Representatives from Türkiye and Azerbaijan have expressed their readiness to share their expertise in agroinsurance with Uzbekistan and to collaborate on addressing potential challenges in this field, Trend reports.

The discussion took place during a meeting between Ahadbek Khaydarov, Uzbekistan's Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance, along with representatives from Türkiye's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and leadership of the TARSIM (Türkiye) and the Agricultural Insurance Fund (Azerbaijan). The meeting was attended by Melih Özbulut from Türkiye's Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, the General Director of the TARSIM insurance fund Bekir Engörlü, the Deputy Director of External Relations and Reinsurance at TARSIM Bahar Demir Kimyon, as well as the head of Azerbaijan's Agricultural Insurance Fund Fuad Sadigov and employees of the fund, Zaur Aliyev and Shahin Huseynli. Uzbek officials from the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Agriculture were also present.

The parties discussed the prospects for the development of the agricultural insurance system in Uzbekistan, emphasizing its importance in the face of global climate changes affecting agriculture.

An agreement was reached with the Turkish side on training personnel necessary for implementing agricultural insurance in Uzbekistan and organizing training seminars for industry professionals.

Following the meeting, both sides confirmed their intention to continue developing cooperation and provide mutual support for the further advancement of initiatives in the field of agricultural insurance, the source writes.