Environmental Problems of the Bukhara Oasis in Uzbekistan (Central Asia)

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Sustainability of agriculture in Uzbekistan is threatened by the degradation of land and water resources. Double land-locked Uzbekistan with its arid climatic conditions, transboundary water resource origin and deteriorated irrigation infrastructure and institutional management has been striving to meet its food security, increase agricultural export and sustain environment. The paper presents the analysis of the extent and characterization of salt-prone land and water resources trends in arid Uzbekistan with focus on Bukhara oasis and reviews management strategies for improvements.