Uzbekistan – agriculture
Central Asia's most populous country is modernising its farming fast: fruit and vegetable exports are growing, and the state attracts investors with tax incentives and free economic zones.
The market
Agriculture makes up 17.3% of GDP (2025), and about half the population lives in rural areas. Wheat and cotton are the backbone of crop production, while fruit, vegetables, melons and grapes are growing fast. In 2025 the country exported 2.16 million tonnes of fruit and vegetables worth USD 2.12 billion (+36.9%); in the first nine months of 2026 exports were worth USD 1.3 billion (−10.9%); the main markets are Russia, Kazakhstan, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Opportunities
Cold stores, sorting and packing lines, drying and processing – the post-harvest chain is the biggest gap and holds the most added value. Modern irrigation, seeds and planting material, livestock technology and agronomic know-how are in demand. Reaching the EU market needs quality assurance and certification partners.
Incentives
Companies earning at least 90% of their income from crop production can pay 0% corporate income tax and get property, land and water tax relief. Bukhara and Karakalpakstan have agricultural free economic zones with preferential terms for processing.
How the M-Platform helps
We run our own agricultural project in Uzbekistan, with a local team and partners. We help you find partners, land or a plant, prepare the negotiations and accompany the project from agreement to operation.
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Uzbekistan – agriculture
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Sources: Üzbég Nemzeti Statisztikai Bizottság – népszámlálás 2026 (The Times of Central Asia, 2026.07.07); GDP 2025: invest.gov.uz (2026.01.28), INVEXI (2026.01.26); 2026. jan–szept: UzDaily (2026.10.29, 2026.10.30); külkereskedelem és gyümölcs-zöldség export 2025: UzDaily (2026.01.22), yuz.uz (2026.02.03); infláció, alapkamat: Üzbég Központi Bank / Trading Economics (2026.11.04); adókedvezmény: Invest Uzbekistan – Agriculture.