Innovative and export potential of the agro-industrial complex of Uzbekistan

The agro-industrial complex (AIC) is becoming one of the main in the economy of Uzbekistan. In recent years, work has been carried out to reform it fundamentally. The normative and legal framework for its functioning has been formed, public administration has been improved. The market mechanism of management is being introduced. Investments are attracted. The structure of acreage is optimized by reducing cotton crops and placing fruit and vegetable crops on them. New intensive gardens and vineyards are being created, innovative greenhouses are being built. Work is carried out on construction and reconstruction of collectors and hydraulic structures, refrigeration chambers for fruit and vegetable products’ storage, introduction of new equipment and technologies in it. The processing industry is developing, the volume and range of products is increasing, including innovative and its export. Integration of producers and processors of agricultural products is intensifying. At the same time, there are still significant reserves in the agro-industrial complex of Uzbekistan. The efficiency in natural resources’ use is low. The irrigated agricultural land are is small. The technical and digital equipment of personal subsidiary farms and labor productivity in them are low. Uzbekistan is implementing a course for innovative development. The President of the Republic approved the Strategy for the agriculture development of the republic for 2020-2030. It sets the tasks of significant increase in the production and processing of agricultural products, expanding its range due to new types of products and its exports. The strategy is successfully executed. Nevertheless, it is necessary to improve the state management of the agro-industrial complex, the introduction of the market management mechanism, the development of interactions between the complex’s branches, strengthening export potential of the complex, introduction of innovations, digitalization of enterprises’ activities.