoes | 924 | 50 | 18554 |
| Watermelons | 609 | 36 | 17022 |
Source : 2005, FAOSTAT
Livestock
| Specie | Headcount (in thousands) |
| Rabbits and hares | 92000 |
| Chickens | 20540 |
| Sheep | 9555 |
| Cattle | 6571 |
| Goats | 1797 |
Source : 2005, FAOSTAT
Fishing (in metric tons)
| Shellfish, mollusks and cephalopods | Saltwater fish | Freshwater fish |
| 0 | 0 | 5 425 |
Source : 2005, FAOSTAT