Improving the competitiveness of the agricultural sector as a factor of food security in the region
Abstract
The role of competitiveness in ensuring the food security of the country is great. The article discusses various ability of companies, industries, regions, nations, and supranational regions to generate, while being and remaining exposed to international competition. The article focuses on the factors and of the competitiveness of the agricultural and agri-food sectors as improving of food security in Uzbekistan. Competitiveness would then be the ability to sell products that meet demand requirements (price, quality, quantity) and at the same time, ensure profits over time that enable the firm to thrive. The most advantageous for the enterprise are those market opportunities that provide the enterprise with the maximum profit growth, that is, in which the enterprise acquires competitive advantages, as well as those that are financially acceptable for the enterprise. According to international experts, Uzbekistan has a competitive advantage in the export of fruits such as apricots, cherries, plums, pomegranates, vegetables such as tomatoes, onions, etc. And one of the main directions of ensuring the competitiveness and development of fruit and vegetable production should be the solution of problems associated with the underdevelopment of the network of storage and refrigerators, logistics and road costs. For deep processing of agricultural raw materials and adding value, Uzbekistan has the opportunity to attract investments in the amount of 7–14 billion dollars. At the same time, as world experience shows, there is a large reserve in the development of horticulture in the region, which is to prevent large losses of food crops, especially vegetables, fruits and grapes, on the way from the field to the consumer.