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UZBEKISTAN: INFORMATION ABOUT ECONOMIC EVENTS PLANNED FOR THE SECOND HALF OF 2017

UZBELISTAN: INFORMATION ABOUT ECONOMIC EVENTS PLANNED FOR THE SECOND HALF OF 2017

II INTERNATIONAL FRUIT AND VEGETABLE FAIR

II International fruit and vegetable fair will be held at JSC “Uzexpocentre” from 6 to 8 September 2017 in Tashkent. The fair is organized by the HC “Uzbekozikovkatholding”, HC “Uzvinosanoat-Holding”, the Association “Uzbekozikovkatzahira”, JSC “Uzagroeksport”, JSC “Uzexpocentre” and LLC “Directorate of International fruit and vegetable fair.”

The fair will allow the Uzbek companies to present their products, expand the geography, sales market of agricultural products and to find new foreign partners and for foreign participants – to find partners to establish the supply of fruits and vegetables in their markets.

At the International fruit and vegetables fair it is expected to involve more than 150 domestic suppliers and processors of fruits and vegetables from all regions of the Uzbekistan, representatives of relevant ministries, agencies and organizations that present their products, as well as the needed information for exporters and foreign buyers.

Particularly in exhibition halls, produced in Uzbekistan fresh, dried and processed fruits, vegetables, melons and legumes, as well as spices, will be presented.

Today big interest for local producers of fruits and vegetables are foreign processing and retail companies.

In order to establish cooperation links between local producers and foreign participants, “negotiation zone” will work in the pavilions of “Uzexpocentre”, where suppliers will be able to hold direct talks with the representatives of foreign trade companies, in particular with the decision makers of procurement.

Also for foreign participants of the fair special tours of enterprises of fruit and vegetable processing, cold storage facilities, as well as extensive gardens will be organized.

The main purpose of the fair is:

– A wide introduction of vegetables, fruits, grapes and melons with unique qualities, as well as processed products produced in Uzbekistan to foreign partners;

– Establishing long-term and reciprocal partnership relations between the fruits and vegetables producers, processing enterprises and foreign companies-importers.

– Conclusion of contracts for the supply of fruit and vegetable products.

The Organizing Committee of the fair receives requests from representatives of foreign processing companies, retail companies, shopping and logistics centers to participate in the upcoming fairs.

  1. 13TH INTERNATIONAL UZBEK COTTON AND TEXTILE FAIR

The 76th plenary meeting of the ICAC and at the 13th International Uzbek сotton and Textile Fair on October 23-27, 2017 in Tashkent.

The work of the plenary session and the International Uzbek Cotton and Textile Fair is expected to involve about 1500 foreign guests from more than 44 countries, as well as domestic manufacturers and specialists. It is planned to hold about 16 open and thematic sessions on the development of the cotton and textile sectors in individual countries, tendencies in the world cotton market, aspects of its trade, logistics and insurance.

A range of issues related to the genetics and biotechnology of the selection of cotton varieties will be discussed (it should be noted that Uzbekistan has great achievements in this field), agricultural machinery for growing cotton, and also paid special attention to issues and achievements in the field of primary cotton processing, fiber, its textile processing.

  1. 23rd TASHKENT INTERNATIONAL TOURISM FAIR “TOURISM ON THE SILK ROAD”

From 3 to 5 October, the 23rd Tashkent International Tourism Fair “TITF 2017 – Tourism on the Great Silk Road” will be held in the National Exhibition Complex “Uzexpocenter”.

23rd Tashkent International Tourism Fair “Tourism on the Silk Road” is one of the most anticipated events of the tourism industry of the Central Asian region. Thousands of professionals gather at one place, from Uzbekistan and all its regions, as well as, from all over the world.

TITF rightly recognized as a business platform for the promotion of tourist products and establishing business contacts. Fair allows the world’s leading experts to share experiences, discuss topical issues of tourism, present new opportunities as well as to participate in research programs undertaken in the framework of the Fair. Leading experts announce pricing, discuss topical issues of the new tourism trends, discover new destinations.

  1. INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICAL CONFERENCE “ISSUES OF THE MODERN PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY: LICORICE ROOT (RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY) AND INNOVATIVE PREPARATIONS BASED ON IT” TO BE HELD IN TASHKENT ON 25-26 OCTOBER 2017

It is the unique opportunity to meet with specialists working in the field of recycling licorice root, chemistry of natural and physiologically active compounds, pharmacy, drug technology, pharmacology, herbal medicine and biotechnology.

The growing global demand for licorice may exceed supply, as nowadays most of the sold licorice root grows wild. Extract of licorice is used all over the world, especially in manufacturing of medicines, production of sweets, food products, alcohol and cosmetics. Licorice is used as an ingredient for more than 100 medicines.

In recent years more than 10 medicinal preparations based on licorice root were developed at the Uzbek Scientific Research Chemical and Pharmaceutical Institute named after A.Sultanov, some of which were embed at the enterprises of the concern “Uzfarmsanoat” (pharmaceutical industry), others are at the final stage of scientific research.

Uzbekistan is a major exporter of licorice root. There are 7 operating enterprises for recycling of licorice root in Uzbekistan which export their products to China, India, South Korea and Myanmar.