27 October 2026
On 27 October, a livestock complex of Maraqand Meat, a company set up by entrepreneurs from Tashkent region, opened in Belarus; the region’s governor Zoyir Mirzayev attended. According to UzDaily, the project covers 14,000 hectares of land, seven livestock complexes and about 70 specialised machines, with $25 million invested so far. It currently holds 4,500 cattle, rising to 6,000 by January 2027 and 10,000 by May 2027.
Sources differ on the details: Trend.az (citing the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan) gives a value of $40 million and Brest region, while UzDaily names the village of Bobrik in Minsk region. According to the chamber, Uzbek entrepreneurs have already launched 13 livestock projects in Belarus; cooperation picked up in June 2026 at the Belagro fair in Minsk.
An important detail: capital for Belarusian agriculture currently comes mainly from outside the EU, including Central Asia. Livestock is a priority for Minsk — on 16 October Lukashenko called for large dairy complexes (big modern dairy farms) to replace small farms and said collective farms (kolkhozes, mostly state-controlled farm enterprises) are being merged, split up and transferred into private ownership. For EU investors such projects remain constrained by sanctions and require detailed legal analysis.
Sources: UzDaily, 28 October 2026; Vzglyad.uz, 29 October 2026; Trend.az, 31 October 2026; 4esnok.by, 16 October 2026.