The November C5+1 summit, which recently took place in Washington, is traditionally assessed by experts through the prism of security issues, transport and logistics corridors, and energy cooperation. However, in the current circumstances, food security is becoming one of the key dimensions of cooperation, in my opinion. For Uzbekistan, this issue is of strategic importance, as the country faces limited water resources and the need to increase land use efficiency. In these circumstances, drawing on US experience and technologies