30.01.2025

On January 30, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev held a meeting on the new system of growing profitable crops on homestead lands and plots transferred on lease.

Thanks to a rational approach and structural changes, agricultural land is yielding rich harvests. At the same time, measures are being taken to turn other lands into an “economic asset”, creating jobs and increasing people's income.

There are 508 thousand hectares of homestead lands of more than 5 million households, 17 thousand hectares of previously established dekhkan farms and 260 thousand hectares of lands distributed among the population in recent years. These resources are the basis of food security.

Over the past 7 years, 2.3 trillion soums of soft loans and 265 billion soums of subsidies have been allocated to owners of homestead plots and dehkan farms. Taking into account local conditions, 5,145 mahallas were specialized in growing fruits and vegetables, greens, lemons and other crops.

People have mastered modern agro-technologies, and the yield of homestead plots has increased significantly: if previously an average of 18 tons of produce was harvested per hectare, now this figure has increased to 38 tons.

Facilities for storage, sorting and processing of 470 thousand tons of fruits and vegetables have been created in mahallas. In dozens of districts, such as Asaka, Jandar, Shakhrisabz, Uychi, Kyzyltepa, Yangiyul, Taylak, Angor, Kuva, Altyaryk, the population harvests 2-3 times a year and receives an average income of 15-20 million soums per hectare.

For further development of this direction, proposals of the population, processors and exporters have been studied.

For example, gardeners of Samarkand region asked for subsidies for trellis cultivation of grapes, which doubles the yield. This proposal was supported and now a subsidy of up to 15 thousand soums will be allocated for each trellis. Soft loans for purchase of equipment for drying raisins under the program of family entrepreneurship are also provided.

In Tasmasoy mahalla of Denau district, 875 households grow citrus and lemons, receiving up to 200 million soums of annual income. In Saryasi and Altynsay districts, more than a thousand families also expressed their desire to grow lemons using the “trench” and “thermos” methods.

Farmers in Yangiyul complained about the lack of quality local seeds of greens. Instructions were given to eliminate these problems and support the initiatives of the population.

The Head of State put forward new initiatives on cultivation of high-yield and export-oriented crops, their accounting and financing.

A separate council will be created for the development of dekhkan farms and homestead farming, which will be responsible for training the population, supplying seeds and seedlings, growing, processing and exporting products.

Under the council's management, the "UzAgroStar" holding company will be established, which will include 15 specialized fruit and vegetable production companies. These companies will take the 15 pilot districts to a new level and spread the successful experience to 72 other districts.

Each company will be allocated 20 billion soums from the budget. The council will create a special fund with an initial capital of 260 billion soums and a loan portfolio of 1.2 trillion soums.

These funds will allow these companies to attract residents of specialized mahallas as clients and provide them with financing. A system of support for homestead farming will be introduced, including importing modern technologies and attracting foreign experts, providing households with quality seeds, fertilizers and agro-technical services, as well as assistance in processing, storage and export of products.

In collaboration with seed institutes, greenhouses will be organized in pilot districts.

In general, about 5 trillion soums will be allocated to finance the cultivation of food crops on household plots.

Additional opportunities will be created to support dehkan farms and owners of private plots.

Freezers, packaging, drying and processing warehouses, greenhouses will appear in mahallas and households, which will be transferred to the population with a 5-year installment plan.

Entrepreneurs organizing services for private farming will receive 7-year soft loans at 17.5 percent. Every year, 20 billion soums will be allocated in the form of grants for the best projects of farmers and households, with 500 mahallas receiving 40 million soums each.

Dehkans who have established export-oriented production will be able to apply for subsidies of up to 100 million soums, and organizers of short-term training courses - for 5.5 million soums. In arid regions, the state will cover half the costs of building reservoirs for collecting rainwater.

Another important change is that loans from the Agricultural Fund for growing and processing fruits and vegetables will be provided without collateral, only under an insurance policy. Farmers will be able to receive preferential loans without unnecessary bureaucratic procedures.

A new system for recording household and farmer lands, as well as the products grown on them, will be created. By the end of the year, all plots will be classified, and data on crops will be entered into the "Online Mahalla" platform.

Farmers who use land effectively and receive official income of more than 5 million soums per hundred square meters will be able to return 90 percent of the land tax paid in the form of "cashback". And those who do not grow anything on their personal plots will be charged an increased land tax.

Due to the lack of a digital trading platform, farmers find it difficult to find buyers, and processors and exporters are forced to search for products on their own. An online marketplace will be launched to solve this problem.

Over the past three years, 260 thousand hectares of land have been transferred to the population, and now the system is being improved: in Karakalpakstan, Andijan, Jizzakh and Tashkent regions, 3,300 hectares of empty land will be leased under the new system. Contours from 3 to 50 hectares will be put up for auction and leased for 49 years.

These lands will be put up for auction together with an analysis of the composition and quality of the soil, indicating the minimum and maximum water supply limit. Entrepreneurs from other regions will also be able to participate in the auction. Bidding will be conducted with a reduction in the starting price and a one-time payment condition. Part of the land will be allocated for the construction of storage and packaging facilities.

From 2025, the taxation procedure for agricultural land will change. If the point indicator of the leased land increases, the tax will remain the same, if it decreases, it will triple.

Potatoes are one of the most widely consumed products in our country. They are grown on 290 thousand hectares and despite this, the demand is partially covered by imports. The reason is the insufficient quality of varieties and average yields.

In this regard, the Research Institute of Potato Growing has been tasked with creating high-yielding varieties that correspond to the local climate, preparing and distributing 3 million tubers using the in-vitro method.

This year, 400 billion soums will be allocated from the Agricultural Fund for the development of potato growing. When selling imported and local seed potatoes, 50 percent of the value-added tax will be returned as cashback. From 2027, the need for potatoes will be covered by internal resources.

Instructions have also been given on the provision of equipment for growing and processing products, and providing farmers with convenient leasing products.

At the meeting, the head of state talked with leading farmers and owners of household plots in the regions. One of them, Genjimurat Turdimuratov from Karakalpakstan, who receives a high income by growing 4 crops a year in his greenhouse, was awarded the “Dustlik” order.

Responsible persons and banks presented plans for implementing new initiatives and providing employment for 1 million 500 thousand people.