FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date Posted: November 13, 2025
Washington, DC — The Government of Uzbekistan has allocated 55,000 hectares of land to implement a regenerative agriculture program for cotton as part of a collaborative project with the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC) and bizpando, a company with a a blockchain-based internet platform designed to ensure supply chain compliance.
Dr Keshav Kranthi, ICAC Chief Scientist, conducted an intensive three-day training program from October 21-23, 2025, at the Cotton Research Institute in Tashkent, which included both theoretical sessions and practical field demonstrations. The training was attended by 50 participants, including both scientists and government officials from the Republic of Uzbekistan.
This training session was followed by a one-day field training camp conducted jointly by Dr Kranthi and Dr Abdurakhmonov held in Jizzakh on October 24, 2025, attended by 98 farmers. Mr Jasper Bhowmick and Mr Mark Li from bizpando also participated in these training programs.
Subsequently, Dr Ibrokhim Abdurakhmonov, Minister of Agriculture — along with senior officials Mr Javlon Raimov and Mr Abrorbek Kosimov — visited ICAC Headquarters in Washington, DC, where Dr Abdurakhmonov, Dr Kranthi, and bizpando CEO Jasper Bhaumick signed the Memorandum of Understanding on their collaboration.
Mr Bhaumick, Dr Abdurakhmonov, Dr Kranthi
The Ministry of Agriculture is now in the process of identifying carbon testing laboratories for accreditation and certification in consultation with Dr. Kranthi, who is providing technical guidance on testing standards and accreditation procedures.
The Ministry has given bizpando a list of participating farmers to initiate registration and documentation for carbon payment processes. Bizpando has agreed to dispatch Mr Li to Uzbekistan from November 17-21, 2025, to train farmers and government officials on documentation procedures for carbon credit verification and payments.
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About the International Cotton Advisory Committee (ICAC)
Formed in 1939, the ICAC is an association of cotton producing, consuming, trading, and investing countries. It acts as a catalyst for change by helping Member governments maintain a healthy world cotton economy; provides transparency to the world cotton market by serving as a clearinghouse for technical information on cotton production; and serves as a forum for discussing cotton issues of international significance. In addition, Members can take advantage of the ICAC’s global network of cotton researchers, whose expertise covers the supply chain from farm to textile manufacturing, and have free access to its cutting-edge technologies like the voice-based app and virtual reality cotton training program. Committed to ensuring cotton’s continued sustainability, the ICAC is the only intergovernmental commodity body covering cotton that is recognized by the United Nations. For more information, please visit www.icac.org, Twitter or LinkedIn.