BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 15
By Ilkin Seyfaddini - Trend:
Greenhouses are built and ownerless lands are developed in Namangan region of Uzbekistan, Trend reported citing Uzbekistan National News Agency.
To date, 200 hectares of ownerless land area on hilly terrain under Hamid Olimjon agricultural firm has been developed.
"Over 1,000 greenhouses of two acres each are being built for low-income families. The majority of greenhouse complexes assembled from modern lightweight structures are ready. In order to create an irrigation system, a water supply system is being constructed. The construction of a warehouse for storing fruits and vegetables has begun on eight acres," said the report.
In the near future, 1,000 families will be provided with jobs here.
The total cost of this project, implemented by Golden Nuts Namangan LLC is 13 billion soum ($1.3 million). The project is supported by subsidies from the state budget amounting to 4.6 billion soum ($452.046).
Earlier, Farmers' Council of Uzbekistan allocated 1.01 billion soum ($99,674) to 81 owners of farmlands and 1.05 billion soum ($103,519) to 35 farms in Gallyaaral district of Jizzakh region. Funds totaling three billion soum ($295,769) were provided to Yangikurgan district of Namangan region.
In 2020-2022, as an experiment, it is planned to allocate 116,300 hectares of land in Jizzakh region for agricultural production.
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