Shavkat Mirziyoyev chaired a video-conference government meeting on Thursday on the chemical, agricultural and automotive industries, the presidential press service said.
The president reportedly pointed out to the need to improve client service to facilitate the purchase of machineries, and provide farmers with credit reliefs. Agrotechsanoathholding was entrusted with the task of introducing a system for selling agricultural equipment on the basis of an e-order.
He criticized the quality and price of domestic agromachineries. And their low competitiveness compared to foreign counterparts.
In this regard, instructions were given to optimize production processes, accelerate the commissioning of metal-foundry units and increase the localization degree.
“The goal of localization is to produce affordable domestic tractors that meet the needs of our villages and are affordable for farmers,” he noted.
In addition, during the event, tasks were set to accelerate the mechanization of cotton harvesting, delivering at least 1 thousand cotton picking machines by September of this year, and organizing service centers in all provinces of the country.