Bethesda, MD, July 22, 2024 – 6^th Grain Corporation has been awarded the contract ‘Agro-Integrated Land Management System using modern technologies’ to support the Uzbekistan Ministry of Agriculture, with funding by the World Bank. The three-year project involves transferring digital tools on agricultural cropped area map and crop monitoring systems based on satellite remote sensing analysis and models to support decision making. 6^th Grain and its partners will work with the International Center for Strategic Development and Research in the Field of Food and Agriculture (ISCAD) under the Ministry of Agriculture.

The 6^th Grain team attended a signing ceremony in Tashkent in April 2024. 6^th Grain CEO Vladimir Eskin is on the left, with local representative Diana Matkarimova, and 6^th Grain programmers Maxim Rusanov and Artem Steshakov.

Dr Vladimir Eskin, CEO of 6^th Grain, said: ‘This contract will allow 6^th Grain to support Uzbekistan’s decision making with the full complement of our digital remote sensing and land management tools’. 6^th Grain will provide mobile and web-based digital tools to help the government monitor crop health, provide agronomic advice to farmers, determine crop suitability in a changing climate, and provide information on its forest resources. During the three-year project, 6^th Grain will transfer all algorithms and scientific knowledge to Uzbekistan experts to modernize ISCAD and its ability to manage the country’s natural resources.        

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