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Kamiljon Akramov

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Kamiljon Akramov is a Senior Research Fellow in IFPRI’s Development Strategies and Governance Unit. He conducts research on agriculture, food security, and development policy issues using applied econometric analysis. His primary areas of interest are institutional change, agricultural development, and food security in Central Asia. His research also focuses on governance, aid effectiveness, decentralization, and efficiency of service delivery in transitional and developing countries.

Before joining IFPRI, Kamiljon was a doctoral fellow at the Pardee RAND Graduate School where he obtained his PhD in Economic Policy Analysis, a consultant for the Asian Development Bank on governance and regional cooperation, and a director of the Monetary Policy Research Center at the Central Bank of Uzbekistan. He also holds a master’s degree in Development Economics from Williams College, Massachusetts.

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Regional developments: Central Asia [in 2025 GFPR]

2025Akramov, Kamiljon T.; Lambrecht, Isabel B.; Babu, Suresh Chandra; Rajiv, Sharanya
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Regional developments: Central Asia [in 2025 GFPR]

Since the countries of Central Asia gained independence in 1991, the region’s food systems have undergone significant transformations shaped by political and economic reforms, institutional shifts, globalization, climate change, and labor migration. This chapter examines how food policy research developed evidence to inform market-oriented reforms and agricultural transformation, ultimately leading to substantial reductions in poverty, food insecurity, and undernutrition, and also assesses the interconnected challenges of climate change, land use, markets and incentives, demographic shifts, socioeconomic trends, and geopolitical factors that face the region in the lead-up to 2050. Book link: https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174108

Year published

2025

Authors

Akramov, Kamiljon T.; Lambrecht, Isabel B.; Babu, Suresh Chandra; Rajiv, Sharanya

Citation

Akramov, Kamiljon T.; Lambrecht, Isabel B.; Babu, Suresh Chandra; and Rajiv, Sharanya. 2025. Regional developments: Central Asia. In Global food policy report 2025: Food policy: Lessons and priorities for a changing world, eds. Johan Swinnen and Christopher Barrett. Part Six: Regional Developments and Priorities, Chapter 20, Pp. 487-506. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/174356

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Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan

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Asia; Central Asia; Economic Growth; Food Policies; Food Systems; Capacity Development; Climate Change; Food Security; Poverty; Water Resources; Nutrition; Migration

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English

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Open AccessCC-BY-4.0

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Book Chapter

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Resilience in technical efficiency and enabling factors: Insights from panel farm enterprise surveys in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

2025Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Djanibekov, Nodir; Abduvalieva, Nilufar; Mirkasimov, Bakhrom; Akramov, Kamiljon T.
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Resilience in technical efficiency and enabling factors: Insights from panel farm enterprise surveys in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

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2025

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Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Djanibekov, Nodir; Abduvalieva, Nilufar; Mirkasimov, Bakhrom; Akramov, Kamiljon T.

Citation

Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Djanibekov, Nodir; Abduvalieva, Nilufar; Mirkasimov, Bakhrom; and Akramov, Kamiljon T. Resilience in technical efficiency and enabling factors: Insights from panel farm enterprise surveys in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Applied Economics. Article in press. First published online September 26, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2024.2405203

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Uzbekistan; Kazakhstan

Keywords

Asia; Central Asia; Economic Shock; Probability Analysis; Resilience; Surveys; Farms

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English

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Limited Access

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Fragility to Resilience in Central and West Asia and North Africa

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Enhancing agricultural resilience in Uzbekistan through farmers’ decisionmaking autonomy

2025Djanibekov, Nodir; Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Mirkasimov, Bakhrom; Akramov, Kamiljon T.
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Enhancing agricultural resilience in Uzbekistan through farmers’ decisionmaking autonomy

KEY MESSAGE • Greater farmer’s decision-making autonomy enhances resilience in technical efficiency during economic shocks. • Technical efficiency improves with autonomy, as farmers can adjust resource use, sustain productivity, and make adaptive choices regarding crop selection and input management. • Eliminating top-down land allocations, granting secure land use rights, expanding financial and market access, and decentralizing training programs can improve the capacity of farmers to become more productive and adaptable in the face of current and future challenges.

Year published

2025

Authors

Djanibekov, Nodir; Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Mirkasimov, Bakhrom; Akramov, Kamiljon T.

Citation

Djanibekov, Nodir; Takeshima, Hiroyuki; Mirkasimov, Bakhrom; and Akramov, Kamiljon T. 2025. Enhancing agricultural resilience in Uzbekistan through farmers’ decisionmaking autonomy. CPRO Policy Brief 2025-01/2. Tashkent: Center For Policy Research and Outreach. https://doi.org/10.70735/DUTV1060

Country/Region

Uzbekistan

Keywords

Asia; Central Asia; Agriculture; Decision Making; Farmers; Resilience

Language

English

Access/Licence

Open Access

Links

https://doi.org/10.70735/dutv1060 Source record

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Fragility, Conflict, and Migration

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Brief

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August 17 to 31, 2021

31st International Conference of Agricultural Economists (ICAE)

Virtual Event: AUG 17, 2021 – 08:00 AM to AUG 31, 2021 08:00 PM EDT. IFPRI is participating in the 31st Conference of Agriculture Economists organized by the International Association of Agricultural Economists (IAAE). 

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Transforming Food Systems after COVID-19: Implications of the 2021 Global Food Policy Report for Eurasia

Virtual Event: MAY 27,2021 – 07:30 AM TO 9:00 AM EDT. The impact of COVID-19 on transforming food systems in the Eurasia Region.

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May 27, 2020, 2:30 – 4:00 pm

Virtual Event–Discussion on the Implications of the 2020 Global Food Policy Report for Eurasia

IFPRI’s 2020 Global Food Policy Report was officially launched on April 7 and highlights the critical role that inclusive food systems can play in maintaining food and nutrition security, looking specifically at obstacles and opportunities as well as the tools and technologies necessary for building inclusive food systems. COVID-19 is having an immense impact on […]

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May 31, 2019 | Press Release

2019 Global Food Policy Report: Improved Regional Ties and Agricultural Reforms Offer Promising Opportunities for Rural Revitalization and Improved Food and Nutrition Security in Central Asia

Tashkent: To meet growing demand for employment in rural areas and improve food security, Uzbekistan needs to strengthen the role of the private sector in its economy by accelerating reforms, improving institutional framework, and exploring opportunities for regional integration in Central Asia, according to the 2019 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) launched today by the […]

May 28, 2019 | Press Release

2019 Global Food Policy Report: Improved Regional Ties and Agricultural Reforms Offer Promising Opportunities for Rural Revitalization and Improved Food and Nutrition Security in the Eurasian Region

Moscow: To meet growing demand for employment in rural areas and improve food security, countries in Eurasia need to strengthen the role of the private sector in their economies by accelerating reforms, improving their institutional frameworks, and exploring opportunities for regional integration, according to the 2019 Global Food Policy Report (GFPR) launched today by the […]

April 07, 2014 | Press Release

From Transition to Transformation: Food Security in Central Asia

April 7, 2014, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan—A conference organized by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the University of Central Asia (UCA) to be held from April 8-9 will explore how Central Asian countries can best meet the needs of present and future populations for adequate access to nutritious and safe foods and improve food […]

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