FAO staff awarded for the contribution to the agricultural development in Uzbekistan

Sherzod Umarov, Assistant Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Uzbekistan and Muhammadjon Kosimov, national manager of the project "Integrated Natural Resources Management in Drought-Prone and Salt-Affected Agricultural Production Landscapes in Central Asia and Turkey", are also among the awarded people. 

Another important date - the National Agricultural Workers Day, which is celebrated every second Sunday of December. The day annually serves as a special occasion to celebrate the merits of agricultural workers who contribute to the development of agriculture.

Khurshid Norov, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist of the FAO Country Office in Uzbekistan, was awarded with the "Qishloq xo‘jaligi fidoyisi" ("Agriculture devoted person") breastplate.  

These awards represent a high assessment of the FAO activities in Uzbekistan, which are aimed at ensuring food security, further improving the living conditions of the rural population and comprehensively supporting reforms in food and agriculture sectors.