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Assessment of Regional Agri Logistics Centers in Uzbekistan FINAL

1 | ASSESSMENT OF REGIONAL AGRI-LOGISTICS CENTERS IN UZBEKISTAN USAID.GOV 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 
The World Food Logistics Organization (WFLO), the education and research arm of the Global Cold 
Chain Alliance (GCCA), was retained as part of the USAID-funded Uzbekistan Agricultural Value Chain 
(AVC) Activity to support the Uzbek government in assessing investment opportunities in the agri-logistics 
sector. Specifically, WFLO was tasked with identifying the needs at the local, regional, and national level 
to support successful investments by both the public and private sector in compliance with the Agri-food 
Development Strategy 2019-2030.
The WFLO team, in collaboration with food scientist, Dr. Mulat Abegaz Legesse, assessed proposed Agri-
Logistics Centers (ALCs) in the Tashkent, Fergana, and Andijan regions of Uzbekistan. To complete this 
report, the team conducted a literature and data review and a rapid in-country assessment, followed by 
an analysis to formulate recommendations. This analysis compared the current state of the cold chain for 
horticulture to the best practices for an integrated cold chain, as shown below, to determine how to 
strengthen the role of the ALCs. 


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The key observations taken from this study include:
Fulfilling and maintaining the market demand for high value products is critical for the 
success of the ALCs. 
Although Uzbekistan is among the five leading exporters in terms of volume for fresh cherries, fresh 
apricots, fresh persimmons, dried prunes, dried apricots, and fresh grapes, many fruit and vegetable 
products are exported to lower value/traditional markets for a cheaper price, in most cases 2-3 times 
lower than the average world price. Uzbekistan must provide consistent high-quality volumes of the 
products in demand by the market.
Size and location of proposed ALCs have not been determined using quantitative data. 
The WFLO team found it extremely challenging to provide specific recommendations on the location, 
competition, size and design of the proposed ALCs without specific data to support or guide these types 
of recommendations. Specifically, production data combined with harvesting periods, combined with the 
varieties and volumes destined for specific markets should be gathered to ensure that facilities are built 
to the appropriate size and can be utilized year-round. Amassing this data is an international best practice 
when investing in temperature-control facilities.
A successful ALC system must include pre-cooling as a core component of the 

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