Uzbekistan Secures $10M For Climate-Smart Agriculture Initiative

(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 6. Uzbekistan, the Adaptation Fund and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) have signed an agreement to launch a $10 million project aimed at strengthening climate resilience in the country's agricultural sector and improving food security in rural communities, Trend reports via the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change.

The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the Eighth Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Eco Expo Central Asia 2026 international exhibition following talks between Aziz Abdukhakimov, adviser to the President of Uzbekistan on environmental issues and chairman of the National Committee on Ecology and Climate Change, and Mikko Ollikainen, head of the Adaptation Fund.

The project, titled "Resilient Food Systems Through Climate Services for Agriculture in Uzbekistan," will be implemented by IFAD with financial support from the Adaptation Fund. The initiative is designed to enhance food system resilience and reduce rural poverty through improved climate services, expanded access to climate information and strengthened institutional capacity.

As part of the project, Uzbekistan plans to establish a modern agroclimatic monitoring system, install 40 automated agrometeorological stations, introduce intelligent pest-monitoring technologies and upgrade the climate laboratory of Uzhydromet. Specialists will also be equipped with digital tools for collecting and analyzing climate data.

The five-year initiative will support long-term climate analysis and the delivery of climate services to rural populations, with a particular focus on small-scale farmers, women and vulnerable communities.

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