Objectives
Cooperation in the field of agriculture is one of the important areas of the OTS, which serves to enhancement of food security and nutrition, promotes modern and innovative sustainable agricultural practices, contributes to the socio-economic development, and facilitates trade in agricultural products among the OTS Member States.
Mechanisms
Since the establishment of the Organization, a total of 4 Ministerial, 5 Working Group meetings on agricultural cooperation and 4 Turkic Agro-Business Forum have been organized under the umbrella of the OTS, which drives the agricultural cooperation in line with the key strategic documents "Turkic World Vision - 2040" and the "OTS Strategy for 2022-2026".
Sub-Working Groups established under the Working Group on Agricultural Cooperation
The five sub-working groups established under the Working Group on Agricultural Cooperation of the OTS, aims to enhance cooperation in this field. The Member States also designated coordinator country(ies) for each sub-group (as shown below) that will carry out technical meetings to implement the activities outlined in the Action Plan, create necessary mechanisms for this purpose and report the OTS Secretariat of the outcomes of each meeting.
- Sub-group on Research and Development– Türkiye;
- Sub-group on Agricultural Economic Affairs– Azerbaijan;
- Sub-group on New Agricultural Technologies and Techniques– Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan;
- Sub-group on Cooperation in Seeds and Saplings– Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan;
- Sub-group on Animal Husbandry, Fishery and Aquaculture – Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan.
Framework
TDT doirasida qishloq xoʻjaligi hamkorligining huquqiy asosi quyidagi hujjatlarga asoslanadi:
- Qishloq xo‘jaligi vazirlarining 1-yig‘ilishining yakuniy bildirishnomasi (Toshkent, 2022-yil 4-iyul)
- Qishloq xoʻjaligi vazirlarining 2-yigʻilishining yakuniy bildirishnomasi (Boku, 2023-yil 26-sentyabr)
- TDT Qurgʻoqchilikka qarshi kurash institutini tashkil etish boʻyicha oʻzaro anglashuv memorandumi (Samarqand, 2022-yil 11-noyabr)
- Qishloq xo'jaligi vazirlarining 3-yig'ilishining yakuniy bayonoti (Taraz, 2022-yil 20 mart)
- TDT raqamli qishloq xo'jaligi ma'lumotlar platformasini tashkil etish to'g'risidagi deklaratsiya (Quba, 2024-yil 16-iyul)
- Qishloq xo'jaligida ishlab chiqarish bo'yicha "OTS Made" deklaratsiyasi (Quba, 2024-yil 16-iyul)
- Qishloq xo‘jaligi vazirlarining 4-yig‘ilishining yakuniy deklaratsiyasi (Cho‘lpon-Ota, 2025-yil 25-iyun)
- TDT qishloq xo'jaligi hamkorligining strategik yo'l xaritasi (Cho‘lpon-Ota, 2025-yil 25-iyun)
Projects
The OTS is working on several practical projects aimed at further strengthening agricultural ties among its members.
Turkic Agro-Business Forum
The Turkic Agro-Forums was initiated with the purpose of creation of a single discussion platform on key issues of agricultural cooperation in the Turkic region, promoting the interaction of business circles in expanding trade cooperation, implementing joint projects and attracting investments and introducing advanced technologies in agriculture, as well as discussion of the best world practices to increase the investment attractiveness of the agricultural sector in the OTS Member States and Observers. It is organized in parallel with Ministerial Meetings of Agriculture ensuring close linkage between policy and practice.
- 1st Forum – Tashkent, Uzbekistan (4 July 2022)
- 2nd Forum – Baku, Azerbaijan (25–26 September 2023)
- 3rd Forum – Taraz, Kazakhstan (20 March 2024)
- 4th Forum – Cholpon-Ata (26 June 2025)
The Forum has become a regular venue for interaction between governments, business community and investors to boost cooperation and enhance the attractiveness of the agricultural sector across OTS Member States and Observer.
Digital Agro Data Platform
This project aims to create a digital platform of the OTS Member States, where all agricultural statistics and informative compilation, fact recordings and best practices will be assembled under one platform. This will foster flexible and result oriented inter-actions, partnerships and on spot cooperation among Member States via exchange of information on advance technologies and best practices. In this regard, on 16 July 2024, in the city of Guba, which was declared the agricultural capital of the OTS, a meeting on the creation of the Digital Agro Data Platform of the OTS was held and at the end of the event, a Communique was drawn up, which acted as the Minutes of the meeting on the creation of the Digital Agro Data Platform.
"OTS Made" brand
The project represents a strategic initiative to promote regional cooperation and collaboration among the OTS Member States by creating a “OTS Made” brand, which will promote joint initiatives in agricultural production, packaging, and showcase the quality and diversity of agricultural products originating from the OTS region. Initiated by the Azerbaijani side during the 2nd meeting of the Ministers of Agriculture of the OTS held on 26 September 2023 in Baku, the project aims to create a unified and trustworthy brand identity for agricultural products originating from Member States that will help to distinguish OTS products in the global marketplace and enhance their visibility and competitiveness. In this regard, on 18 July 2024 in the city of Guba city of Azerbaijan a meeting on the creation of the "OTS Made" brand was held and at the end of the event, a Communique was drawn up, which acted as the Minutes of the meeting on the establishment of the "OTS Made" brand.
Regional Food Reserve System
This project was initiated by the Uzbek side to ensure food security in the Turkic region. Through creation of a regional food reserve system within the OTS, it is expected to address issues of hunger, malnutrition, and food scarcity through coordinated efforts, as well as to enhance local food production, and ensure adequate food supplies during emergencies.
In addition, Uzbek side proposed in the initial stage to establish a legal framework and adopt a multilateral agreement within the framework of the OTS to create an effective food supply system based on the needs of the global and domestic markets and the production capacities of the Turkic States. With the aim of development of a multilateral agreement on food security among the governments of the OTS Member States, the Uzbek side provided the draft “Food Security Agreement” under the OTS, which is currently under consideration of the Member States.
Common Agricultural Insurance System
The project aims to create a common agricultural insurance system among OTS Member States based on the experience of the Turkish Agricultural Insurance Pool Management Company (TARSIM).
The possibility of creation common agricultural insurance system was discussed during the 3rd Working Group meeting on Agriculture Cooperation of the OTS by the Members States. In this regard, the Turkish side prepared and submitted the draft “Concept on the establishment of common agricultural insurance system among OTS Member States”, which is under consideration of the Member States.
Other Projects
So far, three meetings of ministers in charge of agriculture of the OTS was held. Therefore, many projects in the agricultural field are at their initial stage. Among these projects the following ones could be highlighted:
- Establishment of an institutionalized seed cooperation within the OTS / formation of the OTS Seed Association. This project will facilitate the free movement of plant varieties and seeds throughout the region, promote the cross-border cooperation between the seed industry and simplify farmers’ access to seeds, enhance market-oriented seed production and supply security;
- Collaboration with the Islamic Countries Standards and Metrology Institute on "Halal Certification" within the OTS. By implementing this project the Turkic States can strengthen consumer confidence in the authenticity and integrity of Halal products and open doors to new markets and trade opportunities for the Turkic States, as well as provide a strategic way to enhance market competitiveness, ensure Halal integrity, and capitalize on the growing demand for Halal products and services worldwide;
- Introducing common mobile applications such as “e-agro”, early warning and geo-information systems, farmer registration system within the OTS. This project aims to promote the transfer of new agro-technologies, know-how and innovative solutions for agricultural productivity (digital farming) and improve the quality, efficiency and inclusiveness of food value chain.
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