Cotton sowing campaign started in Turkmenistan. As was reported, during the March 14 meeting of the cabinet of ministers of Turkmenistan, the President gave his blessing to start sowing cotton in Ahal, Lebap and Mary Velayat on March 26 and in Dashoguz on April 2.
Following the tradition, the important agricultural campaign started with the participation of the elders, who sowed the first cotton seeds and then machine operators started their work.
Cotton growers in Turkmenistan are planning to pick up over 1,050,000 tons of ‘white gold’ on 545,000 hectares to be sown with cotton this year. Of them, 207,000 tons - in Ahal Velayat, 230,000 tons in Dashoguz Velayat, 300,000 tons in Lebap Velayat, and 313,000 tons in Mary Velayat.
According to the Turkmenobahyzmat State Association, over 7,000 various tractors, 2,000 seeding machines, 5,000 cotton cultivators and other agricultural machines and equipment will be engaged in this year’s agricultural campaign.
The workshops focusing on the critical aspects of the ongoing agricultural reform aimed at boosting development and profitability of the domestic agro-industrial sector and raising agricultural output were conducted in the leading farmers associations on the eve of the sowing campaign.
The exhibitions showcasing the agricultural equipment and goods produced by the processing enterprises of the agro-industrial complex of Turkmenistan were organized within the framework of the festivities on occasion of the beginning of the sowing campaign. The signing, dancing and folklore groups of all regions of the country prepared their musical gifts for Turkmen cotton growers.
Following the tradition, the important agricultural campaign started with the participation of the elders, who sowed the first cotton seeds and then machine operators started their work.
Cotton growers in Turkmenistan are planning to pick up over 1,050,000 tons of ‘white gold’ on 545,000 hectares to be sown with cotton this year. Of them, 207,000 tons - in Ahal Velayat, 230,000 tons in Dashoguz Velayat, 300,000 tons in Lebap Velayat, and 313,000 tons in Mary Velayat.
According to the Turkmenobahyzmat State Association, over 7,000 various tractors, 2,000 seeding machines, 5,000 cotton cultivators and other agricultural machines and equipment will be engaged in this year’s agricultural campaign.
The workshops focusing on the critical aspects of the ongoing agricultural reform aimed at boosting development and profitability of the domestic agro-industrial sector and raising agricultural output were conducted in the leading farmers associations on the eve of the sowing campaign.
The exhibitions showcasing the agricultural equipment and goods produced by the processing enterprises of the agro-industrial complex of Turkmenistan were organized within the framework of the festivities on occasion of the beginning of the sowing campaign. The signing, dancing and folklore groups of all regions of the country prepared their musical gifts for Turkmen cotton growers.
