The winter wheat sowing campaign started in Turkmenistan. Grain growers in Ahal, Balkan, Dashoguz, Lebap and Mary Velayat started sowing winter wheat at the same time.
Following the tradition, the start of the sowing campaign was blessed by the elders, who together with mullahs offered up a prayer to the Almighty for a rich harvest of heavy-eared ak bugday. The elders threw first seeds in soil with the words “Let each seed grow a heavy ear!”, and machine operators driving high powered machines appeared on the fields.
860,000 hectares of agricultural land will be sown with wheat this year. In 2013 grain growers are to harvest 1.6 million tons, of them 450,000 tons are to be harvested in Ahal Velayat, 380,000 tons in Mary Velayat, 350,000 tons in Lebap Velayat and 120,000 tons in Balkan Velayat.
Turkmen grain growers and farmers have made all the necessary arrangements for the sowing campaign. After the grain harvest campaign was completed, they ploughed and applied fertilizers in agricultural lands prepared for sowing wheat and started to work with enthusiasm. High quality seeds of such wheat varieties as Sahrayi, Yoloten-1, Batko, Yubileynay-100, Bitarap, Juvan, Turkmenbashy-1 and Turkmenbashy adapted to soil and climatic conditions of each region will be sown this year. Moreover, in accordance with the Resolution of the President of Turkmenistan, 1,000 tons of seed wheat of the Irishka, Wassa and Nota varieties were purchased at the Stavropol Region, the Russian Federation.
Over 5,200 John Deere, Case, Klaas, Belarus-80H and Belarus-82.1 tilling tractors, as well as more than 1,750 seeding machines will be engaged in the sowing campaign this year.
Speaking about the financial and economic leverage of the agrarian reform, it should be mentioned about preferential credits issued to peasant association for purchase of agricultural equipment and cover the costs of agricultural production. Regular increase of procurement prices for various agricultural products, including wheat and introduction of the advanced system of settling accounts between the government and producers is a powerful incentive for agricultural workers.
Development of the processing sector, including construction of new elevators and flour mills plays a significant role. Modern elevators with the capacity of 50,000 tons of grain were built in Ruhubelent Etrap, Dashoguz Velayat, Altyn Asyr Etrap in Ahal Velayat and Iolotan Etrap in Mary Velayat as well as an elevatior with the capacity of 30,000 tons was put into operation in Kaahka Etrap, Ahal Velayat within the last years at the request of the Turkmengallaonumlery Association.
New granaries and flour production enterprises are under construction throughout the country. Thus, enterprises with elevators with the capacity of 100,000 tons of grain designed for annual production of 80,000 of flour each are built in Ruhabat Etrap, Ahal Velayat and in Turkmenabat in Lebap Velayat. The similar enterprises with elevators with the capacity of 50,000 tons of grain and annual production capacity of 50,000 tons of flour will be opened soon in Serdar Etrap in Balkan Velayat, Georogly Etrap, Dashoguz Velayat and Mary Etrap in Mary Velayat.
Last year Turkmenistan for the first time in its history started exporting wheat. According to the Resolution of the President of Turkmenistan the Turkmengallaonumleri Association is authorized to sell According to the Resolution of the President of Turkmenistan the Turkmengallaonumleri Association is authorized to sell 300,000 tons of wheat in excess of domestic market demand on foreign market.
The workshops involving representatives of velayat and etrap khyakimliks, the Turkmengallaonumleri Association, the Turkmenobahyzmat Association, the Turkmenstandratlary State Service, the Turkmenhimiya State Concern, the Ministry of Water Industry, agricultural specialists, leaders of farmers associations, agronomists, machine operators, tenant farmers, and the elders were conducted in the Watan farmers Association in Ak Bugday Etrap, Ahal Velayat, Turkmenistan farmers association in Bereket Etrap, Balkan Velayat, the Watan farmers association in Karabekaul Etrap, Lebap Velayat, the Ashgabat farmers association in Karakum Etrap, Mary Velayat and the Zahmetkesh farmers association in Boldumsaz Etrap, Dashoguz Velayat to mark the launch of the sowing campaign. Those speaking at the seminars presented the reports on practical issues of the agricultural campaign and agro-technical requirements at every stage of wheat production and exchanged experiences. The expositions of agricultural machines and equipment, pesticides and herbicides and agricultural products were arranged in the framework of the workshops. Local singing and dance groups and folk ensembles of velayats performed concerts for workshop participants.
Following the tradition, the start of the sowing campaign was blessed by the elders, who together with mullahs offered up a prayer to the Almighty for a rich harvest of heavy-eared ak bugday. The elders threw first seeds in soil with the words “Let each seed grow a heavy ear!”, and machine operators driving high powered machines appeared on the fields.
860,000 hectares of agricultural land will be sown with wheat this year. In 2013 grain growers are to harvest 1.6 million tons, of them 450,000 tons are to be harvested in Ahal Velayat, 380,000 tons in Mary Velayat, 350,000 tons in Lebap Velayat and 120,000 tons in Balkan Velayat.
Turkmen grain growers and farmers have made all the necessary arrangements for the sowing campaign. After the grain harvest campaign was completed, they ploughed and applied fertilizers in agricultural lands prepared for sowing wheat and started to work with enthusiasm. High quality seeds of such wheat varieties as Sahrayi, Yoloten-1, Batko, Yubileynay-100, Bitarap, Juvan, Turkmenbashy-1 and Turkmenbashy adapted to soil and climatic conditions of each region will be sown this year. Moreover, in accordance with the Resolution of the President of Turkmenistan, 1,000 tons of seed wheat of the Irishka, Wassa and Nota varieties were purchased at the Stavropol Region, the Russian Federation.
Over 5,200 John Deere, Case, Klaas, Belarus-80H and Belarus-82.1 tilling tractors, as well as more than 1,750 seeding machines will be engaged in the sowing campaign this year.
Speaking about the financial and economic leverage of the agrarian reform, it should be mentioned about preferential credits issued to peasant association for purchase of agricultural equipment and cover the costs of agricultural production. Regular increase of procurement prices for various agricultural products, including wheat and introduction of the advanced system of settling accounts between the government and producers is a powerful incentive for agricultural workers.
Development of the processing sector, including construction of new elevators and flour mills plays a significant role. Modern elevators with the capacity of 50,000 tons of grain were built in Ruhubelent Etrap, Dashoguz Velayat, Altyn Asyr Etrap in Ahal Velayat and Iolotan Etrap in Mary Velayat as well as an elevatior with the capacity of 30,000 tons was put into operation in Kaahka Etrap, Ahal Velayat within the last years at the request of the Turkmengallaonumlery Association.
New granaries and flour production enterprises are under construction throughout the country. Thus, enterprises with elevators with the capacity of 100,000 tons of grain designed for annual production of 80,000 of flour each are built in Ruhabat Etrap, Ahal Velayat and in Turkmenabat in Lebap Velayat. The similar enterprises with elevators with the capacity of 50,000 tons of grain and annual production capacity of 50,000 tons of flour will be opened soon in Serdar Etrap in Balkan Velayat, Georogly Etrap, Dashoguz Velayat and Mary Etrap in Mary Velayat.
Last year Turkmenistan for the first time in its history started exporting wheat. According to the Resolution of the President of Turkmenistan the Turkmengallaonumleri Association is authorized to sell According to the Resolution of the President of Turkmenistan the Turkmengallaonumleri Association is authorized to sell 300,000 tons of wheat in excess of domestic market demand on foreign market.
The workshops involving representatives of velayat and etrap khyakimliks, the Turkmengallaonumleri Association, the Turkmenobahyzmat Association, the Turkmenstandratlary State Service, the Turkmenhimiya State Concern, the Ministry of Water Industry, agricultural specialists, leaders of farmers associations, agronomists, machine operators, tenant farmers, and the elders were conducted in the Watan farmers Association in Ak Bugday Etrap, Ahal Velayat, Turkmenistan farmers association in Bereket Etrap, Balkan Velayat, the Watan farmers association in Karabekaul Etrap, Lebap Velayat, the Ashgabat farmers association in Karakum Etrap, Mary Velayat and the Zahmetkesh farmers association in Boldumsaz Etrap, Dashoguz Velayat to mark the launch of the sowing campaign. Those speaking at the seminars presented the reports on practical issues of the agricultural campaign and agro-technical requirements at every stage of wheat production and exchanged experiences. The expositions of agricultural machines and equipment, pesticides and herbicides and agricultural products were arranged in the framework of the workshops. Local singing and dance groups and folk ensembles of velayats performed concerts for workshop participants.
