About 1 ton of products destroyed in Uzbekistan due to non-compliance with phytosanitary requirements

Over the past six months, due to non-compliance with phytosanitary requirements, about 1 ton and 249,931 units of products have been destroyed.

The head of the information service of the Plant Protection Agency, Sabina Sadinova, said that in the first half of 2023, field phytosanitary control will be carried out on a total of more than 3,600,000 hectares of sown areas, orchards and greenhouses in the field of phytosanitary control.

A system was introduced for conducting laboratory analyzes of the quality of mineral fertilizers, and in 9 cases the use of mineral fertilizers that did not meet regulatory requirements was prevented.

Measures have been taken against the spread of a new “viral disease of tomato brown rot” on the territory of the republic of tomato and pepper products, and export restrictions have been lifted.

In connection with non-compliance with phytosanitary requirements, 143 objections (notifications) were sent to 14 countries. 9,000 damaged imported goods were returned to exporting countries.

Also in 2023, chemical treatment against harmful locusts was predicted on an area of 519,000 ha, chemical treatment was carried out on an area of 493,000 ha.

11 billion soums were allocated from the republican budget for measures to combat mulberry moth in 2023.

source: daryo.uz