improve pest management and agrometeorology. regulations. The reasons include low interest from farmers, refusal by state authorities to disburse due or fraud, and a weak regulatory framework. Most ofgations of fraud or manipulation, which deterred public agencies from processing subsidy claims. For example, providing evidence that fields had been and boosting productivity. And some programs had laser-levelled was challenging in some cases. very limited disbursement, such as measures to 140. In response to the challenges in subsidy tutions distribute these subsidies: for example, administration, the Government has initiated measures to systematize subsidies, including tries, committees, and agencies, their imple- mentation practices still vary, and procedures inefficient, those in which recipients showed no interest, as well as merging overlapping subsidies. mentation began in 2019. As stated above, the For example, according to Presidential Decree No. Lack of evidence-based design. Some subsi-dies nesses" dated November 11, 2023, 12 agricultural subsidies were canceled. Additionally, Presidential design was not based on evidence. For instance, Resolution No. PP-64 dated February 18, 2025, neurship and ensure employment of the population," imported, produced substandard wool in the canceled 29 types of subsidies, including 8 related local climate. Despite allocations by the MoEF, these subsidies were not claimed. Moreover, the agricultural sector. Furthermore, efforts have been initiated to simplify allocation procedures, analysis, financial analysis, alternative tools, promote better targeting, and gradually digitize return rates, or sector-specific impacts. For example, there is no evaluation of which sector 141. Overall, several issues impair the perfor- mance of agricultural subsidies in Uzbekistan. The Lack of participation in the design stage. Complex and fragmented subsidy offerings. The many types of subsidies, some of which extension services, farmers do not receive option would best fit their needs. Different insti-