Figure 4.1. Reduction in water consumption (optimistic scenario), percent relative to baseline, 2023
mance or agricultural GDP. In Karakalpakstan specif- ically, farmers could use approximately 34 percent able water use. Farmer interviews revealed a need less water while earning 50 percent more profitsfor significantly better soil testing, advisory, and 4.1 and 4.2). Uzbekistan should roll out regulatory and financial incentives to catalyze this transitioncrop rotations, especially among small farmers. 151. Significant barriers to CsA adoption include limited access to financing, inadequate training, agriculture spending. restrictions on land use, and insufficient 152. The most impactful and large-scale subsidy irrigation water supply. Farmer interviews highlight that CSA adoption and interest remain low due to menting water-saving technologies, supporting these challenges. A comprehensive approach tohorticulture, improving livestock genetics, and addressing these barriers is proposed, including However, the rapid CSA field assessment found that