Presidential Decree No. PP-2856 "On measure to organize operation of the "UZBEKIPAXANOAT" Association". Country/Territory Uzbekistan Document type Regulation Date 2017 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Agricultural & rural development, Livestock Keyword Business/industry/corporations Apiculture/sericulture Rural employment Certification Standards Animal production 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 ensuring the integrated development of silk industry based on the creation of the unified organizational and technological chain aimed at the intensive development of the forage base, constant improvement of the processes of fattening and harvesting cocoons of the silkworm, large-scale introduction of effective methods of production and in-depth processing of cocoons of silkworm, silk, silk yarn, setting the release of finished silk products, increasing export potential of sericulture, as well as increasing the level of rural employment and income in rural areas, decrees to set up "UZBEKIPAXANOAT" Association. The aforesaid association shall perform the following tasks and functions: (a) improvement of feed provision by allotment of irrigated land, expansion of linear plantations and plantations of mulberry; (b) production of silkworm eggs (grains) and cocoons, as well as procurement and primary processing thereof; and (c) organization of deep processing of cocoons of the silkworm, certification and standardization of finished silk products. Full text Russian Website www.lex.uz