Presidential Decree No. PP- 2832 "On measures to organize soybean sowing and increase the cultivation of soybeans in the republic for 2017-2021". Country/Territory Uzbekistan Document type Regulation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Food & nutrition, Cultivated plants Keyword Agricultural commodities Oleaginous plants Oils/oilseeds/fats 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 its official publication. Abstract The President, with a view of organization of cultivation of soybeans and to meet the population's demand for soybean oil, taking into account the rational use of land and water resources, strengthening the livestock feed base, further efficient use of the processing facilities of JSC "Uzpahtaeg", decrees expand arable land area under crops of soybeans and to introduce, beginning from the harvest of 2018, of the state purchase order for soybeans. The state order for the purchase of soybeans shall be formed on the basis of the need for this category of agricultural commodity for the stable supply of: (a) processing organizations with raw materials for the production of oil; (b) the population with soybean oil as part of measures to expand the range of vegetable oils; and (c) livestock and poultry farms with nutritious fodder. Full text Russian Website nrm.uz