Mirziyoyev reviews fish farming and lemon greenhouse projects in Balykchi

The plans were reviewed using the Balykchi district of Andijan region as an example. There, full-cycle fish farming complexes are planned near 24 drainage wells: from supplying fry and feed to processing, storage, and sales. Each project is designed for a 50-are plot; each is expected to yield at least 30 tons of trout per year and create 10 jobs each. It was proposed to manage the projects through a single fish-farming holding company.

The sector faces the task of bringing fish production up to 1 million tons per year using intensive technologies. To roll out the district's experience to other regions, an inventory of over 4,000 drainage wells across the country was ordered to be completed by March 1, 2027. Wells suitable for fish farming are planned to be transferred to entrepreneurs under public-private partnerships. Projects for cold-water fish in Khanabad and fish farming in water bodies in Ulugnor were also presented.

In the same district, around nine mahallas intend to build 100 hectares of energy-efficient greenhouses for lemons and hand them over to entrepreneurs turnkey-ready, while uniting cultivation, sorting, processing, packaging, storage, and sales into a single cooperative chain. According to preliminary estimates, 500 greenhouses will provide work for at least 1,000 local residents; the project plans to involve unemployed citizens and low-income families. Next year, such complexes are planned to be built on another 200 hectares across the regions, which is expected to boost the incomes of 2,000 families.

Following the presentation, Mirziyoyev instructed that measures be taken to provide financial support for the presented poverty-reduction projects and to compensate the costs of training residents in fish farming and lemon cultivation.