Uzbekistan grows one hundred and twelve varieties of medicinal herbs for scientific medicine use, EastFruit reports referring to official data. Reportedly, seventy of the abovementioned varieties are applied in the country's pharmaceutical industry.
Following the data of the Ministry of Agriculture, the total area of medicinal herbs cultivation in the Central Asian country covers 17,300 ha, of which 4,200 ha are irrigated lands, while 13 100 ha of lands have no irrigation channels. These plantations grew 19,100 tonnes of medicinal plants last year. The number of economic entities growing them amounted to 235.
Some 17,700 ha may soon be allocated for the cultivation of medicinal herbs this year. A total of 20,000 tonnes of medicinal plants are set to be grown in these areas, including 16 000 tonnes of licorice, 1,300 tonnes of capers, 700 tonnes of the ferula plant, 600 tonnes of wild rose, and 1,400 tonnes of other medicinal plants.
Thus, the production of medicinal herbs locally would expand to 20,000 tonnes in 2023 compared to 19,100 in 2022, i.e. by 4.7%.
Reportedly, the area for growing medicinal plants would expand to 36 000 ha by 2026. Besides, several benefits have been approved for producers and processors from September 1, 2022, including a reduction of land, income, and property taxes by 50%.
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