Farm Restructuring in Uzbekistan : How Did It Go and What is Next?
In January 2019, Uzbekistan started a new farm restructuring1. It is said to seek to optimize the use of farmland by increasing the size of farms producing wheat and cotton, reallocating land to more efficient farmers and even clusters, and improvi...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/686761549308557243/Farm-Restructuring-in-Uzbekistan-How-Did-It-Go-and-What-is-Next http://hdl.handle.net/10986/31248 |
| Summary: | In January 2019, Uzbekistan started a
new farm restructuring1. It is said to seek to optimize the
use of farmland by increasing the size of farms producing
wheat and cotton, reallocating land to more efficient
farmers and even clusters, and improving crop rotation
options. This is not the first time that this kind of farm
restructuring in Uzbekistan takes place. The country has
gone through several waves of farm restructuring and land
reallocations. Both these processes were administratively
managed, with little reference to market or income
generation opportunities. During 1992-1997, state farms were
decollectivized. During 1998-2002, farm fragmentation into
small production units has started, which was completed
during 2003-2008. Unsatisfied with the performance of
fragmented farms, the government started farm consolidation
between 2008/2009 and 2016, creating a dual system when
dekhkan smallholders averaging 1 hectare (ha) and producing
livestock and horticulture products coexisted with large
individual farms, averaging 40-60 ha and producing cotton
and wheat under the state order system. The 2019
restructuring seeks to double the size of cotton and wheat
farms to the average of 100 ha. |
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