George Ray Walker Sr. met with Minister of Agriculture of USSR.
George Ray Walker Jr. and Dan Patterson visit Uzbekistan.
September Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev delivers speech at the General Assembly of the United Nations to end the systematic use of forced and child labor.
January Dan Patterson and Martin Walker are contacted by Uzbek Ambassador to the United States Javlon Vakhavov and asked to visit Uzbekistan. March Dan Patterson and Martin Walker accept invitation of President Mirzioyev to modernize agriculture in Uzbekistan. May Silverleafe formed a US-Uzbek joint venture agro-cluster model farm in President Mirziyoyev’s home region of Jizzakh.
March We planted our first crop, implementing western planting techniques with new modern equipment. May Dan Patterson orchestrated a delegation from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital to make their first visit to Uzbekistan, resulting in Uzbekistan becoming St. Jude Global Initiative’s next location. December Silverleafe’s proprietary PulsarTM irrigation system is tested for the first time in Uzbekistan.
June We organized the First Charity Football Game in Uzbekistan between Women’s Football Club, dedicated to raise donations for Ezgu Amal Charity Organization who care for children with cancer.
