BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 13. Farmers of Turkmenistan have completed the delivery of silkworm cocoons to the state, Trend reports with reference to Jeyhun News.
Farmers of the country handed over 2,300 tons of silkworm cocoons to the state. The main part fell on the farmers of the Lebap region who handed over more than 1,060 tons of silkworm cocoons.
Sericulture is one of the leading branches of the agro-industrial complex of Turkmenistan. More than half of the volume of silkworm cocoon harvesting falls in the Lebap region.
Last year, the country received 2,100 tons of silkworm cocoons from Turkmen farmers.
One of the leading enterprises in the sericulture industry of Turkmenistan is the Ashgabat Silk Factory and the Turkmenabat Silk Production Association.
Turkmenistan's agricultural sector receives targeted support from the government.
Farmers, private entrepreneurs, and other agricultural producers can benefit from preferential bank loans. Farmers receive mineral fertilizers, high-quality seeds, and chemical plant protection products at preferential prices.