33 rd INTERNATIONAL COTTON CONFERENCE BREMEN, MARCH 16 - 18, 2016 1 / 9 UZBEK COTTON: COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES AND ACHIVEMENTS IN COTTON SCIENCE R.A. Gulyaev, J.Dj. Kadirov Joint Stock Company “Uzpakhtaexport" (JSC “Uzcottonexport”), Tashkent, Uzbekistan A.E. Lugachev, B.M. Mardonov Tashkent institute of textile and light industry, Tashkent, Uzbekistan R.R. Nazirov, A.A. Ahmedov, N.Z. Kamalov, P.N. Borodin Joint Stock Company "Paxtasanoat Ilmiy Markazi" (Scientific Research Center of Cotton Industry), Tashkent, Uzbekistan Despite the ongoing global economic crisis, today Uzbekistan remains among the world leaders by the pace of economic development. In the last eleven years, the growth of gross domestic product and industry are not less than 8 percent. The achievement of these peaks in the socio-economic development would be impossible without the strategy of economic reforms, developed and proposed by our Head of state and recognized by the international community as the "Uzbek model" of development. The advantages and effectiveness of our model of development is proven by the fact that it fully takes into account natural, historical, national, demographic and environmental features of Uzbekistan, and it is justified in practice. Uzbekistan has consistently implemented structural reforms in the cotton industry, which are reflected in increasing the image and competitiveness of Uzbek cotton on the world market. Modern Uzbekistan is the sixth largest producer and takes the fifth place among the main suppliers of cotton fiber on the world market. Uzbek cotton production policy is based on maintaining stable output and creating competitive environment for regional and international trade of Uzbek cotton. In this regard, the annual production of Uzbek cotton fiber is about 1.0 million tons. Every year, volumes of domestic processing of cotton have been increasing, which currently account for 40%. The annual increase in the production of textile products is over 25%. Only within last year, the production of more than 100 new products, including filter and denim, memo, gabardine, canvas tent, canvas, ready-made garments and knitwear is settled. In order to create favorable conditions to attract foreign investments and improve the efficiency of industry, reforms have been implemented in the country, which ensure transition to the corporate management system. In late 2015 was created the integrated complex of raw cotton procurement and processing, and cotton fiber export, represented by the holding company "Uzpakhtasanoatexport" / "Uz cotton industry export". It is composed of four joint-stock companies: JSC "Uzpakhtasanoat" / "Uz cotton industry", JSC "Uzpakhtaexport" / "Uz cotton export", JSC