NEWS
SOWING OF COTTON STARTS IN AHAL, BALKAN, LEBAP AND MARY VELAYATS
Important agricultural campaign – the cotton sowing, has started in the country. According to the schedule, cotton producers of Ahal, Balkan, Lebap and Mary Velayats has started the campaign on March 25.
Cotton production is one of the leading branches of national agricultural complex, which provides significant contribution to realization of the state programmes in import substitutive sphere and increment of export potential of the country. last year, the cotton grower have exceeded their contractual obligations, having produced more than 1,050,000 tons of raw cotton.
The efficiency of agrarian sector grows due to deep reforms in this sphere, under which issues of engineering and technical provision of agricultural complex are solved, equipment of modern modifications, which match soil and climate conditions of the country perfectly, is procured.
Significant financial resources are allocated for irrigation and melioration of agricultural fields, development of seed production, science and selection. The cotton ginning industry has been modernized, modern processing plants have been built in the regions.
Work for digitization of agriculture, introduction of advanced agricultural technologies as well as improvement of cost efficiency and leasing relations is carried out.
According to the Resolution of President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, arable lands for the cotton have been increased this year up to 620,000 hectares. This decision has been taken due to the construction and opening of new textile facilities, growth of internal demand on cotton products.