World Bank Document

Figure 2: Uzbekistan’s cotton yield gap with wheat over the past 15 years 

Source: International Cotton Advisory Committee and Uzbekistan State Committee on Statistics 

 

 

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1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

Yields (1998 = 

100)

Cotton / Wheat Productivity Evolution from 1998 to 2013

Wheat Yield

Cotton Yield

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Evolution of cotton yields in Uzbekistan compared to other cotton producing countries

Uzbekistan

Australia

USA

India

China

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8. 

 Aligned with the government’s plan to improve efficiency in agriculture, the CPF will 

support Uzbekistan’s cotton reform agenda with the actions summarized below: 

 

  Promoting an efficient use of natural resources by stimulating sustainable intensification 

of cotton production and diversification by:  

 

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