Uzbekistan's Maraqand Meat launches $25 mln livestock complex in Belarus

TASHKENT. Oct 27 (Interfax) - Uzbekistan's Maraqand Meat LLC has launched a large livestock complex in the Minsk region of Belarus, the Tashkent regional administration's press service said.

"So far, $25 million has been invested in the project. The complex currently has 4,500 head of cattle, and plans to increase this 6,000 by January next year and to 10,000 by May," it said.

Zoyir Mirzayev, head of the Tashkent region, attended the launch. He said such projects showcased broader investment cooperation and mutual ties in agriculture between the two regions, and said he was confident in the potential for other viable projects in this sector to grow in scale.

Maraqand Meat LLC is a large Uzbek company registered in Tashkent in 2021, specializing in livestock farming and meat and meat products wholesale.