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Sowing campaign starts in Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan Materials 17 August 2016 19:34 (UTC +04:00)

Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Aug. 17

By Huseyn Hasanov– Trend:

A massive sowing of winter wheat started in Turkmenistan Aug. 17, the Turkmen government said in a message.

The cultivated area occupied 760,000 hectares of lands, and it is planned to harvest 1.6 million tons of grain from them in 2017, including in Turkmenistan’s Akhal region - 450,000 tons of grain, in Mary - 380,000 tons, Lebap - 350,000 tons, Dashoguz – 300,000 tons and Balkan region – 120,000 tons of grain.

The current campaign will involve over 2,000 arable tractors and over 5,000 cultivating tractors. 

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