Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Sept. 5
By Huseyn Hasanov – Trend:
Cotton harvesting has started in Ahal, Lebap and Mary provinces of Turkmenistan, and in Dashoguz province the harvesting will begin on September 16, the country’s Agriculture Ministry said in a message.
Some 545,000 hectares of land are allocated for cotton. It is planned to harvest in total 1,050,000 tons of cotton this year, in particular 207,000 tons - in Akhal region, 230,000 tons – in Dashoguz region, 300,000 tons – in Lebap region, 313,000 tons – in Mary region.
This year the cotton harvesting campaign will involve 38 cotton ginning enterprises, 156 harvesting points, 1,076 cotton harvesters, 2,261 vehicles, 2,162 tractors and 3,325 tractor trailers.
Cotton is a significant export item of Turkmenistan and is a highly demanded raw material for dozens of modern facilities of the dynamically developing textile industry in the country.