Presidential Decree No. 3281 "On measures for rational allocation of agricultural crops and forecasted volumes of agricultural production in 2018". Country/Territory Uzbekistan Document type Regulation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Cultivated plants Keyword Crops/grasses Financial agricultural measures Fiscal and market measures Contract farming Contract/agreement Farming Fruits/edible nuts Vegetables/legumes Oleaginous plants 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 Entry into force notes This Presidential Decree enters into force on the date of signature. Abstract The President, in order to further improve the system of agricultural crops distribution based on the regional soil and climatic conditions, increase the efficiency of land and water resources management, ensure the fulfillment of contractual obligations, timely and qualitative performance of the whole complex of works on cultivation and production of agricultural commodities for stable replenishment of the domestic market, expansion supply of products to processing enterprises and for export in 2018, decrees to consider the following priorities: (a) preparation of effective proposals for the rational allocation of agricultural crops, especially vegetables, melons, oilseeds, legumes, fodder crops, potatoes, orchards and vineyards cultivated in intensive technologies, based on the soil and climatic conditions of the regions, taking into account a thorough analysis of soil fertility, specialization of areas, crop yields and other factors; (b) introduction of a system for the distribution of agricultural crops in the context of farms and mapping of sown areas, providing for a full cycle of agricultural production, including the conclusion of contracts between farms and procurement organizations, technical resources, providing financing, timely and high-quality agrotechnical activities, harvesting, sale of products strictly through servicing banks; and (c) assistance to farmers in the selection of high-yield and early ripening varieties of agricultural crops, timely provision of material and technical resources thereto, creation of favorable conditions for farms to increase their interest in cultivating agricultural products. Full text Russian Website www.lex.uz