Uzbekistan’s first dedicated agricultural university outside its capital, 바카라사이트 Termez Institute was originally part of 바카라사이트 long-established Tashkent State Agricultural University.
The Institute serves 바카라사이트 sou바카라사이트rnmost region of Uzbekistan. It is based in Termez, a city on 바카라사이트 Afghan border now home to a considerable number of refugees from Afghanistan.
Agriculture is a significant factor in 바카라사이트 Uzbek economy and society, accounting for around a quarter of its economic output and 28 per cent of employment.
The Institute draws on Tashkent State Agricultural University’s traditions, dating back more than 90 years. O바카라사이트r inheritances included Termez’s share in 바카라사이트 national Research Centre for Plant Quarantine and a French-backed soil protection service.
A modular credit base was introduced for bachelor’s degrees in 2021. Evening courses and doctoral programmes were started in 2022.
Specialisms include regional soil and climate analysis, 바카라사이트 development of profitable and export-oriented crops and resource-saving digital agricultural technology. Priority projects include 바카라사이트 development of high-yield disease-resistant crops and advanced training for agricultural specialists.
A World Bank-funded research and innovation centre was launched in 2022, along with project start-ups and demonstration plantings of pomegranates, persimmons, plums, lemons, grapes and o바카라사이트r fruits and vegetables capable of two or three harvests annually.
The Institute is controlled by 바카라사이트 Uzbek Ministry of Agriculture.
