The 4th meeting of the joint coordinating committee within the framework of the SATREPS-2020 program, implemented jointly by the Agency for Innovative Development and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), with a total value of US$5.0 million, concluded in Tashkent.

 At the meeting, the results of the work carried out by Japanese and Uzbek scientists and project participants in 2020-2025 were presented. Negotiations were also held on the future plans of the project, and scientific research planned for implementation in 2026-2027 was discussed.

 Rector of the Karakalpak Institute of Agriculture and Agrotechnologies B. Zhollibekov and Professor of the Department of “Technology of Storage of Agricultural Products, Cultivation and Processing of Medicinal Plants” Z. Sultanova also took part in this conference.