Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- An agreement was signed by the Minister of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Aziz Abdukhakimov, and the Deputy Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Uzbekistan, Sherzod Umarov.

According to the document, the FAO representative office in Uzbekistan, in cooperation with the Ministry of Ecology, Environmental Protection, and Climate Change and the Ministry of Agriculture, will implement the project "Assessment of the impact of food systems on land use and land restoration in Uzbekistan". 

The main goal of the project is to introduce best practices and innovations to create sustainable and inclusive production landscapes. The project also aims to create improved ecosystem services for the maintenance and restoration of ecosystems in productive landscapes and equitable support for agriculture to generate global environmental benefits, increasing biodiversity across the country on a regional scale. 

For information: in order to ensure timely and effective implementation of the project, on February 26 of this year, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted Resolution PCM-102, "On measures to implement the project "Assessment of the impact of food systems on land use and land restoration in Uzbekistan" with the participation of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the Global Environment Facility". 

As a result of the project, it is planned to increase the landscape area to 50,000 hectares through the use of advanced technologies for sustainable food production on an area of 350,000 hectares of irrigated land throughout the republic, as well as effective management for their rational use to improve biodiversity. The project also provides for the improvement of the global environment through the conservation and restoration of ecosystems in industrial landscapes and equal support for agriculture.