STRATEGIC CHALLENGES:
Major factors affecting food security include population growth, low incomes, increased demand for land, water and energy resources, and increased risk of climate-change related threats from droughts, flooding, hail etc. ln recent years, as а result of а series of measures to bolster food security in the country, Uzbekistan has strengthened its position in the world, gradually improving its position in the Global Hunger lndex for 2018, where Uzbekistan is now ranked 52nd out of 119 countries. However, there remain significant on-going challenges to ensure the staЫe supply of food for vulnerable segments of the population, increasing the purchasing power of low-income households, and preventing sharp fluctuations in prices and outputs.