AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoAviation Upgrade: Uzbekistan is moving to build a new “New Tashkent” airport, aiming to turn the capital into a major Central Asian air hub with capacity for up to 20 million passengers and 300,000 tons of cargo, plus plans to expand further. Tech Talent Spotlight: The 38th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI 2026) wrapped up in Tashkent, with Uzbekistan’s team earning medals across all four main contestants—showing the country’s growing strength in programming education. Regional Science Links: Archaeologists from Turkic countries agreed in Hungary (ARICA) to create a unified digital database and launch joint research, including an electronic atlas of archaeological sites. Desertification & Rangelands: COP17 opened in Ulaanbaatar with the Silk Road Caravan and pastoralists’ declarations, focusing on drought resilience and restoring grasslands. Agrifood Trade Watch: On EastFruit, tomatoes led weekly activity while cucumber sales fell sharply and demand rose for processing crops like tomatoes and cucumbers. Space for Herders: Mongolia’s COP17 opening also highlighted calls for mobility and support for pastoral communities facing shrinking grazing access.
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