Organization of livestock production in the Khorezm region of Uzbekistan

Livestock farms and households are the main actors in livestock production systems of Uzbekistan, Central Asia. This paper describes and analyses livestock production in the irrigated land use systems in Central Asia base on the case of the Khorezm region, in Northwest Uzbekistan. In this region, livestock producers presently face water shortage, pasture and fodder scarcity whilst the livestock number continuously increasing. A total of 56 livestock farms and 80 households were surveyed with structured and semi-structured questionnaires. The findings show that livestock sector of Khorezm reigon is in the transition period. The management system needs to be developed in order to increase the efficiency and productivity of husbandry primary production system, reduce water use, and accordingly to link it to the requirements of food chain and growing market needs.

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