Presidential Decree No. 3279 "On measures to create a modern cotton-textile cluster in the Syrdarya region". Country/Territory Uzbekistan Document type Regulation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Business/industry/corporations Plant production Textile plants/fibres Agricultural commodities Crops/grasses Geographical area Aral Sea, Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Central Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations, North Asia Basin Syr Dar Ya (Aral Sea) Entry into force notes This Presidential Decree enters into force on the date of signature. Abstract The President, in order to further deepen structural reforms and reduce the role of the state in agricultural production, encourage the attraction of direct investments, introduce effective methods for growing raw cotton and other agricultural products, organize their deep processing, and increase productivity and remuneration of labour in the agricultural sector, decrees to constitute modern cotton-textile cluster in the Syrdarya region performing the following functions: (a) cultivation of raw cotton and production of other types of agricultural commodities; and (b) deep processing of agricultural commodities and the manufacturing of competitive products by attracting existing organizations and foreign direct investment, loans and direct investments of commercial banks. Full text Russian Website www.lex.uz