The GEF Small Grants Programme

in Uzbekistan

3rd Green Business Platform Meeting

The GEF SGP continues its work on technology diffusion. We would like to celebrate the 3rd meeting of the Green Business Platform that took place on Saturday, June 4. This meeting was very interesting and lively. I liked very much that there were not so many people at the meeting, but they all sat to the end, did not leave the audience, although it was Saturday, and we sat until almost 2 pm. This is a good indicator that speaks of great interest in the content of the Platform.

Initially, two representatives of the "green" business from the Fergana Valley spoke: 1) Rakhmatullo Shodiev, from the Fergana region, who spoke about how he built a micro hydroelectric station and how he is going to develop this business and build such stations for others; and 2) Abdulvohhid Boltabaev, who manufactures and installs drip irrigation systems.

Then the guys came forward with a super enthusiastic idea of ​​creating a base for providing opportunities for amateur fishermen and sportsmen. Yuri and Vladimir interested everyone without exception. The guys will propose to create fish ponds that will provide services for amateurs and athletes with full service: 1) with a fish base, consisting of 3 ponds, where there will be different fish for different purposes; 2) rental and rental of equipment for any requests; 3) all the amenities for spending time; 4) development of sport fishing; and much more. The guys need investments to develop a business idea.

Then there was a speech about the business of obtaining a natural dye - indigo, from the indigo plant, which can grow perfectly on any saline soils in our country, where land reclamation needs to be carried out and nothing else can grow. In fact, this is a plant with two possible incomes - 1) growing and obtaining a dye, which is expensive in the markets of the world; and 2) restoration of the land where the indigo plant is grown and the soil of which can then be used for other purposes. Those. Indigofer can act as an ameliorant.

Aquaponics is a new business for Uzbekistan. There is an idea, there are opportunities, the implementation of a business idea is needed. Mohira spoke about it.

There were speeches from the manufacturer of solar collectors - Solar City Solutions. . A great young company that clearly presented its products.

Well, the giant of our industry is the Electroapparat plant. Alexander Kovalev made a speech, who similarly spoke about the production of solar photovoltaic stations.

In fact, both photovoltaic stations and solar collectors are now being produced in Uzbekistan. and microhydrostations, and biogas. We only need to help our producers and businesses developing alternative energy.

All presentations from the meeting can be downloaded and viewed on the Platform's page here.