Sustainable Agricultural Innovation in Uzbekistan Through the Helix Models

Abstract

Uzbekistan is a double-landlocked country with an economy heavily reliant on agriculture, arguably one factor impeding the country’s development. One possible remedy to the agricultural transformation is the Helix Innovation Ecosystem. This research investigates how the pillars of the helix- academia, industry, government, civil society, and environmentalists- can be the catalysts that arise from the groans of collaboration while strategizing theories such as international relations and political case studies. The Green Industrial Revolution will allow Uzbekistan to compete favorably, be market-oriented, and maximize its comparative advantages in agriculture: renewable resources, eco-industrial parks, and energy-efficient greenhouses. Besides building institutional fittings and bridges, improving the interaction among the helix actors will facilitate climate funds in the agricultural sector. In addition, funds from the carbon market will enable socio-economic resiliency. As library-based and secondary data research, the article further acknowledges that these eluding aspects can only be comprehended through field studies that can be compared to other landlocked countries. Finally, this paper argues that balancing the interaction between the various elements of the Helix model will enable Uzbekistan to have a sustainable economic environment and focus more on innovations in the agricultural sector. It can also serve as a guide for other low-income countries with similar development problems.