George Rea Walker Sr. met with Minister of Agriculture of USSR.
George Rea Walker Jr. and Dan Patterson visit Uzbekistan.
September: Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev delivers a 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.
September: Successfully harvested our first cotton crop.
December: Silverleafe’s proprietary PulsarTM irrigation system is tested for the first time in Uzbekistan.
May: Amid the challenges of COVID-19, we built critical infrastructure to support our operations.
May: Planted 50,000 cherry trees, establishing our dedicated cherry tree nursery.
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.
May: Initiated the development of a comprehensive traceability solution.
Fall: Launched the first phase of testing for our traceability system.
May: Expanded our sustainability efforts by planting 200,000 paulownia trees in our paulownia nursery.
June: Achieved groundbreaking advancements in soil health management.
September: Celebrated a key milestone: our sixth successful cotton harvest.
