Report on the Participation of Vladimír Žlábek in Representing the Faculty of Fisheries and Water Protection and the CENAKVA Research Center in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan

Vladimír Žlábek, representing the Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters USB and the CENAKVA Research Center, participated in the first agricultural-business mission of the new Minister of Agriculture of the Czech Republic. This mission, directed to Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, was attended by a total of 44 delegation members.

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, with their abundant water resources, have great potential in the field of aquaculture. With a growing interest in fisheries and ensuring food self-sufficiency, there are opportunities for the development of modern aquaculture projects and academic cooperation in the education of experts in fisheries, aquaculture, and water protection.

During the intensive program, three Czech-Kazakh and one Czech-Uzbek business forums took place, followed by B2B negotiations with Kazakh and Uzbek partners. As part of the business mission, Vladimír Žlábek had the opportunity to engage in discussions with local representatives of the agricultural and academic sectors in both countries. Czech Minister of Agriculture, Marek Výborný, highlighted the willingness of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice to collaborate in the region in the development of agriculture, with a focus on fisheries, sustainable aquaculture technology research, and water resource protection through research projects and academic cooperation.