Recently, 6 cotton varieties, including Cotton Institute 12, Cotton Institute 49, Cotton Institute 65, Cotton Institute 88, Cotton Institute 92 and China Cotton 113, cultivated by the Cotton Research Institute of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, have been approved by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs for import and export seed operations. The license and customs declaration registration certificate allow exports to the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Republic of Tajikistan along the "Belt and Road" countries.

　　 The first export approval of cotton varieties is of great significance to promoting my country's agriculture "going out" and realizing the integration and development of the entire industrial chain of cotton technology, textiles, and trade with Central Asian countries.

　　 It is reported that cotton is an important economic crop in countries along the "Belt and Road", and has long occupied a pivotal position in the national economies of Central Asian countries. As the only national-level cotton scientific research institute in my country, the Cotton Institute actively responds to the "One Belt One Road" initiative and vigorously implements the strategy of "going out of technology and importing raw cotton" for cotton. In recent years, through building bases, dispatching experts, and sending technology, we have deeply promoted cooperation in the cotton technology industry in Central Asia, and made important contributions to improving the cotton production level of countries along the “Belt and Road”, and achieved remarkable results.