In Karakalpakstan, 100,000 hectares of pastureland will be restored using drones by 2030

The company "Bözatov Agrostar" is being established in Karakalpakstan with the aim of restoring pasturelands and developing livestock farming. By the end of 2030, the company will use drones to sow seeds of desert plants across 100,000 hectares of pastureland.

This was announced in a presidential decree dated November 5, titled "On Measures Aimed at Further Accelerating Reforms Being Carried Out in the Republic of Karakalpakstan."

According to the decree, "Bözatov Agrostar" will be established by November 15, with "Uzagrostar Holding" serving as its founder. The new company will specialize in the granulation and encapsulation of desert-pasture plant seeds, as well as their sowing via drones. To facilitate this, 10 drones, specialized vehicles, and two granulators will be procured.

Additionally, specialists will undergo training in specialized courses on operating the drones. Under this project, plans are in place to sow seeds of *kandim* (Calligonum), *cherkez* (Salsola richteri), *chogon* (Halostachys), *baliqkoz* (Haloxylon), *donashor* (Salsola), *shuvoq* (Artemisia/wormwood), *izen* (Kochia prostrata), and other plants adapted to desert conditions across 100,000 hectares of pastureland by the end of 2030. Furthermore, the resolution provides concessions regarding additional payments for agricultural land plots leased through open electronic tenders between January 1, 2022, and April 15, 2023.

Under these provisions, lessees whose additional payments amount to four times the normative value of the land plot—or more—are permitted to pay the portion of the additional payment equal to the normative value in interest-free installments over a period of three years.