From June 2 to 4, 2026, a major international exhibition titled Eco Expo Central Asia 2026 was held in Samarkand, bringing together leading experts, ecologists, and innovators.

  At the competition held as part of the exhibition, Miyratdin Ajiniyazov, Manager of the Registrar’s Office of the Karakalpak Institute of Agriculture and Agrotechnologies, participated with his startup project “Ecopots,” taking second place, and the project was financed in the amount of 125,000,000 soums.

  For information, representatives from more than 30 countries from around the world participated in the exhibition, and a total of 37 startup projects were presented.