On August 16, 2024, the 3rd International Scientific and Practical Conference-Festival titled “Current Issues in the Development of the Hissar Sheep Breed” was held in the city of Dushanbe.
The forum was attended by the Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tajikistan, Sulaymon Ziyozoda; the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan, Kurbon Hakimzoda; the President of the Academy of Agricultural Sciences of Tajikistan and Corresponding Member of the AASNT, Amonullo Salimzoda; representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Dushanbe; scientists and specialists from the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, and the Islamic Republic of Iran; the Academy of Sciences of Tajikistan; Shirinshoh Shohtemur Tajik Agrarian University; international organizations; development partners; heads and specialists of sheep-breeding farms in the country; as well as representatives of domestic and foreign media.
The Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Tajikistan, Kurbon Hakimzoda, opened the conference and emphasized that holding such a high-level scientific event demonstrates that research on the Hissar sheep breed attracts attention not only from Central Asian scientists but from the global scientific community.
The purpose of the conference was to review the current situation and highlight pressing issues related to the development of the Hissar sheep breed, improve the hereditary qualities and productivity of this breed both nationally and internationally, and expand its breeding range. Effective utilization of the breed in creating new sheep breeds and types was one of the main topics of the forum.
In conclusion, the Minister of Agriculture expressed hope that the issues discussed at the conference would help resolve many of the problems and challenges facing the breed and contribute to the development of new types of sheep in the future.
