BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 24. The volume of potato production from January through July 2022 in the Lebap region in the east of Turkmenistan has been published, Trend reports with reference to Jeyhun News.
During the reporting period, 93,500 tons of potatoes were produced in the region.
At the same time, in addition to potatoes, 74,600 tons of various vegetables were produced in the Lebap region, which is 5.7 percent more than in the same period last year.
This year, thanks to good indicators in the agro-industrial sector of the region, a significant decrease in prices for food products was recorded.
Agriculture in Turkmenistan is developing rapidly. This is one of the most important sectors of the economy of Turkmenistan. The main types of agricultural crops grown on the territory of Turkmenistan are wheat, cotton, rice, sugar beet, fodder, vegetable, melon, fruit, and berry crops.