BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 4
By Jeila Aliyeva - Trend:
Cotton sowing has been completed in the Mary region of Turkmenistan, Trend reports with reference to Turkmenistan: Golden Age electronic newspaper.
Cotton is planted on almost 180,000 hectares of land in the region.
About 250 cultivators are involved in the fields, and their number may double in the future.
The state provides targeted support for the development of the agricultural sector in Turkmenistan. In particular, the entire production infrastructure of the agro-industrial sector is being re-equipped and modernized, the chemical industry is developing, and modern tractors, combines, and other equipment are being purchased.
The country has created special agricultural land funds for growing agricultural products from arable land. Thus, land plots for up to 99 years are allocated from these funds for use by joint-stock companies, farmers, other legal entities and citizens of Turkmenistan.
Also, state purchase prices for wheat and cotton have been increased since 2019.
In addition, farmers, agricultural joint-stock companies and research institutes, farmers, private entrepreneurs and other agricultural producers can take advantage of preferential bank loans, including for the purchase of special equipment.
At preferential prices, farmers receive mineral fertilizers, high-quality seeds and chemical plant protection products.
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