Uzbekistan : Agri-Food Job Diagnostic
Jobs are among the most important economic and social concerns in Uzbekistan. This report takes stock of the job situation in Uzbekistan’s broader agri-food sector and shows pathways for increasing sustainable employment. It lays out a roadmap for...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/249531601269906462/Uzbekistan-Agri-Food-Job-Diagnostic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34526 |
| Summary: | Jobs are among the most important
economic and social concerns in Uzbekistan. This report
takes stock of the job situation in Uzbekistan’s broader
agri-food sector and shows pathways for increasing
sustainable employment. It lays out a roadmap for
operationalization of the implicit job agenda of the
recently adopted agricultural strategy for Uzbekistan. The
illustrative scenarios presented in the report show that
public policies and investments can help the agri-food
sector increase employment between 19 and 32 percentage
points in 2030 compared to 2019, allowing annual creation of
0.7 to 1.3 million jobs, more than enough to absorb 600,000
young newcomers to Uzbekistan’s labor market (due to
demographic reasons). Particularly the horticulture
sub-sectors with strong comparative advantages and market
opportunities has a potential for more productive and
sustainable jobs. Those jobs will be inclusive, being
available to women and youth not only in Tashkent and other
large cities, but also in rural areas and secondary towns.
And, they will be critical to raise people’s incomes and
lift them out of poverty, as well as helping the agri-food
sector enhance food security and supporting economic growth
through its strong spillovers to regional and rural economies. |
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