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Turkmenistan getting ready for harvest campaign

Business Materials 28 March 2018 20:09 (UTC +04:00)

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, March 28

By Huseyn Hasanov – Trend:

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has discussed preparations for the harvest campaign at a working meeting with the heads of the country's regional administrations, the Turkmen Altyn Asyr TV channel reported.

The head of state tasked to check the supply of necessary equipment, spare parts, fuel and lubricants and other resources to agricultural enterprises.

In 2018, Turkmenistan plans to harvest 1.6 million tons of grain from 760,000 hectares of land. Particularly, it is planned to harvest 450,000 tons of grain in the Akhal region, 380,000 tons - in Mary, 350,000 tons - in Lebap, 300,000 tons - in Dashoguz, and 120,000 tons - in Balkan.

The John Deere and CLAAS grain harvesters and tractors will be involved in the harvesting campaign.

In July 2017, the country harvested about 1 million tons of wheat.

Turkmenistan was previously awarded by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations for achievements in the field of food security.

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