Uzbekistan eyes GAP certification to expand perishable exports traffic

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Central Asian republic Uzbekistan is to obtain Global Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) certification as it looks to Europe to expand its perishables export business.

Its government believes acquiring certification and the permits to supply European countries will see weekly volumes exported by truck double from 15,000 to 30,000 tonnes.

The chief specialist of agricultural products at the ministry of foreign trade, Bekhruzkhon Saydullaev, told The Loadstar at Fruitlogistica in Berlin the process for certification was under way.

“Entering the European markets will be a big boost ...