Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Oct. 8
By Huseyn Hasanov– Trend:
A total of 425,557 tons of raw cotton have been harvested in Turkmenistan, Trend reports referring to the country's Agriculture Ministry.
The effective use of material and technical resources during the harvest, including combine harvesters, as well as the operation of cotton collection points and ginning enterprises, have been eachieved.
Some 550,000 hectares have been allocated for cotton in Turkmenistan this year, and it is planned to collect 1,050,000 tons of raw cotton. For the first time in the country, private producers of agricultural products have started cultivating cotton on 25,567 hectares of land, receiving plots from a special land fund.