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Uzbekistan textile industry is considered to be one of the most dynamic and socially important sectors and ranks high among export-oriented industries of the country's economy. The Uzbek textile industry is mainly focused on cotton, silk and wool. According to preliminary data, light industry enterprises of Uzbekistan exported textile products for $1.1 billion in 2017.

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Uzbekistan, the Central Asian country has started focusing on production of finished textile goods rather than of raw cotton. It is slowly trying to transition away from its traditional strength of cotton farming going on for generations. As, cotton farming requires a huge amount of water, a great difficulty for dry Uzbekistan.

Though the Uzbek economic picture has evolved, cotton remains key crop. Last year, the area planted under crops in Uzbekistan totalled almost 3.6m ha for which cotton occupied 1.3m ha, about 36%.

Related Keywords: ACIMIT, business opportunity, CAITME, Italian textile machinery manufacturer, processing of cotton, textile machinery exhibition, Uzbekistan textile industry

CAITME-Central Asian largest International Textile Machinery Exhibition to be held in Tashkent where Italian textile machinery manufacturers will be looking for new business opportunities with Uzbekistan textile industry.