In the address to the participants of the joint ITMF Annual Conference & IAF World Fashion Convention in Samarkand, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced that Uzbekistan has successfully achieved 100% processing of cotton fiber within the country, a significant milestone considering that the processing rate was only 40% in 2017.
The President expressed gratitude to international partners and emphasised the positive impact of reforms in the textile industry, including abolishing the state monopoly on cotton cultivation and establishing a cluster system.
These changes have attracted domestic and foreign investors and lifted the over-a-decade-long boycott of Uzbek cotton.
Mirziyoyev highlighted the...