evidence: Centrally located at the intersection of trade, economic, and transport corridors, Fergana Valley has the potential to drive economic development in Central Asia. It includes some of the most productive agricultural lands in the Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and has a relatively high level of industrial development compared to other parts of the region. [...] Among the three countries occupying the Fergana Valley, Uzbekistan is in the best position to promote regional integration, given its strong economic potential and unique geographic location. Uzbekistan's provinces (Fergana, Namangan, and Andijan) are the largest, most developed parts of Fergana Valley and have strong technological and resource capacity in developing export-oriented regional horticulture value chains. [...] Open market reforms in Uzbekistan are considered as the best-case scenario and a positive policy option to transform Fergana Valley into a more thriving, better integrated, and prosperous area that drives regional growth and integration in Central Asia. Uzbekistan’s provinces in Fergana Valley could serve as a hub of regional horticulture value chain integration that could connect producers and suppliers from the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan with Uzbekistan’s producers and exporters.