Egyptian agribusiness company Daltex is exploring opportunities to establish fruit and vegetable production and processing facilities in Uzbekistan’s Surkhandarya region, potentially combining local cultivation with value-added processing and exports.
The administration of Uzbekistan’s Surkhandarya region has held online talks with representatives of Daltex, an Egyptian company specializing in fruit and vegetable production and processing, EastFruit reports, citing Uzbekistan’s Dunyo Information Agency.
The discussions focused on possible joint agricultural projects, including investment opportunities within the Surkhon-Agro Free Economic Zone in Sherabad district. The zone covers around 940 hectares and is being promoted as a platform for new agribusiness and processing projects.
Regional officials presented Surkhandarya’s agricultural potential and highlighted opportunities for growing potatoes, grapes and other horticultural crops. Daltex was also offered potential land plots across 14 districts of the region.
During the talks, Daltex representative Muhammad Mustafa pointed to the potential for potato production and other crops with strong demand in the domestic market.
At the same time, the company took a more cautious view of citrus production. According to Mustafa, growing citrus fruit either in open fields or under protected cultivation could require substantial investment because of winter climatic conditions in the region.
The discussions went beyond primary production. The parties agreed to assess the feasibility of creating joint ventures combining fruit and vegetable cultivation with processing, with part of the output potentially destined for export markets.
The Uzbek side is expected to provide additional information on available agricultural land and investment opportunities.
The next stage of negotiations is expected to be a visit by a Daltex delegation to Surkhandarya, where company representatives will hold B2B meetings with local entrepreneurs and explore potential project sites.
The talks reflect Uzbekistan’s broader push to attract international investors not only into agricultural production but also into processing, value addition and export-oriented horticulture.
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