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Presidential Decree No. UP-1617 validating the Regulation on the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources.

Country/Territory
Uzbekistan
Document type
Legislation
Date
1996
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Agricultural & rural development
Keyword
Institution
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
Presidential Decree enters into force on the date of its official publication.
Abstract

The President, for the purpose of improvement of the management of agriculture and water resources ensuring coordination in the sphere of soil improvement and efficient management of irrigated land with a view of raising yielding capacity of agricultural crops, decrees to set up the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources. The Ministry shall be entitled with the following tasks: (a) implementation of state policy aimed at raising soil fertility and efficiency of irrigated land; (b) implementation of scientific and technological policy in agriculture; (c) analysis of agro-industrial complex; (d) organization of seed growing, pedigree stockbreeding, seed quality control, use of pesticides and fertilizers, prevention of soil erosion and propagation of pests and animal diseases; (e) land reclamation and drainage; (f) management of water resources; and (g) extension.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.lex.uz

References - Legislation

Amended by

Presidential Decree No. UP-4273 amending Presidential Decree No. UP-1617 validating the Regulation on the Ministry of Agriculture and Water Resources.

Legislation | Uzbekistan | 2011

Keyword: Irrigation, Water users' associations

Source: FAO, FAOLEX